February 13th in History
The Negro National Baseball League is founded, the Nashville civil rights sit-ins begin, and the largest diamond in the universe is discovered! Bess Truman, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Chuck Yeager, Kim Novak, and Jerry Springer are born; Cotton Mather and Waylon Jennings die. Happy World Radio Day!
Read MoreDecember 20th in History
An angel gets its wings! In other news, Richard Lionheart is captured and Adolf Hitler is released, and Steve Jobs returns to Apple. It's the birthday of Branch Rickey, Irene Dunn, and Uri Geller; Sacagawea, Steinbeck, Bobby Darin, and Carl Sagan died. Happy Bo Aung Kyaw Day!
Read MoreDecember 21st in History
Instead of landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock would land on them! In other news, the first crossword puzzle is published, Disney's Snow White premiers, and the Mayan calendar fails to predict the end of the world. It's the birthday of Thomas Beckett, Benjamin Disraeli, Werner von Trapp, Jane Fonda, Frank Zappa, and Samuel L. Jackson; F. Scott Fitzgerald and George S. Patton died. Happy Ziemassvetki!
Read MoreDecember 22nd in History
"Nuts!" at the Battle of the Bulge! In other news, Alfred Dreyfus is convicted and the separation of East and West Germany ends. It's the birthday of Lady Bird Johnson and Diane Sawyer; Samuel Beckett and Butterfly McQueen die. Happy Haiku Day!
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