November 11th in History

Michael Dobson | November 11

Atlanta burns, World War I ends, and the US introduces numbered highways! Dostoyevsky and Patton are born; Typhoid Mary and Nat Turner die. Happy Origami Day!

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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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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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