THE BIGGEST OOPS OF MONDAY… FOX & FRIENDS ANNOUNCED THE DEATH OF JUSTICE GINSBURG THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1901 – After 63 years on the throne, Queen Victoria passed away 1905 – Russian troops fired
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Monday, January 21, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1908 – NYC made it illegal for women to smoke in public 1977 – President Jimmy Carter pardoned most of the Vietnam War draft dodgers 1977 – In the midst of
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1964 – Plans are unveiled for the twin towers of the World Trade Center in NYC 1975 – Barry Manilow hits #1 for the first time with “Mandy” (ear worm) 1990
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1819 – Simon Bolivar proclaimed Columbia to be a Republic 1939 – Germany’s Reich issues an order forbidding Jews from practicing as dentists, veterinarians and chemists 1950 – Anthony ‘Fats’ Pino
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1868 – William Davis gets a patent on his refrigerated railway car — revolutionizing rail transport of things like fish 1920 – Prohibition begins… 1957 – Three B-52s made the first
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1870 — Nice ass… the donkey is used as a symbol for the Democrats for the first time — in Harper’s Weekly 1943 – The Pentagon is completed 1967 — The
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1942 – FDR ordered all resident aliens in the U.S. to register with the government (what could possibly go wrong?) 1954 – Marilyn Monroe married NY Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio (It lasted
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1908 – The first text message? A wireless (telegraph) message was sent from the Eiffel Tower 1935 – Amelia Earhart is the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1863 – London’s Underground opened to the public 1946 – The UN General Assembly meets for the first time in London (I wish the UN would return to its roots, meaning LEAVE.)
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1776 – Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” — calling for complete independence from King George III 1908 – Count Zeppelin announced plans for an airship to carry 100 people 1956 –
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