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 20th in History

Michael Dobson | July 20

One small step! Apollo 11 lands on the Moon, the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights begins, and Hitler survives the Bomb Plot. Alexander the Great, Diana Rigg, and Carlos Santana are born; Pancho Villa, Bruce Lee, and James "Scotty" Doohan die. Happy Lempira's Day!

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July 21st in History

Michael Dobson | July 21

Jesse James robs a train and Wild Bill Hickok has a shootout! There's a battle at Bull Run, Scopes is found guilty, and Vietnam is partitioned. Ernest Hemingway, Don Knotts, Garry Trudeau, and Robin Williams are born; Robert Burns, Claus von Stauffenberg, Basil Rathbone, and Alan Shepard die. Happy Kazanskaya!

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July 22nd in History

Michael Dobson | July 22

Wiley Post flies around the world! Emma Lazarus, Amy Vanderbilt, Oscar de la Renta, Alex Trebek, Vaughn Bode, and Rufus Wainwright are born; Flo Ziegfeld, John Dillinger, and Carl Sandburg die. Happy Approximate Pi Day (22/7)!

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