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 20th in History

Michael Dobson | February 20

John Glenn orbits the Earth and Butch O'Hare becomes an ace! Sidney Poitier, Phil Esposito, and Rihanna are born; Frederick Douglass, Sandra Dee, and Hunter S. Thompson die. Happy World Pangolin Day!

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February 21st in History

Michael Dobson | February 21

Washington Monument dedicated! Plus, the Communist Manifesto and the first telephone directory are published, and NASCAR is incorporated. General Santa Anna, W. H. Auden, and Alan Rickman are born; Spinoza, Malcolm X, and Tim Horton die. Happy Mother Language Day!

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February 22nd in History

Michael Dobson | February 22

Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet finishes its round-the-world tour! In other news, Spain sells Florida to the US for $5 million, Woolworth opens a store, and the US Hockey Team wins gold in the Miracle on Ice! Happy birthday George Washington, Ted Kennedy, and Drew Barrymore; RIP Amerigo Vespucci, Andy Warhol, and Chuck Jones. Happy World Thinking Day — I think...

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