November 14th in History

Michael Dobson | November 14

First carrier launch! Plus, Nellie Bly sets out to go around the world in 80 days, Robert Fulton and Veronica Lake are born, Booker T. Washington dies. Happy Equoarum Probatio!

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December 2nd in History

Michael Dobson | December 2

Napoleon is crowned John Brown is hanged, and Joseph McCarthy is censured. It's the birthday of Charles Ringling, Maria Callas, and Britney Spears; the Marquis de Sade, Desi Arnaz, and Pablo Escobar died. Happy Safety Razor Day!

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December 3rd in History

Michael Dobson | December 3

Galileo invents the telescope, Illinois becomes a state, and the Bhopal Union Carbide plant leaks. It's the birthday of Charles Pillsbury, Carlos Montoya, and Katarina Witt; Robert Louis Stevenson and Mary Baker Eddy die. Happy National Apple Pie Day!

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December 4th in History

Michael Dobson | December 4

George Washington's Farewell Speech, the Million Dollar Quartet jams, and Led Zeppelin disbands. Generalissimo Francisco Franco, black sheep Pappy Boyington, and Jay-Z are born; Omar Khayyam, Cardinal Richelieu, and Frank Zappa die. Happy Bona Dea!

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