February 13th in History

Michael Dobson | February 13

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!

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December 26th in History

Michael Dobson | December 26

Beatlemania reaches America! In other news, the Donner Party is hungry, Babe Ruth is sold to the Yankees, and the Soviet Union is formally dissolved. It's the birthday of Charles Babbage, Admiral Dewey, Chairman Mao, and Phil Spector; Harry Truman, Jack Benny, and Curtis Mayfield die. Happy Boxing Day!

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December 27th in History

Michael Dobson | December 27

The Hagia Sophia and Radio City Music Hall are completed! In other news, Darwin boards HMS Beagle and ether anesthetic is used in childbirth for the first time. It's the birthday of Kepler, Pasteur, Sydney Greenstreet and Marlene Dietrich; Gustave Eiffel, Hoagy Carmichael, Benazir Bhutto. and Norman Schwarzkopf die. Happy National Fruitcake Day!

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