April 19th in History

Michael Dobson | April 19

Mae West convicted of obscenity! In other news, Marie Antoinette and Grace Kelly marry and there's a terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City. It's the birthday of Deaf Smith, Eliot Ness, and Jayne Mansfield; Lord Byron, Charles Darwin, and Daphne DuMaurier die. Happy John Parker Day!

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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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