THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1790 – JOSEPH GUILLOTINE PROPOSED A NEW WAY OF KILLING PEOPLE, BEHEADING THEM AS QUICKLY AND ‘PAINLESSLY’ AS POSSIBLE…HE CALLED IT, ‘THE JOSEPH’ — NOOOO, BEHOLD, THE GUILLOTINE! 1954 – THE
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Monday – January 20, 2020
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1841 – AFTER THE OPIUM WAR, HONG KONG IS CEDED TO THE BRITISH 1885 – THE ROLLER COASTER IS PATENTED BY LAMARCUS THOMPSON OF CONEY ISLAND, NY 1964 – ‘MEET THE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1950 – THE GREAT BRINKS ARMORED TRUCK ROBBERY…(THEY ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT. BOSTON COPS CAUGHT THE CROOKS JUST DAYS BEFORE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS EXPIRED.) 1953 – CHEVROLET UNVEILED THE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1605 – CERVANTES’ CLASSIC, ‘DON QUIXOTE’ IS PUBLISHED 1786 – THE COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA GUARANTEES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 1920 – THE ORIGINAL ‘DRY-UARY’ KICKED IN AS PROHIBITION TOOK EFFECT A YEAR AFTER
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1870 – HARPER’S WEEKLY USED THE DONKEY AS A SYMBOL OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR THE FIRST TIME 1920 – THE ‘DRY LAW’ GOES INTO EFFECT – SALES OF LIQUOR AND
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1128 – POPE HONORIUS II RECOGNIZED THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AS AN ‘ARMY OF GOD’ 1846 – PRESIDENT POLK SENDS GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR AND 4000 TROOPS TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER 1898 –
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1863 – THE WORLD’S FIRST UNDERGROUND PASSENGER RAILWAY OPENED IN LONDON 1901 – AMERICA’S OIL INDUSTRY IS BORN WITH THE MASSIVE GUSHER OF A WELL AT SPINDLETOP HILL IN TEXAS (100,000 barrels
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1776 – Thomas Paine published ‘Common Sense’ calling for complete independence from King George III and England 1788 – Connecticut became the 5th state to join the Union 1912 – Col.
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1815 – UNDER ANDREW JACKSON’S LEADERSHIP, A RAG-TAG ARMY DEFEATED THE BRITS IN THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS (THIS WAS THE LAST BATTLE IN THE WAR OF 1812) 1908 – A
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