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 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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