February 6th in History

Michael Dobson | February 6

Elizabeth II becomes Queen! Adam Weishaupt, Aaron Burr, Babe Ruth, Ronald Reagan, Eva Braun, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Bob Marley are born; Arthur Ashe, Jack Kirby, and Frankie Laine die. Happy Waitangi Day!

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March 21st in History

Michael Dobson | March 21

Civil rights marchers finally leave Selma, Alcatraz closes, the NFL is desegregated, and the first rock concert takes place. It's the birthday of Rosie O'Donnel, Timothy Dalton, and Julio Gallo; Pocahontas and Pinetop Perkins died, as did Archbishop Ussher, who calculated that creation took place Sunday, October 23, 4004 BCE. Happy World Puppetry Day!

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March 22nd in History

Michael Dobson | March 22

The US Supreme Court finally legalizes sex between unmarried people...in 1972! In other news, Parliament punishes those pesky colonials with a Stamp Act, the laser is patented, and Comet Hale-Bopp gets closest to Earth. It's the birthday of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Stephen Sondheim, along with William Shatner, Marcel Marceau, and Chico Marx. Uncle Dave Mason, the "Dixie Dewdrop" died, along with Goethe and Stephen Decatur. Happy Puerto Rican Emancipation Day!

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March 23rd in History

Michael Dobson | March 23

Patrick Henry says "Give me liberty, or give me death!" In other news, Lewis and Clark head back, Hitler becomes dictator, and the first "safety elevator" is installed. It's the birthday of Moses Malone, Chaka Khan, Werner von Braun, Akira Kurosawa, and Joan Crawford; Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Lorre die. Happy Tubilustrium!

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