January 11 1935 Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. 1964 The first government report regarding the dangers of…
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This Day In History — Edward Brooke takes his seat in the Senate
January 10 1776 Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, which greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, was published. 1863 The first underground passenger railway,…
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This Day In History — Rioting against Americans breaks out at Panama Canal
January 09 1788 Connecticut became the 5th state in the United States. 1861 Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union. 1905 The…
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This Day In History — Johnson outlines “war on poverty”
January 08 1815 The Battle of New Orleans, the last battle in the War of 1812, was fought. 1918 Woodrow Wilson outlined his Fourteen Points…
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Boy Erased: A commentary on the evils of Conversion and Aversion therapy practices
BY JOHN CARTER JR Trigger Warning: this post contains language related to sexual assault and conversion therapy. The following review reflects the opinions of the…
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This Day In History — Birthday of Nicolas Cage
January 07 1896 Fanny Farmer published her first cookbook. 1927 Transatlantic commercial telephone service began between New York and London. 1953 Harry Truman announced that…
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This Day In History — Nancy Kerrigan attacked on the ice
January 06 1540 King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves. 1759 George Washington married Martha Custis. 1838 Samuel Morse gave…
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This Day In History — Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes first female governor
January 05 1896 A German newspaper reported German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen’s discovery of X-rays. 1914 Henry Ford introduced the $5-a-day minimum wage. 1925 Nellie Tayloe…
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This Day In History — Jesse Ventura sworn in as governor of Minnesota
January 04 1885 Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa, performed what is thought to be the first appendectomy. 1896 Utah was admitted as 45th…
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This Day In History — Birthday of Tolkien
January 03 1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Pope Leo X. 1777 George Washington defeated Cornwallis’s forces at the Battle of Princeton. 1833 Britain seized control…
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