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1956: Death of William Boeing

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1956: Death of William Boeing

The founder of The Boeing Company was born Wilhelm Böing, and his parents were of German-American origin. ...

The founder of The Boeing Company was born Wilhelm Böing, and his parents were of German-American origin. His father was a wealthy mining engineer and businessman, and he himself began his career as a ...

September 28, 2018
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Humble Washerwoman Donated her Surprisingly Large Life Savings to Charity – 1999

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|Date: September 26, 2018
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Humble Washerwoman Donated her Surprisingly Large Life Savings to Charity – 1999

This day in 1999 marked the death of an unusual benefactor from the southern U.S. She lived in Hattiesbur ...

This day in 1999 marked the death of an unusual benefactor from the southern U.S. She lived in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and worked as a local washerwoman. Many were therefore surprised when she estab ...

September 26, 2018
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1981: Sandra Day O’Connor: First Woman Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

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1981: Sandra Day O’Connor: First Woman Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

On this day in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female Associate Justice of the Suprem ...

On this day in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. She was 51 years old at the time. Sandra Day O'Connor was born in Texas and grew up on ...

September 25, 2018
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1956: TAT-1: The First Phone Conversation Beneath the Atlantic Ocean

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1956: TAT-1: The First Phone Conversation Beneath the Atlantic Ocean

On this day in 1956, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, TAT-1, was inaugurated. Ab ...

On this day in 1956, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, TAT-1, was inaugurated. About 100 years earlier, telegraph cables had been laid across the Atlantic Ocean, which allowed ...

September 25, 2018
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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 ...

September 24, 2018
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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 ...

September 24, 2018
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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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