March 31st in History

Michael Dobson | March 31

The Eiffel Tower opens! In other news, the British close Boston Harbor following the Tea Party, the NCAA is formed, and the first WrestleMania takes place. Happy birthday to Descartes, Bach, Leo Buscaglia, Liz Claiborne, Herb Alpert, Barney Frank, and Rhea Perlman; the bell tolls for John Donne, John C. Calhoun, and J.P "John" Morgan, along with non-Johns Charlotte Brontë, Knute Rockne, and Jesse Owens. Happy Bunsen Burner Day!

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July 9th in History

Michael Dobson | July 9

Andy Warhol displays soup cans and Nintendo releases Donkey Kong! Barbara Cartland, O. J. Simpson, and Courtney Love are born; King Gillette and Earl Warren die. Happy Nunavut Day!

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July 10th in History

Michael Dobson | July 10

The first communications satellite is launched! In other news, England gets a nine-day queen and the Scopes Trial begins. James McNeill Whistler, Nikola Tesla, Marcel Proust, and Mr. Wizard are born; Louis Daguerre and Mel Blanc die. Happy Silence Day!

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July 11th in History

Michael Dobson | July 11

Burr duels Hamilton! In other news, Babe Ruth makes his MLB debut and To Kill a Mockingbird is published. Robert the Bruce, John Quincy Adams, Cordwainer Smith, and Yul Brynner are born; George Gershwin, John W. Campbell Jr., Laurence Olivier, and Lady Bird Johnson die. Happy Eleventh Knight!

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