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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August 6th in History

Michael Dobson | August 6

Hiroshima bombed! In other news, Judge Crater disappears and NASA's Curiosity lands on Mars. Alfred Lord Tennyson, Alexander Fleming, Lucille Ball, and Andy Warhol are born; Bix Beiderbecke, Richard Bong, and John Hughes die. Happy Kadooment Day!

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August 7th in History

Michael Dobson | August 7

The Battle of Guadalcanal! In other news, Kon-Tiki crosses the Pacific and a Federal emergency at Love Canal. Mata Hari, James Randi, and Garrison Keillor are born; Stanislavski, Oliver Hardy, and Red Adair die. Happy Lighthouse Day!

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August 8th in History

Michael Dobson | August 8

The Spanish Armada is defeated and Nixon announces his resignation! Esther Williams, Jerry Tarkanian, and Dustin Hoffman are born; Trajan, Cannonball Adderley, and Fay Wray die. Happy Nane Nane Day!

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