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1590 - The Sultan of Morocco launched his successful attack to capture Timbuktu. 1644 - The Ming Chongzhen emperor committed suicide by hanging himself. 1684 - A patent was granted for the thimble....
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April 27 April 27 Today's: Misc. history - Famous birthdays 1767 - Composer Andreas Jacob Romberg was born. 1938 - Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "I Hadn�t Anyone �til You" with Jack Leonard...
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May 111816 - The American Bible Society was formed in New York City. 1857 - Indian mutineers seized Delhi from the British. 1858 - Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state. 1860 - Giuseppe...
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0330 - Constantinople, previously the town of Byzantium, was founded. 1573 - Henry of Anjou became the first elected king of Poland. 1647 - Peter Stuyvesant arrived in New Amsterdam to become...
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May 131607 - Jamestown, Virginia, was settled as a colony of England. 1648 - Margaret Jones of Plymouth was found guilty of witchcraft and was sentenced to be hanged by the neck. 1779 - The War of...
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June 21537 - Pope Paul III banned the enslavement of Indians. 1774 - The Quartering Act, which required American colonists to allow British soldiers into their houses, was reenacted. 1793 -...
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On this Day~~1964 - Rod Stewart made his television debut on the British show "The Beat Room." 1991 - Harry Reasoner died at the age of 68. He was a newsman for CBS-TV.
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Today is Friday, August 10, 2012 Today inTelevision History 1948 - On ABC, "Candid Camera" made its TV debut. The original title was "Candid Microphone." 1975 - "Manhattan Transfer," the summer...
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Music History for August 19 1881 - Composer Georges Enesco was born. 1918 - Irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank" opened in New York City at the Century Theater. 1939 - The Dick Jurgens...
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Today is Thursday, September 27, 2012 Today inTelevision History 1954 - The "Tonight!" show made its debut on NBC-TV with Steve Allen as host. 1964 - The Beach Boys appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show...
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Today inSports History 1943 - Philadelphia Phillies President William Cox was banned from baseball for betting on his team. 1949 - Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) was named the National Leagues...
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For Quote of the DayTruth and Falsehood were bathing. Falsehood came out of the water first and dressed herself in Truth's clothes. Truth, unwilling to put on the garments of Falsehood, went naked. -...
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Mark Twain was born!-Gotto love Mark Twain Samuel Clemens, later known as Mark Twin, is born in Florida, Missouri, on this day in 1835. Clemens was apprenticed to a printer at age 13 and later worked...
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