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 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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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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