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In memory of Louis L’Amour and Nathan Schellenberg Kline. Happy
In memory of Louis L’Amour and Nathan Schellenberg Kline. Happy birthday, William Shatner, James Patterson, and Bob Costas. Past March 22s: 1457: ...

In memory of Henrik Ibsen. Happy birthday, Hal Linden and Big
In memory of Henrik Ibsen. Happy birthday, Hal Linden and Big Bird. Past March 20s: 1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is pub...

Past March 11s: 1824: John C.Calhoun, Secretary of War, creates
Past March 11s: 1824: John C.Calhoun, Secretary of War, creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs, within the War Department. Thomas McKenney is appointed...

In memory of Michelangelo. Past March 6: 1429: Joan of Arc
In memory of Michelangelo. Past March 6: 1429: Joan of Arc arrives at the Chateau de Chinon, claiming to hear heavenly voices. 1831: West Point exp...

In memory of Anne Frank. Past June 12s: 1349: King Edward III
In memory of Anne Frank. Past June 12s: 1349: King Edward III bans football in London, orders archery practice. 1849: L. P. Haslett patents the gas...

Past October 8s: 1604: The supernova called “Kepler’s Nova”
Past October 8s: 1604: The supernova called “Kepler’s Nova” is first sighted. 1871: Chicago fire begins. More than 17,400 buildings are burned...

In memory of Howard Zinn. Past August 24s: 79: Famous eruption
In memory of Howard Zinn. Past August 24s: 79: Famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius buries the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and some 20,000 inhabit...

In memory of Edgar Degas and Rosalyn S. Yalow. Happy birthday,
In memory of Edgar Degas and Rosalyn S. Yalow. Happy birthday, Commander Cody. Past July 19s: 1799: The Rosetta Stone, a tablet with hieroglyphic tr...