September 24th in History
Devil's Tower becomes the first US national monument, the Mormons renounce polygamy, and Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne to Little Rock. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ayatollah Khomeini, and Jim Henson are born; Paracelsus and Dr. Seuss die. Happy Mahidol Day!
Read MoreDecember 2nd in History
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!
Read MoreDecember 3rd in History
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!
Read MoreDecember 4th in History
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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