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š The House of Mercy: Anything But Merciful!
Once upon a time in Manhattan, there was a little northern jut of land called Tubby Hook. Later it would be known as Inwood, and it was one of the lastā¦
Wesley Eames
Aug 7
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Ballot Prank Backfires
Susanna Madora āDoraā Salter (nĆ©e Kinsey) was 27 years old in 1887. She lived in Argonia, Kansas with her husband, Lewis Salter. She had four childrenā¦
Wesley Eames
Jul 31
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From Here to Boylston Street: 126 Marathons and Counting
John Graham had been dazzled by the experience of the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. The first games of the modern era had attracted the worldās topā¦
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One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World
On 5 January 1933, construction on the Golden Gate Bridge officially began. A variety of engineers, architects, geologists, hydrologists, and city andā¦
Wesley Eames
Apr 18
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A Groove in the Sky
š¬ ISSUE #68: WASPs - On the morning of 7 December 1941, Cornelia Fort was giving a flying lesson over Honolulu, Hawaii. The weather was a mild 70ā¦
Wesley Eames
Mar 27
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The Mystery of the Maine
On 15 February 1898 around 9:40 pm, an explosion caused the USS Maine to sink in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. That is all anyone can agree on regardingā¦
Wesley Eames
Feb 21
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Dawn of the Dawes Rolls
The United States Congress passed the Dawes Act on 8 February 1887. The act was named for its author, Senator Henry Dawes of Massachusetts. Also knownā¦
Wesley Eames
Feb 13
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The Wannsee Protocol & Jewish Research
On 20 January 1942, fifteen men met in an affluent suburb of Berlin to determine the āfinal solution of the Jewish question.ā World War II was ragingā¦
Wesley Eames
Feb 6
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Overlooked and Unknown: Women Who Contributed to DNA Discovery
The scientific study of genetics began in 1854 with observations made by Gregor Johann Mendel. Of course, scientists expanded and deepened theirā¦
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Feb 1
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From Crusades to Credit Cards
The first issuance of an object known as a ātravelers chequeā occurred on 1 January 1772, according to most sources. The inventor is credited as beingā¦
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Jan 2
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The Lights of Christmas
If weāre lucky this will be the last Pandemic Holiday Season we experience in our lifetimes. Itās sure to be a quiet season for most of us this yearā¦
Wesley Eames
Dec 24, 2021
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The Unsung Hero of Aviation
On 17 December 1903, the first motor-powered, manned airplane was flown by none other than Wilbur and Orville Wright. Technically, Orville was the firstā¦
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Dec 18, 2021
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