THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1933 – Hitler’s National Socialists win a majority in Germany’s Reichstag… this would be the last free election in that country until after WWII 1946 – Winston Churchill coined the phrase
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Wednesday – March 4, 2020
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1634 – The first tavern in Boston is opened by Samuel Cole 1789 – The Constitution took effect! 1791 – Vermont becomes a state… no truth to the rumor claiming Bernie
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1845 – Florida becomes the 27th state in the union 1923 – The first issue of the weekly TIME Magazine is published 1931 – The Star Spangled Banner is adopted as
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1780 – Pennsylvania became the first state in the union to abolish slavery 1836 – Texas declared its independence from Mexico 1877 – Rutherford B. Hayes was declared President by an
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1066 – Westminster Abbey opens its doors 1861 – The territory of Colorado is established 1916 – Haiti becomes the first American protectorate (We still have a few others.) 1953 –
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1827 – New Orleans held it’s first Mardi Gras celebration 1844 – The Dominican Republic gained its independence from Haiti 1879 – Saccharin was discovered by researchers at Johns Hopkins University (The
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1870 – NYC opened a 312 ft long pneumatic subway…a prototype that never became anything else 1919 – The Grand Canyon National Park is established 1935 – Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated his
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1836 – Samuel Colt patents his revolving barrel firearm 1838 – The Communist Manifesto is published in London 1919 – Oregon is the first state to impose a gasoline tax —
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1821 – Mexico gains independence from Spain 1836 – ‘Victory or Death” — 3000+ Mexicans launch an assault on the Alamo as Travis sends out a call for help 1868 –
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TWEET OF THE WEEK THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1858 – Boston’s Edwin Holmes sells the first electric burglar alarm in the USA. 1865 – John Deere (there really was a guy named John Deere) gets
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