September 19th in History
First living creatures ascend in a balloon! Plus, the Unabomber manifesto and the first emoticons are published. Arthur Rackham, Adam West, Brian Epstein, Mama Cass, and Twiggy are born; Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Orville Redenbacher, and Jackie Collins die. Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Yaaar!
Read MoreApril 5th in History
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!
Read MoreApril 6th in History
Peary and Henson reach the North Pole! In other news, Napoleon is exiled to Elba, Oscar Wilde is arrested, and Gandhi begins the Salt March. It's the birthday of Merle Haggard and Billy Dee Williams; Richard Lionheart, Igor Stravinsky, Isaac Asimov, and Tammy Wynette die. Happy Teflon Day!
Read MoreApril 7th in History
Beer prohibition in the US ends! In other news, Mount Vesuvius erupts and Battleship Yamato is sunk. It's the birthday of William Wordsworth, Billie Holiday, and Ravi Shankar; El Greco, P. T. Barnum, Henry Ford, and Theda Bara die. Happy National Beer Day!
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