November 9th in History

Michael Dobson | November 9

Jack the Ripper kills again and Krystalnacht begins! Plus, Hedy Lamarr and Carl Sagan are born, Dylan Thomas and Charles de Gaulle die, and it's the Day of the Skulls in Bolivia!

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May 16th in History

Michael Dobson | May 16

The first wagon train sets out on the Oregon Trail! In other news, Marie Antoinette gets married, Joan of Arc is canonized, and the first woman reaches the summit of Mt. Everest. It's the birthday of Henry Fonda and Liberace; peanut butter confectioner H. B. Reese and G-man Eliot Ness die. Happy National Sea Monkey Day!

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May 17th in History

Michael Dobson | May 17

The US Supreme Court outlaws segregated schools! In other news, televised Watergate hearings begin, the first legal US same-sex marriages are performed, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard is born, and Lawrence Welk and Donna Summer die. Happy Syttende Mai!

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May 18th in History

Michael Dobson | May 18

Napoleon is proclaimed emperor of the French! In other news, Omar Khayyam and Reggie Jackson are born, and the inventor of bourbon died. Happy Apollon Day!

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