November 5th in History

Michael Dobson | November 5

Remember, remember the 5th of November — Guy Fawkes Day, commemorating the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot! In other news, Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting, Roy Rogers and Art Garfunkel are born, and George M. Cohan and Al Capp die.

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June 27th in History

Michael Dobson | June 27

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

Michael Dobson | June 28

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

Michael Dobson | June 29

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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