July 6th in History

Michael Dobson | July 6

First airship to cross the Atlantic! Another news, Pasteur tests his smallpox vaccine and Lennon and McCartney meet for the first time. John Paul Jones, Nancy Reagan, Bill Haley, Burt Ward, George W. Bush, Sylvester Stallone, and 50 Cent are born; Sir Thomas More, William Faulkner, Louis Armstrong, Roy Rogers, and Buddy Ebsen die. Happy Ludi Apollinaires!

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January 1st in History

Michael Dobson | January 1

Happy New Year! In other news, the Emancipation Proclamation takes effect, Alcatraz becomes a prison, and the Euro goes into effect!

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January 2nd in History

Michael Dobson | January 2

US speed limits drop to 55! Barry Goldwater, Isaac Asimov, and Jim Bakker are born; Alan "Skipper" Hale Jr., Frank Kelly Freas, and Anne Francis die. Happy Nyinlong!

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January 3rd in History

Michael Dobson | January 3

Apple is incorporated and the last Peanuts strip appears. Cicero, J. R. R. Tolkien, Victor Borge, and Stephen Stills are born; Jack Ruby, Conrad Hilton, and Phil Everly die. Happy Tenth Day of Christmas!

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