September 20th in History

Michael Dobson | September 20

Ole Miss refuses to admit James Meredith (but later loses). In other news, Magellan sets sail, the Battle of Chickamauga ends, and Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs. Upton Sinclair, Red Auerbach, Jay Ward, Sophia Loren, and George R. R. Martin are born; Fletcher Christian, Jacob Grimm, Gherman Titov, and Simon Wiesenthal die. Happy Azerbaijani Oil Workers' Day!

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June 12th in History

Michael Dobson | June 12

Anne Frank receives a diary for her 13th birthday! Other birthdays include George H. W. Bush and Jim Nabors; Nicole Brown Simpson, Bill Blass, and Gregory Peck died. Happy Feast Day of Mut!

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June 13th in History

Michael Dobson | June 13

Pioneer 10 leaves the Solar System! It's the birthday of William Butler Yeats, Basil Rathbone, Red Grange, and the Olsen twins. Mad King Ludwig, Benny Goodman, and Jimmy Dean died. Happy Pink Tomato Day!

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June 14th in History

Michael Dobson | June 14

Disney opens the monorail! In other news, the US Army is founded and the Stars and Stripes are adopted, Captain Bligh reaches safety, and bourbon is created! Harriet Beecher Stowe, Burl Ives, Che Guevara, and Junior Walker are born; Benedict Arnold and Henry Mancini die. Happy Feast of Vidar!

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