THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1754 – THE FIRST NEWSPAPER CARTOON APPEARED IN BEN FRANKLIN’S PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE 1864 – UNION GENERAL JOHN SEDGEWICK WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY A CONFEDERATE SHARPSHOOTER — HIS LAST WORDS REPORTED
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Tuesday — May 7, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1824 – BEETHOVEN’S ‘NINTH SYMPHONY’ PREMIERED IN VIENNA 1915 – A GERMAN SUBMARINE SANK THE LUSITANIA (128 AMERICANS WERE ON THE PASSENGER SHIP) 1945 – GERMANY SIGNED UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER — ENDING
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Selling Fear — Democrats use fear to drive their agenda — especially with the children.
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Tuesday – April 30, 2019
Friday – April 25, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1719 – DEFOE’S ‘ROBINSON CRUSOE’ IS PUBLISHED 1865 – LINCOLN’S ASSASSIN, JOHN WILKES BOOTH IS SURROUNDED BY FEDERAL TROOPS, SHOT AND KILLED 1977 – ‘STUDIO 54’ OPENED IN NYC 1986 –
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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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