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| 07/01/06 Quote of the Day Only a fool tests the water with both feet. African proverb |
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| On this Date in History 1847 The first US postage stamps go on sale. 1862 President Lincoln appoints Isaac Newton the Secretary of Agriculture. 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. |
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| Born on This Date 1899 Charles Laughton 1916 Olivia de Havilland 1961 Lady Diane Spencer (Princess Di) |
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| 07/02/06 Quote of the Day Bad news rides a fast horse. Cowboy saying |
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| On this Date in History 1937 Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear while flying over the Pacific Ocean 1867 First elevated railroad in the United States begins service in New York City 1881 President Garfield is shot by Charles J. Guiteau. |
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| Born on This Date 1894 Walter Brennan 1947 Luci Baines Johnson Nugent Turpin 1937 Richard Petty |
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| 07/03/06 Quote of the Day Before you insult someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then when you call them something, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. Unknown |
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| On this Date in History 1775 George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg ends. 1930 The Veterans Administration created. |
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| Born on This Date 1925 Tony Curtis 1962 Tom Cruise 1943 Geraldo Rivera |
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| 07/04/06 Quote of the Day Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. Ansel Adams |
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| On this Date in History 1776 Declaration of Independence – the colonies proclaim independence from Britain. 1802 The United States Military Academy officially opens at West Point, New York. 1883 Buffalo Bill Cody presents his First Wild West Show in North Platte, Nebraska. |
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| Born on This Date 1872 Calvin Coolidge 1878 George M Cohan 1900 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong |
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| 07/05/06 Quote of the Day It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way. Aristotle |
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| On this Date in History 1687 Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England 1937 Joe DiMaggio's 1st grand slammer 1986 Nancy Reagan cuts red, white & blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty |
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| Born on This Date 1810 Phineas Taylor Barnum (Barnum & Bailey) 1904 Milburn Stone ("Doc" from Gunsmoke) 1928 Warren Oates |
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| 07/06/06 Quote of the Day The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. Friedrich Nietzsche |
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| On this Date in History 1699 Captain William Kidd is arrested in Boston 1964 The Beatles' movie "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London 1958 Alaska becomes the 49th state in the Union |
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| Born on This Date 1747 John Paul Jones 1918 Sebastian Cabot 1946 Sylvester Stallone |
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| 07/07/06 Quote of the Day All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse. Benjamin Franklin |
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| On this Date in History 1846 US annexes California (1898 US annexes Hawaii) 1863 1st military draft in the US (exemptions cost $100 each) 1980 Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female nominated to the Supreme Court |
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| Born on This Date 1887 Marc Chagall 1922 Pierre Cardin 1927 Carl (Doc) Severinson |
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| 07/08/06 Quote of the Day By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates |
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| On this Date in History 1870 Congress authorizes registration of Trademarks 1889 Wall Street Journal begins publishing 1950 General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief of the UN forces in Korea |
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| Born on This Date 1839 John D Rockefeller 1918 Nelson Mandela 1951 Anjelica Huston |
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| 07/09/06 Quote of the Day Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. Albert Einstein |
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| On this Date in History 1595 Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe and changes astronomy and physics forever. 1951 President Harry Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war with Germany. 1956 Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of the American Bandstand TV show. |
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| Born on This Date 1928 Vince Edwards 1932 Donald Rumsfeld 1938 Brian Dennehy |
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| 07/10/06 Quote of the Day The tired and thirsty prospector threw himself down at the edge of the watering hole and started to drink. But then he looked around and saw skulls and bones everywhere. "Uh-oh," he thought. "This watering hole is reserved for skeletons." Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey (Saturday Night Live) |
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| On this Date in History 1850 Vice President Fillmore becomes President following Zachary Taylor's death 1890 Wyoming becomes the 44th state 1951 Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong |
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| Born on This Date 1856 Nikola Tesla (The physicist who developed alternating current: AC electricity.) 1920 David Brinkley 1926 Fred Gwynne |
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| 07/11/06 Quote of the DayPersonally I stay away from natural foods. At my age I need all the preservatives I can get. George Burns |
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| On this Date in History 1804 Vice President Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel. 1944 An assassin makes an attempt on Hitler's life 1914 Babe Ruth made his major league baseball debut pitching for the Boston Red Sox. |
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| Born on This Date 1767 President John Quincy Adams 1915 Yul Brynner 1953 Leon Spinks |
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| 07/12/06 Quote of the Day When the human race has once acquired a superstition, nothing short of death is ever likely to remove it. Mark Twain |
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| On this Date in History 1543 England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr, his 6th and final wife. 1909 The 16th Amendment is approved – the power to tax incomes. 1984 Geraldine Ferraro, New York, became the first female, major-party Vice-presidential candidate. |
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| Born on This Date 100 BC Julius Caesar Roman Emperor 1817 Henry David Thoreau 1908 Milton Berle |
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| 07/13/06 Quote of the Day Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. Confucius |
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| On this Date in History 1881 Billy the Kid is shot to death 1960 John F. Kennedy is nominated for presidency 1977 The 25-hour long New York City blackout occurs |
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| Born on This Date 1940 Patrick Stewart 1942 Harrison Ford 1946 Cheech Marin |
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| 07/14/06 Quote of the Day He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. Friedrich Nietzsche |
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| On this Date in History 1789 Bastille Day – the citizens of Paris stormed Bastille prison 1865 First ascent of the Matterhorn 1951 First color telecast of a sporting event: CBS aired a horse race |
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| Born on This Date 1910 William Hanna (Hanna-Barbera Cartoons) 1912 Woodrow Wilson "Woodie" Guthrie 1913 Gerald R. Ford |
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| 07/15/06 Quote of the Day An Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they haven't been done before. Mark Twain |
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| On this Date in History 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte is captured. 1869 Margarine is patented in Paris, France - for exclusive use by the French Navy . 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends US troops into Lebanon, where they remain for 3 months. |
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| Born on This Date 1606 Rembrandt van Rijn 1925 Phil Carey 1946 Linda Ronstadt |
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