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.
Read MoreMay 16th in History
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!
Read MoreMay 17th in History
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!
Read MoreMay 18th in History
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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