February 9th in History

Michael Dobson | February 9

The Beatles on Ed Sullivan! Thomas Paine, Carmen Miranda, Frank Frazetta. and Carole King are born; Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Gabby Hayes, and Bill Haley die. Happy Toothache 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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