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1890: Mormons Officially Abolish Plural Marriage

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1890: Mormons Officially Abolish Plural Marriage

On this day in 1890 Mormon leaders issued a manifesto according to which the practice of polygamy was to ...

On this day in 1890 Mormon leaders issued a manifesto according to which the practice of polygamy was to be abolished within their community. Church president Wilford Woodruff was the lead author of t ...

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1883: The Founder of the “Mars” Chocolate Empire

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1883: The Founder of the “Mars” Chocolate Empire

On this day in 1883, Franklin Clarence Mars, the founder of the chocolate company “Mars”, was born. The c ...

On this day in 1883, Franklin Clarence Mars, the founder of the chocolate company “Mars”, was born. The company is one of the main manufacturers of chocolate in the world. Chocolate bars (Bounty, Twix ...

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1973: Henry Kissinger Becomes Secretary of State

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1973: Henry Kissinger Becomes Secretary of State

The American politician Henry Kissinger became Secretary of State on this day in 1973, but he retained hi ...

The American politician Henry Kissinger became Secretary of State on this day in 1973, but he retained his position of the president's national security adviser. He has been the only person who held t ...

September 22, 2018
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1554: The Conquistador who Came to Kansas

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1554: The Conquistador who Came to Kansas

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, a Spanish conquistador who had travelled through the areas of the present- ...

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, a Spanish conquistador who had travelled through the areas of the present-day USA during the 16th century, died on this day in 1554. Interestingly, Francisco Vázquez de ...

September 22, 2018
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1964: The Gigantic Valkyrie – Fastest Bomber in History

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1964: The Gigantic Valkyrie – Fastest Bomber in History

This day marked the maiden flight of the fastest bomber in history, the American XB-70 Valkyrie. It was t ...

This day marked the maiden flight of the fastest bomber in history, the American XB-70 Valkyrie. It was truly a massive aircraft, with a maximum weight of 246 tons, comparable to a Boeing 747 Jumbo Je ...

September 21, 2018
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1942: The First Flight of the Prototype of B-29 Superfortress Bomber

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1942: The First Flight of the Prototype of B-29 Superfortress Bomber

The first prototype of the B-29 Superfortress bomber flew for the first time on this day in 1942. The dev ...

The first prototype of the B-29 Superfortress bomber flew for the first time on this day in 1942. The development of this American heavy bomber had started before World War II, but the U.S. Army start ...

September 21, 2018
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1959: Nikita Khrushchev Barred from Visiting Disneyland

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1959: Nikita Khrushchev Barred from Visiting Disneyland

The powerful Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited the USA in 1959, during the Cold War. The visit last ...

The powerful Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited the USA in 1959, during the Cold War. The visit lasted 13 days. Earlier this year, when the U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visited Moscow, invit ...

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1982: History of the Smiley (Emotiocons)

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1982: History of the Smiley (Emotiocons)

The emoticons :-) and :-( were used for the first time on this day in 1982 (the first documented case). S ...

The emoticons :-) and :-( were used for the first time on this day in 1982 (the first documented case). Scott Fahlman, who was a scientist (Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh), proposed the use ...

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