February 8th in History

Michael Dobson | February 8

The last Skylab crew returns to Earth! Jules Verne, Lana Turner, James Dean, and John Grisham are born; Mary Queen of Scots, Peter the Great, and Anna Nicole Smith die. Happy Parinirvana 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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