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 31st in History

Michael Dobson | August 31

Zeppelin patents the Zeppelin and Jack the Ripper makes his first confirmed kill. Caligula, Maria Montessori, Arthur Godfrey, and Eldridge Cleaver are born; the empress Theodora, King Henry V, Princess Diana, Lionel Hampton, and David Frost die. Happy World Daffodil Day!

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September 1st in History

Michael Dobson | September 1

The Nazis invade Poland, the last passenger pigeon dies, and Bobby Fisher wins the world chess championship. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Rocky Marciano, Boxcar Willie, and Lily Tomlin are born; Louis XIV and Albert Speer die. Happy Wattle Day!

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