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 10th in History

Michael Dobson | May 10

The Golden Spike is driven! In other news, the Supreme Court declares tomatoes to be vegetables and J. Edgar Hoover is appointed head of the FBI. It's the birthday of John Wilkes Booth, Fred Astaire, and Bono; Paul Revere and Stonewall Jackson die. Happy Micronesian Constitution Day!

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May 11th in History

Michael Dobson | May 11

The original Siamese Twins are born! In other news, the Knights Templar are burned at the stake and Deep Blue beats Gary Kasparov at chess. It's the birthday of Baron Münchausen, Irving Berlin, and Salvador Dalí; wailer Bob Marley and spy Kim Philby die. Happy Minnesota Statehood Day!

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May 12th in History

Michael Dobson | May 12

The Berlin Blockade ends! In other news, the first airship flies over the North Pole, Florence Nightingale and Yogi Berra are born, poet John Dryden and general J. E. B. Stuart die. Happy Day of the Finnish Identity!

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