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Its the birthday of Claude Monet, born in Paris (1840). He and his
Its the birthday of Claude Monet, born in Paris (1840). He and his friend Auguste Renoir were among the first European painters to take their canvases...

I may have posted this before but we need not ever
I may have posted this before but we need not ever forget... Today is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night in 1938 when German Nazis coordinat...

It was on this day in 1853 that Henry Steinway, who had come here
It was on this day in 1853 that Henry Steinway, who had come here from Hamburg in 1849, sold his first American-made piano. He introduced the first ca...

August 28, 1963: Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel, puts her
August 28, 1963: Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel, puts her stamp on the March on Washington If the legendary gospel vocalist Mahalia Jackson ha...

August 17, 1943 On this day in 1943, Robert De Niro, considered
August 17, 1943 On this day in 1943, Robert De Niro, considered one of the greatest actors in modern movie history, was born in New York City. De Nir...

Thor Heyerdahls 4,300-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean ended
Thor Heyerdahls 4,300-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean ended on this date in 1947. His balsa-wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashed into a reef in Fren...

Today is the birthday of English author Aldous Huxley, born in
Today is the birthday of English author Aldous Huxley, born in Godalming, Surrey (1894). He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, a scientist and m...

July 19, 1799: Rosetta Stone found On this day in 1799, during
July 19, 1799: Rosetta Stone found On this day in 1799, during Napoleon Bonapartes Egyptian campaign, a French soldier discovered a black basalt slab...

Its the birthday of detective novelist Erle Stanley Gardner, born
Its the birthday of detective novelist Erle Stanley Gardner, born in Malden, Massachusetts (1889). He earned money through high school by participatin...