AP Highlight in History:
On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.
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History shows on October 16th wars have started and ended in dramatic ways,
- Marie Antoinette lost her head
- John Brow raided Harper’s Ferry
- The Cubian Crises began
- The ‘hapless expansion team the New York Mets beat the powerhouse Baltimore Orioles 4 games to one to win the World Series
- Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam
- Desmond Tuti won the Nobel Peace Prize
- Louis Farrakhan led the Million Man March
- David Trimble and John Hume won the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the peace accord in Northern Ireland
- President George W. Bush sign the congressional resolution authorizing the war in Iraq
I’m listening to Casting Crowns sing Courageous. Fitting isn’t it on a day when men have stood in courage for things they believed would make the world a better place.
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What a remarkable day in history! - October 14
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Sep 14 -1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.
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Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island, N.C.
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AP Highlight in History: On Aug. 16, 1977, singer Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.
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8-1-1966 Charles Joseph Whitman shot and killed 14 people at the University of Texas before he was gunned down by police.
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Today in History 29, July 1890, Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France, at age 37
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July 19, 1969 Apollo 11, with Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins on board, went into orbit around the moon.Then on July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
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June 23, 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer."
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From Today in History.
On this day in 1775, Congress issues $2 million in bills of credit.
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Today, in 1968, Bobby Kennedy was killed. I can’t think of the day, without remembering the song, Abraham, Martin and John.
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Today marks the 123th anniversary of Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s poem, Casey At The Bat.
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With the problems facing our education systems, it is more important than every to express our appreciation for our teachers. My appreciation is not only for the work you do, but because I wasn’t willing to do it myself.
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Fifty years ago today, John F. Kennedy asked the nation to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
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If I am honest with myself, I don’t look forward to many holidays/celebrations. No matter how you try to spin events and life, these days are meant to be spent with people who are important too you. Single, these days turn into a time to be away from work and reminded of how alone you really are.
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The photo of Kent State students from 41 years ago is seared in my imagination. I was days away from graduating from High School, from launching out into life from which I had been sheltered for so long.
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Are there no secrets any more? (A blast from my past)
What does it say about our world, if in a remote place like Abbottabad, Pakistan, you can’t conduct a secret mission? You’ve heard the stories of the tweets coming from bin Laden’s neighbors who inadvertently tweeted the on-going details of the US Raid. It touched my heart that the tweeter was an IT consultant.
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The Easter bunny visited my house in 2011
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This week marked the 16th anniversary of the Oklahoma CIty bombing. I remember exactly where I was when I learned of this tragic event.
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