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 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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