Friday, September 18, 2015

SEPTEMBER 18 = Washington Lays Capitol Cornerstone

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On today's date, September 18, in 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol building. In a report f...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

SEPTEMBER 15 = "Lost in Space" Premieres

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"Star Trek was a show that aimed at your head. Lost in Space was a show that aimed at your heart." - Mark Goddard This wa...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

SEPTEMBER 2 = The Great Fire of London, 1666

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A large portion of the city of London burnt to the ground in a fire which began in the early morning hours of today's date, Septembe...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

AUGUST 29 = Hurricane Katrina

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In the early morning hours of today's date, August 29, in 2005 Hurricane Katrina entered the Gulf Coast of the United States. When i...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

AUGUST 25 = The Great Moon Hoax of 1835!!

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"Tuesday, August 25, 1835 GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES  LATELY MADE BY SIR JOHN HERSCHEL, L.L.D. F.R.S. &c. At the Cape...
Monday, August 10, 2015

AUGUST 10 = The Smithsonian Institution is Founded

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James Smithson (left).  The name probably means very little to most Americans.  In fact he was barely known to the people of his own cou...
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Thursday, August 6, 2015

AUGUST 6 = The Bombing of Hiroshima 75 Years later.

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"The revelation of the secrets of nature, long mercifully with-held from man, should arouse the most solemn reflections in their...