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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August 18th in History

Michael Dobson | August 18

US women get the right to vote! Meriwether Lewis, Marshall Field, Roberto Clemente, and Robert Redford are born; Genghis Khan, Honore de Balzac, Walter Chrysler, B. F. Skinner, Elmer Bernstein, and Don Pardo die. Happy Long Tan Day!

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August 19th in History

Michael Dobson | August 19

"Old Ironsides" earns its name, witches are in trouble in Samlesbury and Salem, and Adolf Hitler becomes führer. Orville Wright, Coco Chanel, Ogden Nash, Gene Roddenberry, and Bill Clinton are born; Augustus, Blaise Pascal, Vilfredo Pareto, and Groucho Marx die. Happy National Aviation Day!

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August 20th in History

Michael Dobson | August 20

Happy World Mosquito Day! Darwin publishes the theory of evolution, the 1812 Overture premiers, Allied airmen are taken to Buchenwald, and the Soviets end the Prague Spring. Edgar Guest, H. P. Lovecraft, and Isaac Hayes are born; Leona Helmsley, Elmore Leonard, and Jerry Lewis died.

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