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Upcoming Library Events: 6/24 | Explore the XTRA-Ordinary w/Ms.
Upcoming Library Events: 6/24 | Explore the XTRA-Ordinary w/Ms. Wimberly | WH Library @ 10:30am 6/25 | Gambits Magic Show (Come dressed as your favor...

Black History Facts of the Day: February 5 1990 - Columbia
Black History Facts of the Day: February 5 1990 - Columbia University graduate and Harvard University law student Barack Obama became the first Afr...

Today in history: January 31 1606--Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator
Today in history: January 31 1606--Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, was executed. 1865--Robert E. Lee was appointed commander-in-...

Today in history: January 26 1788--The first European settlers
Today in history: January 26 1788--The first European settlers landed in Sydney, Australia. 1802--Congress passed an act calling for establishment o...

Today in history: January 24 41--Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar,
Today in history: January 24 41--Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula (meaning Little Boot-he used to wear military boots as a child...

Today in history: January 23 1556--The deadliest earthquake on
Today in history: January 23 1556--The deadliest earthquake on record killed 830,000 in Shansi, China. 1789--Georgetown University established in wh...

Today in history: January 21 1793--King Louis XVI was
Today in history: January 21 1793--King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason. 1915--The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit. 1924--Vladimir ...

Today in history: January 20 1801--John Marshall was appointed
Today in history: January 20 1801--John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1841--As a result of the First Opium War, Hon...