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This Day, That Year – August 29

Zoya Siddiqui   Sun 29 Aug 2021    

Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer born on this day in 1958. He was dubbed the “King of Pop” and is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the twentieth century. Did you know […]

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This Day, That Year – August 28

Zoya Siddiqui   Sat 28 Aug 2021    

The first known photograph of a tornado was taken near Howard, South Dakota on this day in 1884. Did you know that:• William Herschel discovered Saturn’s moon – Enceladus – on this day in 1789• Caleb Bradham renamed his carbonated […]

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This Day, That Year – August 27

Zoya Siddiqui   Fri 27 Aug 2021    

Tom Ford is an American fashion designer and filmmaker born on this day in 1961. Did you know that:• The first successful oil well was drilled near Titusville by Edwin Drake on this day in 1859• Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback […]

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This Day, That Year – August 26

Zoya Siddiqui   Thu 26 Aug 2021    

Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary born on this day in 1910. Did you know that:• Charles Thurber patented a typewriter on this day in 1843• Harry Houdini escaped from chains underwater at the Aquatic Park […]

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This Day, That Year – August 25

Zoya Siddiqui   Wed 25 Aug 2021    

China Anne McClain is an American actress and singer born on this day in 1998. Did you know that:• Galileo demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers on this day in 1609• The National Park Service was established by the […]

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This Day, That Year – August 24

Zoya Siddiqui   Tue 24 Aug 2021    

Chef George Crum prepared the first potato chips at Moon’s Lake House on this day in 1853. Did you know that:• Cornelius Swarthout patented a stove-top waffle iron on this day in 1869• Rupert Grint is an English actor born […]

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This Day, That Year – August 23

Zoya Siddiqui   Mon 23 Aug 2021    

Lunar Orbiter one took the first photograph of the Earth from the Moon on this day in 1966. Did you know that:• The first one-way streets opened in London on this day in 1617• Marie Ashton completed playing the piano, […]

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This Day, That Year – August 22

Zoya Siddiqui   Sun 22 Aug 2021    

The BBC began experimental regular television broadcasts on this day in 1932. Did you know that:• William Sheppard was issued a patent for his “Improved Liquid Soap” on this day in 1865• Cadillac Motor Company was founded on this day […]

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This Day, That Year – August 21

Zoya Siddiqui   Sun 22 Aug 2021    

Born on this day in 1986, Usain Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. Did you know that:• John Hampton patented Venetian blinds on this day in 1841• The first practical […]

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This Day, That Year – August 20

Zoya Siddiqui   Fri 20 Aug 2021    

Born on this day in 1890, Howard Philips (H.P.) Lovecraft was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. Did you know that:• The first commercial radio station began operating in Detroit, Michigan on this day in 1920• […]

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This Day, That Year – August 19

Zoya Siddiqui   Thu 19 Aug 2021    

Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman born on this day in 1883. Did you know that:• Dmitri Mendeleev made a solo ascent by balloon above Klin, Russia to observe an eclipse on this day in […]

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