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I Think Im Gonna Take a Break
I think im gonna stop the This Day in History posts for a while. I’ll be back soon Jer… more →
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Quote of the Day!
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This Day In History: Sally Ride Becomes America's First Woman in Space
wrote 13 hours ago: (Credit: NASA) It was 30 years ago today that astronaut Sally Ride became America’s first woma … more →
Episode 44: "Long Island Dick Pic"
wrote 2 days ago: Emily is back and feeling better this week. She and the boys discuss hashtags on Facebook, true fact … more →
This Day in History: West Virginia v. Barnette
wrote 3 days ago: The case is made difficult not because the principles of its decision are obscure but because the fl … more →
2nd Battle of Winchester, Virginia
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wrote 4 days ago: Today is Flag Day, but 150 years ago, leading up the historic battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, th … more →
This Day in History: Loving v. Virginia
wrote 6 days ago: These statutes also deprive the Lovings of liberty without due process of law in violation of the Du … more →
This Day in Campus History
wrote 1 week ago: Traditionally, the summer months for Ricks Academy were a time for summer vacation so few events wer … more →
This Day In History - June 1, 1967
wrote 2 weeks ago: “It was 20 years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play” Wow. What can you say ab … more →
Quote of the Day
wrote 2 weeks ago: Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody. Samuel Pepys May 31, 1669: As a … more →
May 29, 1903: Bob "Forest History" Hope was Born
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wrote 2 weeks ago: On this date in 1903, Bob “Forest History” Hope was born in London, England. His career … more →
This Day in History -- May 29th
wrote 2 weeks ago: 60 years ago today, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to summit Mount Ev … more →
This Day In History - May 24, 1988
wrote 3 weeks ago: 25 years ago today I walked into a music store in Palatine, Illinois and picked up a brand new casse … more →
Slow Day in the Civil War
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wrote 3 weeks ago: 150 years ago today, May 24, 1863, seems to have been a slow day in the Civil War. That day both sid … more →
May 24 - This Day in History
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Signals From History
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wrote 3 weeks ago: May 22, 1942: In an exercise conducted in a forest outside Mielec, Poland, Gestapo agents “cas … more →
Is it Time to Share That Story Stuck in a Drawer?
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wrote 3 weeks ago: “Is it Time to Share That Story Stuck in the Drawer?” by Linda Martin Andersen “A … more →
May 22 - This Day in History
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May 21 - This Day in History
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Episode 40: "Go Fitch Yourself"
wrote 1 month ago: Discussed today is The Bluenose Marathon, Chris Hadfield’s awesomeness, Hal-Con 2013, Andy Bus … more →
