Tuesday, December 3, 2019

DECEMBER 3, "The Who" Concert Tragedy

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  On the evening of today's date - December 3, in 1979 at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum the press of concert-goers outside of...
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Thursday, October 24, 2019

OCTOBER 24 - Transcontinental Telegraph is Completed

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On today's date, October 24 in 1861, the last link in the Transconti -nental telegraph system was completed, and the United States f...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

OCTOBER 17 = Al Capone is Convicted of Tax Evasion

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On today's date, October 17 in 1931 Al Capone (left) was  convicted of Income Tax Evasion and sentenced to 11 years in Federal Pr...
Friday, October 4, 2019

OCTOBER 4 = The Soviets Launch "Sputnik"

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"Our movies and television programs in the fifties were full of the idea of going into space. What came as a surprise was that it...
Saturday, September 21, 2019

SEPTEMBER 21, 1897= "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus!"

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Yes I know! With every year that passes the pause between the end of summer and Halloween gets smaller. And after Halloween never min...
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

SEPTEMBER 3, 1783 = The Treaty of Paris is Signed

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The Treaty of Paris was signed by Britain and America on today's date, Sept. 3 in Paris (hence the name), in 1783. This document rec...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

AUGUST 22, 1485 = The Battle of Bosworth Field

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The Battle of Bosworth Field, which was fought on today's date, August 22 in the year 1486, was the climactic engagement in the Engl...