Author: mikeopelka

THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1859 – CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON THE SUEZ CANAL (THE CANAL OPENED IN NOV OF 1869) 1901 – NEW YORK STATE BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE LICENSE PLATES 1928 – MORRIS

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1800 – THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WAS ESTABLISHED (Do you have a library card?) 1898 – SPAIN DECLARED WAR ON THE U.S. AFTER WE REFUSED TO WITHDRAW FROM CUBA 1915 –

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1896 – MOTION PICTURES PREMIERE IN NEW YORK CITY 1955 – HANK AARON HIT THE FIRST OF HIS 755 HOME RUNS 1985 – COCA-COLA ANNOUNCED A FORMULA CHANGE AND INTRODUCED THE

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1775 – THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BEGINS AS FIGHTING BREAKS OUT AT LEXINGTON, MA 1897 – THE VERY FIRST BOSTON MARATHON WAS RUN (Currently the world’s oldest, annually-run marathon) 1933 – AMERICA

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1906 – MASSIVE 8.5 EARTHQUAKE HITS SAN FRANCISCO (ENRICO CARUSO’S ACCOUNT OF THE DAY IS AMAZING) 1923 – YANKEES STADIUM OPENS, BABE RUTH CRUSHED THREE HOME RUNS, NY BEAT BOSTON 4-1 1950

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1705 – QUEEN ANNE MAKES ISAAC NEWTON A KNIGHT 1922 – ANNIE OAKLEY HITS 100 CLAY TARGETS OUT OF 100 — SETTING A WOMAN’S SHOOTING RECORD 1947 – THE ZOOM LENS

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1755 – SAMUEL JOHNSON’S ‘DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE’ IS PUBLISHED 1865 – PRESIDENT LINCOLN PASSED AWAY THE DAY AFTER BEING SHOT IN FORD’S THEATER 1912 – THE TITANIC SANK AFTER

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1861 – CONFEDERATES BEGAN SHELLING FT SUMTER — THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS 1877 – THE FIRST CATCHERS MASK IS USED IN BASEBALL (seems like an obvious piece of equipment, no?) 1945

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1921 – IOWA LEVIED THE FIRST STATE CIGARETTE TAX 1968 – LBJ SIGNS THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL 1981 – LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER HE WAS SHOT, PRESIDENT REAGAN RETURNED TO

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