November 10th in History

"Dr. Livingston, I presume?" Plus, the Edmund Fitzgerald sinks, Martin Luther and Richard Burton are born, and Norman Mailer and Dino De Laurentiis die. Happy National Vanilla Cupcake Day!

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June 27th in History

Route 66 ceases to exist! In other news, there's a mutiny on the Potemkin. Helen Keller, Willie Mosconi, and Vera Wang are born; museum namesake James Smithson and Jack Lemmon die. Happy Siebenschlafertag!

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June 28th in History

Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated! In other news, the Stonewall riots begin and Mike Tyson bites off Evander Holyfield's ear. Henry VIII, Rubens, Rousseau, Mel Brooks, and Elon Musk are born; James Madison and Rod Serling die. Happy Tau Day!

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June 29th in History

First transpacific flight! Saint-Exupery, Slim Pickens, and Little Eva are born; Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Fatty Arbuckle, and Jayne Mansfield die. Happy Waffle Iron Day!

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