November 12th in History

Michael Dobson | November 12

Loch Ness Monster photographed! Plus, a whale explodes in Oregon, Sun Yat-Sen and Charles Manson are born, King Canute and H. R. Haldeman die. Happy Azerbaijani Constitution Day!

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August 23rd in History

Michael Dobson | August 23

Nat Turner's rebellion is suppressed and the Stockholm syndrome gets its name. Louis XVI, Gene Kelly, Barbara Eden, Keith Moon, and Kobe Bryant are born; Caesarion, Sacco and Vanzetti, and Hoot Gibson die. Happy Umhlanga Day!

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August 23 in Aviation History

Michael Dobson | August 23

Airship ZR2 crashes, and there's an aviation disaster in Freckleton, England! Plus, the C-130 and the Gossamer Condor fly for the first time!

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August 24th in History

Michael Dobson | August 24

Mount Vesuvius erupts, the Gutenberg Bible is published, and Pete Rose is banned from baseball. Carlo Gambino, Yasser Arafat, and Cal Ripken, Jr., are born; Hanna Reitsch and Richard Attenborough die. Happy International Strange Music Day!

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