Saturday, December 26, 2020

December 26 = The Battle of Trenton.

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On December 23, 1776 Thomas Paine wrote "these are the times that try men's souls." in his incendiary pamphlet "Commo...
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Saturday, December 12, 2020

December 14, 1911 = Amundsen Wins Race to the South Pole

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On today's date, December 14 in 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen (below) became the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his B...
Monday, November 2, 2020

November 2, 1948 – Dewey defeats Truman!

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Note= This posting is intended strictly as report on the remarkable events that happened in 1948 on this date. NO support or lack of suppo...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

JUNE 23 = Hitler Tours Paris

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  Adolf Hitler, Der Fuehrer his very own self stopped by Paris for a few hours to gaze and gawk a bit on today's date, June 23 in 19...
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Sunday, June 21, 2020

Father's Day

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It is amazing to me think that I've been doing this Blog since about 2014 (I think!), and only today did I notice that I've neve...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

MAY 21 = Clara Barton Founds the American Red Cross

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"But perhaps the most resilient worker of them all, and certainly the one who stirred up was a stiff-spined little spinster in a pl...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

FEBRUARY 18 = Pluto the Ninth Planet is Found , Then Kicked out of the Planets Club!.

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  Pluto, once believed to be the ninth planet, was discovered  on today's date, February 18 in 1930 by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh ...