February 6th in History

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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April 17th in History

Daffy Duck premiers! In other news, the Bay of Pigs invasion begins, the Ford Mustang is introduced, and George Lucas begins writing what will become Star Wars. It's the birthday of J. P. Morgan, Izak Dinesen, and Señor Wences; Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Abernathy, and Kitty Carlisle died. Happy Evacuation Day!

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April 18th in History

World War II: Doolittle raids Tokyo and US fighters ambush Yamamoto! In other news, Paul Revere (and others) ride to warn that the British are coming, there's an earthquake in San Francisco, and the longest game in professional baseball history (8 hrs 25 minutes, 33 innings) begins. It's the birthday of Lucrezia Borgia, Clarence Darrow, Hayley Mills, and Kourtney Kardashian; Albert Einstein, Thor Heyerdahl, and Dick Clark die. Happy Juggler's Day!

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April 19th in History

Mae West convicted of obscenity! In other news, Marie Antoinette and Grace Kelly marry and there's a terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City. It's the birthday of Deaf Smith, Eliot Ness, and Jayne Mansfield; Lord Byron, Charles Darwin, and Daphne DuMaurier die. Happy John Parker Day!

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