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On This Thursday: Benjamin Franklin was born

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 17 Jan 19

Though, it might not have been a Thursday in the year 1706. We all know the many hats that Benjamin Franklin wore, and if you don't? Well search it for yourself! Al Capone (1899) was also born on January 17....

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On This Thursday : Common Sense

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 10 Jan 19

Thomas Paine published his common sense pamphlet which called for a war of independence (American Revolution) . This was published in 1776 and sold over 500,000 copies. Thomas' rudimentary education taught him to read and...

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The Sound of Music: On this day

Sambit Sukla @ichchhe_mrityu (1144) • Bangalore, India 2 Mar 17

Sometimes I like to visit the history and use to check the important and interesting events happened on this day. I was doing the same today and I found the movie, named The Sound Of Music was released today in 1965. I watched...

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This day in sports

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 5 Feb 17

While I didn't read the entire article or scroll through the entire gallery - I came across this - some time ago. "This day in sports". So it appears to be a sports history gallery. I know I have mentioned that, other than my...

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On this Day

porkpie182 @porkpie182 (261) 18 Jun 07

On this day..... 0240BC Erathosthenes Estimated the circumference of the earth using two sticks. 1584 English colonists sailed away from Roanoke Island, NC After failing to Establish americas first permanent settlement in...