National Strawberries and Cream Day Countdown to Election 2020 — 166 DAYS! Meme du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1832 – The Democratic Party held its first national convention 1881 – Clara Barton founded what
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Wednesday – May 20, 2020
Countdown to the Election — 167 DAYS! Meme du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1506 – Columbus passed away in Spain 1775 – North Carolina becomes the first colony to declare its independence from England
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1536 – Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn is beheaded on Tower Green 1588 – 130 ships of the Spanish Armada set sail for England — 1935 – The NFL established
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1860 – Lincoln is nominated to be the Republican presidential candidate 1917 – Congress passed the ‘Selective Service Act’ — drafting soldiers to serve in WWI 1942 – NY ended night
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1862 – Congress created the Dept. of Agriculture 1918 – The first airmail route from NYC to DC (with a stop in Philly) was established 1972 – Alabama Gov and Democratic
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1796 – British Dr Edward Jenner gave the first smallpox vaccine 1804 – Lewis and Clark leave St Louis, beginning their expedition 1897 – Marconi sent the first wireless telegraph 1904
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1846 – Congress approved President Polk’s request and declared war on Mexico 1861 – The British declare neutrality in the American Civil War 1938 – Louis Armstrong records the iconic song,
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1874 – Elijah McCoy gets a patent for his folding ironing table — McCoy was a prolific inventor with 57 patents and the likely inspiration for the term, ‘the real McCoy’
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1858 – Minnesota becomes the 32nd state to join these United States of America 1949 – Siam became Thailand — (Kinda screwed up the “King & I”) 1960 – Nazi Adolf
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1541 – De Soto discovered the Mississippi River — he called it Rio de Espiritu Santo (What? You expected him to have named it DeSoto Water?) 1877 – The first Westminster Dog
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