March 29th in History

Michael Dobson | March 29

The Terracotta Warriors are discovered, the last "buzz bomb" attack takes place, the Rosenbergs and William Calley are convicted while Manson is sentenced to death — and, oh yes — Coke® was invented. Happy birthday to Eric Idle, Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, Pearl Bailey, Man o' War, Cy Young, and Tippecanoe's add-on. RIP Johnnie Cochran, Lee Atwater, Seurat, and Emanuel Swedenborg. Happy Día del Joven Combatiente!

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April 4th in History

Michael Dobson | April 4

Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated. Also, the first home telephone is installed and Microsoft is founded. It's the birthday of Isoroku Yamamoto, Muddy Waters, and Grumpy Cat; Gloria Swanson and Roger Ebert died.

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April 4th in Science Fiction, Comics, and Games

Michael Dobson | April 4

Scrabble creator Alfred Mosher Butts; critic and early fan Roger Ebert; DC comics figures Carmine Infantino and Joe Orlando; EC artist "Ghastly" Graham Ingles; hot rod cartoonist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth; and science fiction/fantasy writers C. L. Moore, Dan Simmons, and Stanley G. Weinbaum.

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April 5th in History

Michael Dobson | April 5

Pocahontas gets married and Finland ends Prohibition! It's the birthday of Booker T. Washington, Spencer Tracy, and Bette Davis; Douglas MacArthur (above), Howard Hughes, and Charlton Heston died. Happy Tomb Sweeping Day!

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