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Sunday, February 25, 2024

Christopher Marlowe on This Day in History

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  This day in history: Christopher Marlowe was born on this day in 1564. Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe was an English playw...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

"Theme from a Summer Place" on This Day in History

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  This day in history: "Theme from A Summer Place", by Percy Faith's orchestra, hit No. 1 on this day in 1960 and stayed there...
Monday, February 19, 2024

Guitarist Tony Iommi on This Day in History

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  This day in history: Tony Iommi was born on this day in 1948. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the ban...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

Pluto on This Day in History

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  This day in history: On this day in 1930, Pluto was discovered by Arizona Observatory astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. The name 'Pluto' ...
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Libertarian Thinker Frank Chodorov on This Day in History

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  This Day In History: Frank Chodorov, a libertarian thinker, was born on this day in 1887. He wrote a book that became an American classic,...
Sunday, February 11, 2024

Heating Homes with Coal on This Day in History

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  Jesse Fell burned anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal on this day in 1808. Anthracite, also known as h...
Saturday, February 10, 2024

The St. Scholastica's Day Riot on This Day in History

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  This day in history: The St Scholastica Day riot took place in Oxford, England, on this day in 1355, Saint Scholastica's Day. The dist...
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