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On this date: After 28 years of hiding in the jungles of Guam,
On this date: After 28 years of hiding in the jungles of Guam, local farmers discover Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese sergeant who was unaware that World W...
On this date: After 28 years of hiding in the jungles of Guam, local farmers discover Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese sergeant who was unaware that World W...
On this date in 1943, Franklin Roosevelt completed the first
On this date in 1943, Franklin Roosevelt completed the first airplane journey by a sitting president. He needed to get to the Casablanca Conference in...
On this date in 1943, Franklin Roosevelt completed the first airplane journey by a sitting president. He needed to get to the Casablanca Conference in...
RCA introduced the 45-rpm record on this date in 1949. It wasn’t
RCA introduced the 45-rpm record on this date in 1949. It wasn’t the first flat record — that honor belonged to the old 78-rpm, which had been aro...
RCA introduced the 45-rpm record on this date in 1949. It wasn’t the first flat record — that honor belonged to the old 78-rpm, which had been aro...
Its the birthday of painter Henri Matisse (1869), born in Le
Its the birthday of painter Henri Matisse (1869), born in Le Cateau, France. As a child and a young man, he had no interest in art. He went to law sch...
Its the birthday of painter Henri Matisse (1869), born in Le Cateau, France. As a child and a young man, he had no interest in art. He went to law sch...
It was on this day in 1935 that the game Monopoly was patented by
It was on this day in 1935 that the game Monopoly was patented by Charles Darrow, an unemployed engineer in Germantown, Pennsylvania. There was a game...
It was on this day in 1935 that the game Monopoly was patented by Charles Darrow, an unemployed engineer in Germantown, Pennsylvania. There was a game...
It’s the birthday of Russian writer Yevgenia Ginzburg (books by
It’s the birthday of Russian writer Yevgenia Ginzburg (books by this author), who was probably born on this day in Moscow (1904). She was a teacher ...
It’s the birthday of Russian writer Yevgenia Ginzburg (books by this author), who was probably born on this day in Moscow (1904). She was a teacher ...
It was on this day in 1972 that the Apollo 17 spacecraft made a
It was on this day in 1972 that the Apollo 17 spacecraft made a safe landing back on Earth. The Apollo 17 mission was the sixth and last lunar mission...
It was on this day in 1972 that the Apollo 17 spacecraft made a safe landing back on Earth. The Apollo 17 mission was the sixth and last lunar mission...
My Methodist Brothers and Sisters: It’s the birthday of
My Methodist Brothers and Sisters: It’s the birthday of Methodist hymn writer Charles Wesley, born in Epworth, England (1707). He followed his broth...
My Methodist Brothers and Sisters: It’s the birthday of Methodist hymn writer Charles Wesley, born in Epworth, England (1707). He followed his broth...
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