March 26th in History

Michael Dobson | March 26

Ground is broken for the Vietnam Memorial, he Book of Mormon is published, "gerrymander" is coined, and the Heaven's Gate cult heads for Hale-Bopp. Happy birthday to Diana Ross, Bob Woodward, Erica John, Leonard Nimoy, Sandra Day O'Connor, Tennessee Williams, Gucci, and Robert Frost; RIP Halston, Noël Coward, "Gorgeous George," Raymond Chandler, Sarah Bernhardt, Walt Whitman, and Beethoven. Happy Shadhinata Dibôsh!

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February 17th in History

Michael Dobson | February 17

The Armory Show opens, the Red Cross begins, and a submarine sinks a warship! Montgomery Ward, Michael Jackson, and Paris Hilton are born; Giordano Bruno and Geronimo die. Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day!

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February 18th in History

Michael Dobson | February 18

First official airmail! Also, Pluto is discovered and the first cow is milked in an airplane. Enzo Ferrari, Yoko Ono, and John Travolta are born; Martin Luther and Michelangelo die. Happy Battery Day!

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February 19th in History

Michael Dobson | February 19

Edison patents the phonograph and the Marines land on Iwo Jima! Copernicus, Lee Marvin, and Smokey Robinson are born; Billy Mitchell, Grandpa Jones, and Harper Lee die. Happy Brancusi Day!

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