September 20th in History

Michael Dobson | September 20

Ole Miss refuses to admit James Meredith (but later loses). In other news, Magellan sets sail, the Battle of Chickamauga ends, and Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs. Upton Sinclair, Red Auerbach, Jay Ward, Sophia Loren, and George R. R. Martin are born; Fletcher Christian, Jacob Grimm, Gherman Titov, and Simon Wiesenthal die. Happy Azerbaijani Oil Workers' Day!

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May 7th in History

Michael Dobson | May 7

Joan of Arc leads the charge! In other news, New Orleans was founded, the Lusitania sank, Brahms and Tchaikovsky were born, Salieri and Seattle Slew died. Happy Radio Day!

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May 8th in History

Michael Dobson | May 8

Coca-Cola goes on sale! In other news, Nazi Germany surrenders and Mount Everest is climbed without supplemental oxygen. It's the birthday of Harry Truman and Ricky Nelson; Robert Heinlein and Maurice Sendak die. Happy White Lotus Day!

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May 9th in History

Michael Dobson | May 9

Peter Pan's creator is born! In other news, the Royal Navy captures an Enigma machine and the head of the FCC says television is a "vast wasteland." It's the birthday of abolitionist John Brown and Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston; cereal maker C. W. Post and mountaineer Tenzing Norway die. Happy Romanian Independence Day!

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