March 21st in History

Michael Dobson | March 21

Civil rights marchers finally leave Selma, Alcatraz closes, the NFL is desegregated, and the first rock concert takes place. It's the birthday of Rosie O'Donnel, Timothy Dalton, and Julio Gallo; Pocahontas and Pinetop Perkins died, as did Archbishop Ussher, who calculated that creation took place Sunday, October 23, 4004 BCE. Happy World Puppetry Day!

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January 22nd in History

Michael Dobson | January 22

The Battle of Rorke's Drift! In other news, Roe v. Wade is decided and the Macintosh is advertised on the Super Bowl. Sir Walter Raleigh, John Donne, Captain Kidd, Lord Byron, and "Wrong Way" Corrigan are born; LBJ and Bill Mauldin die. Happy Polish Grandfather's Day!

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January 23rd in History

Michael Dobson | January 23

Wham-O buys the Frisbee! In other news, the Ming Dynasty takes power in China, the first female US physician gets her degree, Nixon announces peace in Vietnam, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members. John Hancock, Django Reinhardt, and Ernie Kovacs are born; Edvard Munch, Salvador Dali, and Captain Kangaroo die. Happy Bounty Day!

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January 24th in History

Michael Dobson | January 24

FDR and Churchill at Casablanca! In other news, the California Gold Rush begins, the Macintosh goes on sale, and two H-bombs drop on North Carolina. Frederick the Great, Ernest Borgnine, and John Belushi are born; Caligula, Winston Churchill, and L. Ron Hubbard die. Happy Romanian Unification Day!

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