September 24th in History

Michael Dobson | September 24

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!

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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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