This Day In History — Seoul is captured during the Korean War

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 — “Curse of the Bambino” begins

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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This Day In History — First photograph of the moon is taken

January 02 1492 Muhammad XI, the leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I. 1788 Georgia…

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This Day In History — Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation

January 01 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. 1908 The ball signifying the New Year was dropped for the first time at Times Square…

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This Day In History — Edison demonstrates his incandescent lamp

December 31 1879 Thomas Edison gave the first public demonstration of an electric incandescent lamp. 1938 The first breath test for drivers, “drunkometer,” was introduced…

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This Day In History — US makes the Gadsden Purchase

December 30 1853 The United States bought some 45,000 sq mi of land from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase. 1911 Sun Yat-sen was elected the…

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This Day In History — Massacre at Wounded Knee

December 29 1170 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by four knights acting under the orders of Henry II. 1845 Texas became the 28th…

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This Day In History — Stan Lee is born

December 28 1065 Westminster Abbey consecrated. 1832 John C. Calhoun became the first vice president in U.S. history to resign from office. 1846 Iowa became…

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This Day In History — Radio City Music Hall is opened

December 27 1831 Darwin began his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. 1900 Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashed her first saloon. 1932 Radio City Music Hall in…

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