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 23rd in History

Michael Dobson | July 23

Ford sells its first car, Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered, and Fascist Italy bans the use of foreign words! Raymond Chandler, Haile Selassie, and Don Drysdale are born; Ulysses S. Grant, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Sally Ride die. Happy Indonesian Children's Day!

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July 24th in History

Michael Dobson | July 24

Mary Queen of Scots abdicates, Brigham Young reaches the Salt Lake, O. Henry gets out of jail, and Machu Picchu is rediscovered! Simon Bolivar, Amelia Earhart, and Linda Carter are born; Peter Sellers and Isaac Bashevis Singer die. Happy National Tequila Day!

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July 25th in History

Michael Dobson | July 25

James VI and I crowned, English Channel crossed by airplane, and Bob Dylan goes electric at Newport! Maxfield Parris, Walter Brennan, and Matt LeBlanc are born; Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Ben Hogan die. Happy Carousel Day!

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