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Tag Archives: FDR
What Happened – August 14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtgI0fMOHXg It was on this day in 1985 that Micheal Jackson bought the publishing rights to most of the Beatles’ song catalog, after outbidding Paul McCartney. Ironically enough, it was McCartney who first advised Jackson to invest in publishing rights. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1183, 1873, 1935, 1985, Beatles, David Crosby, FDR, Field and Stream, Gary Larson, Halle Berry, history, Japan, Micheal Jackson, Mila Kunis, Paul McCartney, Social Security, Steve Martin, Susan Olsen
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What Happened – July 5
It was on this day in 1937 that Hormel introduced a new canned luncheon meat that didn’t require refrigeration. Made up of pork shoulders and scrap ham, it was originally simply called “Spiced Ham” but the company wanted a more catchier name. A contest … Continue reading
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Tagged 1295, 1865, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1996, 2009, Auld Alliance, Bill Watterson, Dolly the sheep, Edie Falco, England, FDR, history, Hormel, Huey Lewis, Jimmy Crespo, labor, Marc Cohn, Michael Monarch, Robbie Robertson, Roger Federer, Salvation Army, Shirley Knight, Spam
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What Happened – June 22
It was on this day in 1633 that Galileo said that the Earth was the center of the Universe. He didn’t actually believe this, but rather the Catholic Inquisition had found him guilty of heresy for teaching that the Earth revolved around the Sun and his recantation was part of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1633, 1718, 1835, 1898, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1970, 2004, 217 BC, Bobby Gillespie, Catholic Church, Cyndi Lauper, David Lander, Donald Faison, Egypt, FDR, France, Galileo, Germany, GI Bill, history, Index of Prohibited Books, Inquisition, Kodak, Kris Kristofferson, Lindsay Wagner, Meryl Streep, Soviet Union, Todd Rundgren, train, USMC, voting, War
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