November 5th in History
Remember, remember the 5th of November — Guy Fawkes Day, commemorating the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot! In other news, Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting, Roy Rogers and Art Garfunkel are born, and George M. Cohan and Al Capp die.
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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 MoreApril 26th in History
Disaster at Chernobyl! It's the birthday of Marcus Aurelius, John James Audubon, and Carol Burnett; John Wilkes Booth, Gypsy Rose Lee (above), Count Basie, and Lucille Ball died. Happy Pretzel Day!
Read MoreApril 27th in History
US Marines attack the shores of Tripoli! In other news, Mussolini is captured and the computer mouse is introduced. It's the birthday of Samuel Morse, Ulysses S. Grant, Woody Woodpecker creator Walter Lantz (image), and Casey Kasem. RIP Ferdinand Magellan, Zebulon Pike, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Carlos Castaneda, and Al Hirt. Happy Mantanzas Mule Day!
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