March 30th in History

Michael Dobson | March 30

Vincent van Gogh is born! So are Céline Dion, M. C. Hammer, Warren Beatty, and Goya; the Queen Mother, Maxfield Parrish, and Jimmy Cagney die. Also, the Sixth Coalition takes Paris, forcing Napoleon to abdicate; the Crimean War ends, the US buys Alaska, Reagan is shot, and Jeopardy! premiers! Happy Pencil Day!

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May 23rd in History

Michael Dobson | May 23

The accordion is patented! Plus, Joan of Arc is captured, the Who release Tommy, Douglas Fairbanks is born, Captain Kidd and Moms Mabley die, and it's Linnaeus Day!

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May 24th in History

Michael Dobson | May 24

The Brooklyn Bridge opens! In other news, English settlers reach Jamestown, Morse sends a telegraph, Queen Victoria and Bob Dylan are born, Copernicus and Duke Ellington die. Happy Bermuda Day!

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May 25th in History

Michael Dobson | May 25

A long time ago, in a movie theater far away, Star Wars premiers! In other news, the Diet of Worms ends, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson are born, and the first female self-made millionaire in America dies. Happy Flitting Day!

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