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 26th in History

Michael Dobson | July 26

France annexes Tahiti! G. B. Shaw, Carl Jung, Aldous Huxley, Gracie Allen, Stanley Kubrick, Mick Jagger, and Dorothy Hamill are born; Sam Houston, Winsor McCay, Eva Peron, George Gallup, and June Foray die. Happy Day of National Significance!

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July 27th in History

Michael Dobson | July 27

Korean War armistice signed! Plus, Macbeth is defeated at Dunsinane, Robespierre is arrested, and the first Geneva Convention is signed. Leo Durocher, Peggy Fleming, and Gary Gygax are born; Gertrude Stein, Frank Zamboni, and Bob Hope die. Happy National Scotch Day!

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July 28th in History

Michael Dobson | July 28

The USS Constellation sets sail and a B-25 crashes into the Empire State Building! Beatrix Potter, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and Sally Struthers are born; Cyrano de Bergerac, Vivaldi, Bach, and Robespierre die. Happy Buffalo Soldiers Day!

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