October 10th in History

Michael Dobson | October 10
London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

London Bridge moves to Arizona! In other news, the Panama Canal is completed, Verdi is born, Yul Brynner and Orson Welles die, and it's Finnish Literature Day!

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January 4th in History

Michael Dobson | January 4

The Burj Khalifa opens, Sputnik 1 crashes, and Jesse Ventura becomes governor of Minnesota! Archbishop Ussher, Sir Isaac Newton, and Louis Braille are born; Elizabeth Ann Seaton, Albert Camus, and T. S. Eliot die. Happy Hwinukan Mukee!

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January 5th in History

Michael Dobson | January 5

The Golden Gate Bridge! In other news, Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of treason, Ford institutes a "living wage" policy, Mr. Green Jeans and Superman are born, Silent Cal and Sonny Bono die.

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January 6th in History

Michael Dobson | January 6

The Washington National Cathedral opens! Joan of Arc, Carl Sandburg, Tom Mix, Kahil Gibran, and John DeLorean are born; Teddy Roosevelt, Dizzy Gillespie, and Rudolf Nureyev die. Happy National Technology Day!

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