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History Teaches Us That Our Generation Has Never Been Luckier

Charley Barnes — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:14:58 +0000

I came across some interesting facts about how things used to be before things were all made easy by simple tools and machinery. Many of the sayings we still hear today were derived from real life scenarios.

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Hey Look, There's a Planet in my Pants!

D Dennison — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:33:52 +0000

What? That's what scientists are saying... where, what, how and who?

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This Day in History for August 27 – Battle of Dresden and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:00:03 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1813 – French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden (More info)

1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Penn., leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well (More info)

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This Day in History for August 26 – Charles Lindbergh Dies and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:00:29 +0000

1920 – The 19th amendment to the Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote (More info)

1939 – The first televised Major League Baseball game is broadcast (More info)

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This Day in History for August 23 – Gaddafi Overthrown and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:00:26 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1926 – Silent film star Rudolph Valentino dies from a ruptured ulcer at the age of 31, sending tens of thousands of fans into a hysterical state of mass mourning (More info)

1939 – Germany and the Soviet Union shock the world by signing the Hitler-Stalin Pact (More info)

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This Day in History for August 18 – Women Win the Vote and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:00:40 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1894 – Congress establishes the Bureau of Immigration, later the Immigration and Naturalization Service (More info)

1920 – The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s right to vote (More info)

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This Day in History for August 17 – Clinton Admits Affair and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:00:02 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1807 – Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat begins its trip up the Hudson River to Albany, New York, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world (More info)

1962 – East German border guards spur riots when they kill 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin (More info)

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This Day in History for August 16 – Elvis Presley Dies and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:00:01 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1858 – President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the UK (More info)

1896 – Gold is discovered in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush (More info)

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This Day in History for August 15 – Woodstock Opens and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:00:27 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1824 – Freed American slaves found Liberia (More info)

1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic (More info)

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This Day in History for August 12 – 'The Wizard of Oz' Premieres and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:00:44 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1851 – Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine (More info)

1898 – An Armistice ends the Spanish-American War (More info)

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This Day in History for August 11 – Inmates Arrive at Alcatraz and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:00:19 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1934 – The first civilian inmates arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island (More info)

1965 – The predominately black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupts in riots that last six days and leave 34 people dead (More info)

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This Day in History for January 27 – National Geographic Society Founded and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:14:19 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1785 – The University of Georgia is founded, becoming the first public university in the United States (More info)

1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, DC (More info)

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This Day in History for January 26 – Australia Founded and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:20:37 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1788 – Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia (More info)

1961 – President John F. Kennedy appoints Janet Travell as his personal physician, making her the first woman in history to hold the post (More info)

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This Day in History for January 25 – First Winter Olympics and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:35:36 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates US transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco (More info)

1924 – The French Alps hosts the first Winter Olympics games (More info)

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This Day in History for January 24 – Apple Macintosh Released and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:20:39 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1848 – James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento, triggering the California Gold Rush (More info)

1908 – In England, Robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop (More info)

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This Day in History for January 23 – Vietnam Peace Settlement and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:18:40 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the first female doctor in the United States (More info)

1957 – Machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs, better known as Frisbees (More info)

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This Day in History for December 23 – Van Gogh Cuts Off His Ear and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:31:56 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1823 – ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas,’ more commonly known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ is published anonymously (More info)

1888 – Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor (More info)

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This Day in History for December 22 – 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repealed and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:11:39 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1807 – At the urging of President Thomas Jefferson, Congress passes the Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries (More info)

1941 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, DC for a series of meetings with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on a unified Anglo-American war strategy (More info)

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This Day in History for December 21 – Pilgrims Land on Plymouth Rock and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:23:15 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1620 – William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (More info)

1898 – Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium (More info)

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This Day in History for December 20 – Elvis Presley Drafted and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:05:35 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans (More info)

1860 – South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States (More info)

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