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 5th in History

Michael Dobson | July 5

The bikini premiers! In other news, Spam goes on sale and Elvis records his first single. P. T. Barnum is born and Singapore founder Stamford Raffles dies. Happy Poplifugia!

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July 6th in History

Michael Dobson | July 6

First airship to cross the Atlantic! Another news, Pasteur tests his smallpox vaccine and Lennon and McCartney meet for the first time. John Paul Jones, Nancy Reagan, Bill Haley, Burt Ward, George W. Bush, Sylvester Stallone, and 50 Cent are born; Sir Thomas More, William Faulkner, Louis Armstrong, Roy Rogers, and Buddy Ebsen die. Happy Ludi Apollinaires!

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July 7th in History

Michael Dobson | July 7

First Ziegfeld Follies! In other news, sliced bread goes on sale for the first time and Howard Hughes crashes his plane in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. Gustav Mahler, Robert Heinlein, and Ringo Starr are born, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ub Iwerks, and Veronica Lake die. Happy Saba Saba Day!

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