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It’s the birthday of Umberto Eco, born in the Piedmont region of
It’s the birthday of Umberto Eco, born in the Piedmont region of Italy (1932). He’s the author of the novels The Name of the Rose (1981), Foucault...
Today is the birthday of Louis Braille, born in Coupvray, France
Today is the birthday of Louis Braille, born in Coupvray, France (1809). He was blinded in his fathers harness shop when he was three years old. His p...
Interesting story~ Today is the birthday of cartoonist and
Interesting story~ Today is the birthday of cartoonist and author Lynda Barry, born in Richland Center, Wisconsin (1956). Her parents divorced when s...
Immigrant Song Ah, ah, We come from the land of the ice and
Immigrant Song Ah, ah, We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow. The hammer of the gods will drive...
It’s the birthday of novelist Charles Portis, born in El Dorado,
It’s the birthday of novelist Charles Portis, born in El Dorado, Arkansas (1926). He was the London correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune fr...
It was on this day in 1978 that King Juan Carlos of Spain ratified
It was on this day in 1978 that King Juan Carlos of Spain ratified a democratic constitution following decades of dictatorship by General Francisco Fr...
“I can’t die like this. Please, please help me,” she is
“I can’t die like this. Please, please help me,” she is reported to have shouted as she banged on a neighbor’s door. According to news reports...
Today is the birthday of Jane Austen, born in Steventon,
Today is the birthday of Jane Austen, born in Steventon, Hampshire, England (1775). Our knowledge of her personal life is incomplete, since her sister...
Its the birthday of the public intellectual, political writer, and
Its the birthday of the public intellectual, political writer, and the man known as the father of modern linguistics, Noam Chomsky, born in Philadelph...
It was on this day in 1947 that President Harry S. Truman
It was on this day in 1947 that President Harry S. Truman dedicated the Everglades National Park, the most famous of Floridas wetlands. Standing on a ...

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