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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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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