September 21st in History

Michael Dobson | September 21

Benedict Arnold gives the British plans for West Point, The Hobbit is published, and the first lucha libre match is held! H.G. Wells, Max Immelmann, Chuck Jones, Leonard Cohen, Fannie Flagg, Stephen King, and Bill Murray are born; Virgil, Sir Walter Scott, Walter Brennan, and Jacqueline Susann die. Happy Victory Over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo Day!

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July 3rd in History

Michael Dobson | July 3

Auks become extinct! In other news, George Washington takes command of the Continental Army and Pickett charges at Gettysburg. George M. Cohan, Franz Kafka, and Admiral Spruance are born; Trigger, Jim Morrison, Don Drysdale, and Andy Griffith die. Happy Myanmar Women's Day!

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July 4th in History

Michael Dobson | July 4

Construction begins on the Erie Canal! In other news, light from the Crab Nebula supernova reaches Earth and Lewis Carroll tells Alice a story. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hiram Walker, Stephen Foster, Calvin Coolidge, and Ann Landers are born; Barry White, Eva Gabor, and Thomas Jefferson die. Happy US Independence Day!

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