April 25th in History
Off with their heads! First execution by guillotine, Battle of Gallipoli begins, and Crick and Watson publish the double helix structure of DNA. It's the birthday of Oliver Cromwell, Marconi, Edward R. Murrow, Ella Fitzgerald, Meadowlark Lemon, and Al Pacino; Ginger Rogers and Bobby "Boris" Pickett die. Happy World Penguin Day!
Read MoreJanuary 7th in History
Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter! In other news, US forces retreat to Bataan, Prince Akihito becomes Emperor, and everyone says Je suis Charlie! Happy birthday to Charles Addams and Millard Fillmore, RIP Catherine of Aragon and Nikola Tesla.
Read MoreJanuary 8th in History
Today's birthdays include Gypsy Rose Lee, Elvis Presley, and Stephen Hawking! Happy Typing Day, everybody!
Read MoreJanuary 9th in History
Shackleton gets within 97 miles of the South Pole and Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone! Richard Nixon, Lee Van Cleef, Bart Starr, Bob Denver, and Joan Baez are born; Caroline Herschel and Napoleon III die. Happy Hoonko!
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