April 1st in History

Michael Dobson | April 1

First televised image of Earth from space! Plus, Hitler goes to jail, the Surgeon General puts a warning on tobacco, and Apple is founded. Otto von Bismarck, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Lon Chaney, Toshiro Mifune, and Debbie Reynolds are born; Eleanor of Aquitaine, Scott Joplin, Hermann Rorschach, and Marvin Gaye die. Happy Edible Book Day!

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July 12th in History

Michael Dobson | July 12

The Rolling Stones play their first concert! Henry David Thoreau, Buckminster Fuller, Milton Berle, and Kristi Yamaguchi are born, Ole Evinrude, Alfred Dreyfus, Lon Chaney Jr., and Harvey Pekar die. Happy Glorious Twelfth!

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July 13th in History

Michael Dobson | July 13

First round-trip transatlantic crossing! Plus, the New York Draft Riots begin, the Hollywood sign is dedicated, and Sinatra cuts his first record. Julius Caesar, Patrick Stewart, Harrison Ford, and Erno Rubik are born; General Leslie Groves and Red Buttons die. Happy Hungarian Inventors Day!

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