THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1789 – CONGRESS ORDERED STATES TO CHOOSE ELECTORS AHEAD OF THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 1927 – THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC PHONE SERVICE BETWEEN NYC & LONDON BEGINS 1944 – THE USAF INTRODUCED
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Monday – January 6, 2020
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1759 – GEORGE WASHINGTON MARRIED MARTHA CUSTIS 1838 – SAMUEL MORSE DEMONSTRATED HIS TELEGRAPH MACHINE IN PUBLIC — GAME CHANGER 1912 – NEW MEXICO BECOMES THE 47TH STATE 1994 – AMERICAN
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1777 – GEN WASHINGTON AND HIS TROOPS DEFEAT CORNWALLIS AND THE BRITISH AT PRINCETON 1920 – THE NY YANKEES ACQUIRED BABE RUTH FROM THE BOSTON RED SOX… CURSE OF THE BAMBINO
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1788 – GEORGIA IS ADMITTED TO THE UNION 1839 – FRENCHMAN LOUIS DAGUERRE TAKES THE FIRST PICTURE OF THE MOON 1994 – RUDOLPH GIULIANI IS INAUGURATED AS MAYOR OF NYC —
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The aggregated stories list will return on 1/2/2020. In the meantime, enjoy this lesson. It came my way two years ago. And, while it seems like common sense…it requires a reminder every now and then.
Read moreTuesday, December 31, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1775 – GEORGE WASHINGTON ORDERS OFFICERS TO ACCEPT ‘FREE BLACKS’ INTO THE ARMY 1930 – BREWERY HEIR ADOLPHUS BUSCH IS KIDNAPPED 1938 – THE FIRST DRUNKOMETER (BREATHALYZER) IS USED TO SEE IF
Read moreMonday – December 30, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1853 – THE GADSDEN PURCHASE — THE U.S. PURCHASED 45,000 ACRES OF LAND FROM MEXICO 1862 – LINCOLN’S CABINET IS GIVEN THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAIMATION 1922 – THE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1776 – THOMAS PAINE PUBLISHED THE FIRST OF HIS ‘AMERICAN CRISIS’ ESSAYS — “THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1865 – THE 13TH AMENDMENT IS RATIFIED, ABOLISHING SLAVERY 1944 – SCOTUS UPHELD FDR’s WARTIME INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS 1956 – JAPAN WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS 2010 – THE SENATE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1777 – FRANCE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 1903 – THE WRIGHT BROTHERS MADE THEIR HISTORIC FLIGHT AT KITTY HAWK, NC 1969 – THE AIR FORCE ENDED ITS’ ‘BLUE BOOK’ PROJECT, CLAIMING NO
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