June 19th in History

Michael Dobson | June 19

Happy Juneteenth! The US Congress prohibits slavery; slaves in Galveston, Texas, learn of their freedom; and Congress approves the Civil Rights Act. Stooge Moe Howard, Lou Gehrig, and Salman Rushdie are born; J. M. Barrie, the Rosenbergs, and Len Bias die.

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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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