February 8th in History

Michael Dobson | February 8

The last Skylab crew returns to Earth! Jules Verne, Lana Turner, James Dean, and John Grisham are born; Mary Queen of Scots, Peter the Great, and Anna Nicole Smith die. Happy Parinirvana 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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