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1947: The Sound Barrier Officially Broken for the First Time in History

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1947: The Sound Barrier Officially Broken for the First Time in History

On this day in 1947, the sound barrier was officially broken by an aircraft for the first time in history ...

On this day in 1947, the sound barrier was officially broken by an aircraft for the first time in history (i.e. it achieved a speed of Mach 1). The man responsible for the feat was the pilot Charles " ...

October 14, 2019
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1857: Germans Found a City in California (Anaheim)

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1857: Germans Found a City in California (Anaheim)

German colonists founded the city of Anaheim, California on this day in 1857. The city is now famous for ...

German colonists founded the city of Anaheim, California on this day in 1857. The city is now famous for being the home of Disneyland, one of the largest amusement parks in the world, visited by aroun ...

October 05, 2019
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1937: “The Hobbit” Published – a Novel of the Fervent Catholic J.R.R. Tolkien

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1937: “The Hobbit” Published – a Novel of the Fervent Catholic J.R.R. Tolkien

"The Hobbit", one of the most successful novels of the 20th century in the field of fiction, was publishe ...

"The Hobbit", one of the most successful novels of the 20th century in the field of fiction, was published on this day in 1937. It was written by the 45-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien, a Professor of Anglo-S ...

September 21, 2019
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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 ...

September 19, 2019
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1983: The First African American to Win Miss America

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1983: The First African American to Win Miss America

The first African American Miss America, Vanessa Williams, won the competition on this day in 1983. She b ...

The first African American Miss America, Vanessa Williams, won the competition on this day in 1983. She became a famous singer and actress. Vanessa played her first major role in the film Eraser, with ...

September 17, 2019
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1921: The First Miss America Competition

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1921: The First Miss America Competition

The first Miss America competition was held in Atlantic City in the U.S. state of New Jersey on this day ...

The first Miss America competition was held in Atlantic City in the U.S. state of New Jersey on this day in 1921. 16-year-old and 155 cm tall Margaret Gorman from Washington D.C. won the competition. ...

September 07, 2019
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1969: The Famous Woodstock Festival actually Wasn’t Held in Woodstock

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1969: The Famous Woodstock Festival actually Wasn’t Held in Woodstock

The famous Woodstock festival, a musical festival which attracted a very large number of hippies, was hel ...

The famous Woodstock festival, a musical festival which attracted a very large number of hippies, was held on this day in 1969. It is interesting that the festival wasn't actually held in the town of ...

August 15, 2019
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1926: Harry Houdini Performs his Greatest Feat

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1926: Harry Houdini Performs his Greatest Feat

On this day the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini, a Hungarian Jew by birth and whose real name was Eri ...

On this day the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini, a Hungarian Jew by birth and whose real name was Erich Weisz, performed one of his greatest feats – spending 91 minutes trapped underwater. In doin ...

August 06, 2019
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