February 7th in History

Michael Dobson | February 7

Pinocchio premiers, NeXT merges with Apple, and Mississippi outlaws slavery! Sir Thomas More, John Deere, Charles Dickens, Buster Crabbe, and Chris Rock are born; Henry Steinway and Anne Morrow Lindbergh die. Happy e Day!

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April 29th in History

Michael Dobson | April 29

Nixon releases the tapes! In other news, Dachau is liberated, Hair opens on broadway, and Prince William marries Kate Middleton. It's the birthday of William Randolph Hearst, Duke Ellington, Bernie Madoff, and Jerry Seinfeld; Alfred Hitchcock, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Amarillo Slim died. Happy International Dance Day!

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April 30th in History

Michael Dobson | April 30

The Louisiana Purchase! It's the birthday of Kaspar Hauser, Alice B. Toklas, Willie Nelson, and Larry Niven; Casey Jones, Adolf Hitler, Muddy Waters, and Sergio Leone died. Happy Walpurgisnacht!

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May 1st in History

Michael Dobson | May 1

The Folies Bergère opens! In other news, the Illuminati are founded, Francis Gary Powers is shot down, and Bush says "Mission accomplished!" Calamity Jane was born; David (presumably) Livingstone died. Happy Lei Day!

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