May 18th in History

Michael Dobson | May 18

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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January 16th in History

Michael Dobson | January 16

Soyuz spacecraft dock! In other news, Prohibition is ratified, Ivan the Terrible becomes tsar, and Benny Goodman plays Carnegie Hall! Birthdays include André Michelin, Frank Zamboni, and Dizzy Dean; Marshall Field, Admiral Dewey, and Ma Barker died. Happy Thiruvalluvar Day!

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January 17th in History

Michael Dobson | January 17

Benjamin Franklin is born! In other news, the Roman Empire is divided, the Kingdom of Hawaii is overthrown, Raoul Wallenberg is arrested, Betty White and James Earl Jones are born, Bobby Fisher and the original "Siamese twins" die.

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January 18th in History

Michael Dobson | January 18

The first airplane lands on a ship! In other news, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, the Boston Strangler is convicted, Oliver Hardy and Cary Grant are born, Rudyard Kipling and Curly Howard die, and it's Thesaurus Day!

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