February 5th in History

Michael Dobson | February 5

Largest gold nugget in history discovered and Bakelite invented! Hank Aaron and H. R. Giger are born; Banjo Patterson and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi die. Happy World Nutella Day!

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March 7th in History

Michael Dobson | March 7

Selma police attack civil rights marchers, USA for Africa releases "We are the World," and the Roman empire decrees Sunday as its official day of rest. Happy birthday to Maurice Ravel, Piet Mondrian (cover artist), Luther Burbank, and Rob Roy; RIP Stanley Kubrick, Cool Papa Bell, Alice B. Toklas, and Thomas Aquinas. Happy Albanian Teacher's Day!

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March 8th in History

Michael Dobson | March 8

It's International Women's Day! In other news, the first woman receives a pilot's license, the CD is introduced, and Georgia asks Congress to void two constitutional amendments in order to keep segregation. It's the birthday of Cyd Charisse, Skipper Alan Hale, Mississippi John Hurt, and pirate Anne Bonny; Joe DiMaggio, "Mad Jack" Churchill, Harold Lloyd, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, and Millard Fillmore died.

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March 9th in History

Michael Dobson | March 9

Monitor vs. Merrimac! Plus, Muhammad preaches his farewell sermon, Pancho Villa attacks New Mexico, Barbie® debuts, and the most destructive bombing raid in history kills over 100,000 people in Tokyo. Happy birthday to Bobby Fisher, Yuri Gagarin, Mickey Spillane, Vyacheslav Molotov, and Amerigo Vespucci. RIP George Burns, Menachem Begin, and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Happy Eid Al Moalim!

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