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 28th in History
The first motion picture is shown to a paying audience! In other news, Westminster Abbey is consecrated, streetcars start operating in San Francisco, and the Colts beat the Giants in the first NFL sudden death overtime game! It's the birthday of Woodrow Wilson, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Stan Lee, Nichelle Nichols, and Denzel Washington; Rob Roy, Maurice Ravel, and the Lone Ranger die. Happy King Taksin Memorial Day!
Read MoreDecember 29th in History
Murder in the Cathedral! In other news, the US annexes Texas, the B-24 has its maiden flight, the Luftwaffe firebombs London, and the UK pays off its post-WWII loan to the US. It's the birthday of Madame de Pompadour, Mary Tyler Moore, and Paula Poundstone; bandleaders Fletcher Henderson and Paul Whitman die. Happy Mongolian Independence Day!
Read MoreDecember 30th in History
The Soviet Union is founded and "Kiss Me Kate" opens on Broadway. It's the birthday of Rudyard Kipling, Bo Diddley, Sandy Koufax, Tiger Woods, and LeBron James, as well as Monkees Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith. Rasputin, Sonny Liston, Vargas, Artie Shaw, and Saddam Hussein died. This date in 2011 does not exist in Samoa and Tokelau because of a change in time zones. Happy National Bacon Day!
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