Author: mikeopelka
Thursday – August 15, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1911 – PROCTOR AND GAMBLE INTRODUCE CRISCO TO THE WORLD 1914 – THE PANAMA CANAL OFFICIALLY OPENED 1939 – THE WIZARD OF OZ PREMIERED IN HOLLYWOOD 1969 – ‘AN AQUARIAN EXPOSITION’ —
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1945 – JAPAN SURRENDERED TO THE U.S. — ENDING WORLD WAR II 1995 – SHANNON FAULKNER IS THE FIRST FEMALE CADET TO ENTER THE CITADEL IN SC…PROTESTS AND DEATH THREATS FORCED
Read moreTuesday – August 13, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1889 – THE FIRST COIN-OPERATED TELEPHONE IS PATENTED BY WILLIAM GRAY 1942 – DISNEY’S ‘BAMBI’ OPENED IN RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL IN NYC 1961 – THE BORDER BETWEEN EAST AND WEST
Read moreMonday – August 12, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1851 – ISAAC SINGER GETS A PATENT FOR HIS SEWING MACHINE 1865 – SURGERY GOT SAFER AS JOSEPH LISTER STARTED USING ANTISEPTIC! 1935 – FDR SIGNED THE SOCIAL SECURITY BILL INTO
Read moreWednesday – August 7, 2019
Today’s Two-Minute Drill 32 Rules To Raise Our Sons THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1782 – GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AUTHORIZED THE ‘PURPLE HEART’ FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS 1789 – CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE WAR DEPARTMENT 1990 – PRESIDENT
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Friday – August 2, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 47 — ‘VENI, VIDI, VICI’ — (I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED) CAESER WINS HISTORIC BATTLE IN SYRIA 1909 – THE FIRST LINCOLN PENNY WAS MINTED 1943 – LT JOHN F
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1588 – THE SPANISH ARMADA IS SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF ENGLAND — 8 HOURS LATER, THE BRITS HAD WON 1890 – ARTIST VINCENT VAN GOGH DIED OF SUICIDE – A
Read moreFriday – July 26, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1775 – THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE POSTAL SYSTEM, BEN FRANKLIN IS POSTMASTER 1788 – NEW YORK BECOMES THE 11TH STATE IN THE UNION 1920 – THE 19TH AMENDMENT TO
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