MY FAV PHOTO FROM THURSDAY — BERNIE THE SOCIALIST LOOKS VERY NERVOUS IS FIRST CLASS THE BEARDED GUY ON THE FLIGHT POSTED THE PIC… IT WENT VIRAL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1848 – PRESIDENT JAMES
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Thurs – February 13, 2020
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1866 – The (Jesse) James Gang robs a bank in Liberty, MO 1867 – ‘The Blue Danube’ debuts… (it’s my go-to waltz) 1914 – ASCAP is founded… 1936 – the first
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CONGRATS TO CHEVY CHASE… SCORING A WIN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1554 – LADY JANE GREY WAS QUEEN OF ENGLAND FOR ALL OF 13 DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS BEHEADED FOR TREASON… SHE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1809 – ROBERT FULTON PATENTS THE STEAMBOAT 1848 – 14-YR-OLD BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS CLAIMS SHE SAW AN APPARITION OF THE VIRGIN MARY AT LOURDES 1953 – WALT DISNEY PICTURES DEBUTS ‘PETER PAN’
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1933 – THE FIRST SINGING TELEGRAM IS DELIVERED BY THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY IN NYC, NY 1942 – GLENN MILLER RECEIVED THE FIRST GOLD RECORD FOR ‘CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO’ 1957 – THE STYROFOAM
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1916 – ‘Mein Bad’ — Germany admits full liability for the Lusitania incident, indemnifying the United States 1935 – The board game “Monopoly” went on sale for the first time. (Rumor: A
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1783 – Sweden recognized the U.S. independence (Tack sa mycket, Sweden!) 1917 – Congress nullified President Wilson’s veto of the Immigration act… Literacy tests were then required 1918 – Soviet Union
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1783 – England officially ends hostilities with the United States 1789 – George Washington and John Adams are elected President & Vice President 1889 – Harry Longabaugh is released from the
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1690 – The first paper money is issued in America from the Massachusetts Bay Colony 1783 – Spain officially recognized American independence 1912 – New rules for football — 100 yr
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1606 – Guy Fawkes is hanged, drawn and quartered for trying blow up the British Parliament 1865 – The House of Representatives approved the 13th Amendment, making slavery illegal 1950 –
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