March 31st in History

Michael Dobson | March 31

The Eiffel Tower opens! In other news, the British close Boston Harbor following the Tea Party, the NCAA is formed, and the first WrestleMania takes place. Happy birthday to Descartes, Bach, Leo Buscaglia, Liz Claiborne, Herb Alpert, Barney Frank, and Rhea Perlman; the bell tolls for John Donne, John C. Calhoun, and J.P "John" Morgan, along with non-Johns Charlotte Brontë, Knute Rockne, and Jesse Owens. Happy Bunsen Burner Day!

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June 7th in History

Michael Dobson | June 7

Plessy and Gandhi commit civil disobedience, the US Supreme Court legalizes contraception, and Graceland opens to the public! Beau Brummel, Paul Gauguin, Prince, and Anna Kournikova are born; Robert the Bruce, Jean Harlow, and Alan Turing die. Happy Sette Giugno!

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June 8th in History

Michael Dobson | June 8

Orwell's 1984 is published, the US Supreme Court integrates DC restaurants, and an iconic Vietnam photograph is taken. Frank Lloyd Wright, Joan Rivers, and Kanye West are born; the Prophet Muhammad, Edward the Black Prince, and Cochise die. Happy Lindisfarne Day!

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June 9th in History

Michael Dobson | June 9

Donald Duck debuts, Joe McCarthy is accused of having no sense of decency, and Secretariat wins the Triple Crown! Cole Porter, Robert McNamara, and Johnny Depp are born; Nero, Charles Dickens, and Allen Ludden died. Happy Denture Day!

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