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 29th in History

Michael Dobson | July 29

The Arc de Triomphe is inaugurated, NASA is founded, and Charles and Diana marry. Mussolini, Theda Bara, Clara Bow, Ken Burns, and Wil Wheaton are born; Van Gogh, Mama Cass, and Robert Moses die. Happy Olavsoka!

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July 30th in History

Michael Dobson | July 30

The USS Indianapolis sinks and Nixon releases the tapes! Emily Bronte, Henry Ford, Casey Stengel, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are born; Otto von Bismarck, Joyce Kilmer, Claudette Colbert, and Buffalo Bob die. Happy Paperback Book Day!

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July 31st in History

Michael Dobson | July 31

The Spanish Armada is sighted! William Quantrill, Milton Friedman, Wesley Snipes, and J. K. Rowling are born; Liszt, Saint-Exupery, and Gore Vidal die. It's Black Tot Day, marking the Royal Navy's elimination of the rum ration.

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