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1940: Official Premiere of the Warner Brothers’ Bugs Bunny

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1940: Official Premiere of the Warner Brothers’ Bugs Bunny

On this day in 1940, the first Bugs Bunny cartoon was premiered. It was titled A Wild Hare, and the famou ...

On this day in 1940, the first Bugs Bunny cartoon was premiered. It was titled A Wild Hare, and the famous line "What's up, Doc?" was then used for the first time. It is particularly interesting that ...

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1814: Samuel Colt – Creator of the Legendary Wild West Revolver

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1814: Samuel Colt – Creator of the Legendary Wild West Revolver

On this day in 1814, the famous weapons designer Samuel Colt was born. His influence in the small arms de ...

On this day in 1814, the famous weapons designer Samuel Colt was born. His influence in the small arms department was so great that today almost everyone has heard of the Colt brand. An outspoken capi ...

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1997: Mike Tyson Bites Off a Piece of Holyfield’s Ear

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1997: Mike Tyson Bites Off a Piece of Holyfield’s Ear

On this day a scandalous boxing match between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield took place, in which Tyson ...

On this day a scandalous boxing match between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield took place, in which Tyson bit his opponent and tore a piece of his ear with his teeth. The place of the event was the M ...

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1987: The First Garfield Comic Strip

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1987: The First Garfield Comic Strip

On this day the first comic about the cat Garfield was published simultaneously in 41 newspapers across t ...

On this day the first comic about the cat Garfield was published simultaneously in 41 newspapers across the United States. The creator and author of the comic strip is the celebrated Jim Davis who nam ...

June 19, 2020
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1219: Oldest National Flag in the World

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1219: Oldest National Flag in the World

On this day, according to legend, the oldest national flag in the world that is still in use was created. ...

On this day, according to legend, the oldest national flag in the world that is still in use was created. It is the Danish flag with a white cross on a red field. The Danes call it “Dannebrog”, which ...

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1983: Pioneer 10: The First Man-Made Object to Leave the Solar System

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1983: Pioneer 10: The First Man-Made Object to Leave the Solar System

On this day in 1983, the first man-made object left the Solar System. It was the Pioneer 10 space probe, ...

On this day in 1983, the first man-made object left the Solar System. It was the Pioneer 10 space probe, launched back in 1972 (11 years earlier). It left the Solar System when it crossed the orbit of ...

June 13, 2020
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1986: Olsen Twins Born

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1986: Olsen Twins Born

The Olsen Twins are today classified among the richest persons in show business. They were born on this d ...

The Olsen Twins are today classified among the richest persons in show business. They were born on this day, in 1986, in Sherman Oaks near Los Angeles. Interestingly enough, Mary-Kate and Ashley are n ...

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1984: How did the Famous Tetris Game get its Name?

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1984: How did the Famous Tetris Game get its Name?

On this day in 1984, the legendary computer game Tetris was conceived. It was programmed in the USSR by A ...

On this day in 1984, the legendary computer game Tetris was conceived. It was programmed in the USSR by Alexey Pajitnov, a Russian engineer who worked for the Computer Centre in the Academy of Science ...

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