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July 10Saturday
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Nikola Tesla is born
July 10, 2021 all day – Smiljan, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia) Today, Nikola Tesla turns 165 years old. Born on 10 July 1856, he may be the greatest nerd you never heard of. You should visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla to get an impression of… Organized by nerds everywhere | Type: historical, tesla
September 11Saturday
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Sept 11, Lancaster County
September 11, 2021 all day – a lonely back road Christiana Riots Sept 11, 1851 "In Christiana, Pennsylvania, a group of African Americans and white abolitionists skirmish with a Maryland posse intent on capturing four fugitive slaves hidden in… Organized by John Voris, Lead Coordinator | Type: historical, marker
September 19Sunday
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Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 19, 2021 all day – On the High Seas The Pirate Haiku Arggg. The day to be who we really want to be. Swash Bucklin' Scoundrel. talklikeapirate.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day… Organized by Rubba Dub Dub, Some guy in a Tub | Type: historical, satirical
October 11Monday
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Steve Jobs
October 11, 2021 all day – California He died October 11, 2011 Ten Years Ago and we lost a visionary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs What Jobs Really Thought About Research Jobs’ thoughts about market research: (Walter Issacs… Organized by | Type: historical
October 21Thursday
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The Aberfan Disaster in England
October 21, 2021 all day – England The Netflix series "The Crown" brought attention to the Aberfan Disaster of 1966. Disaster struck at about 9.15 on the morning of October 21, 1966, when a colliery waste tip -- a pile of mining wa… Organized by | Type: historical, disaster
November 8Monday
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The Trent Affair
November 8, 2021 all day – On the High Seas The Trent Affair Nov 8 1861 In the middle of the Civil War, two Confederate emissaries to Great Britain were detained. Claiming that the Union Navy was interfering with "their diplomatic mi… Organized by The Rebellious Southern States | Type: historical
January 6Thursday
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Diamond Jim
January 6, 2022 all day – New York It was all because of a woman named Josie. Fisk, who operated the Erie Railroad, was Stokes' "silent partner" in his oil refinery. In January 1871, Fisk arranged to have Stokes arrested for emb… Organized by John Voris, Lead Coordinator | Type: historical
January 14Friday
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Today Show premiers
January 14, 2022 from 7am to 7am – New York and Philadelphia Today Show premiered on January 14, 1952 Philadelphia's Ernie Kovaks Show was responsible for the Today Show ! "Kovacs continued the EEFMS on his morning show when he moved to WCBS in New York… Organized by Ernie Kovaks | Type: historical
February 27Sunday
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Elizabeth Taylor
February 27, 2022 all day – Hollywood Born February 27, 1932 she would be 90 years old - and still be the most beautiful woman in the world "with violet eyes to die for" Organized by | Type: historical
March 27Sunday
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Literally, the most overused word of 1937
March 27, 2022 all day – Everywhere in America in 1937 Funk listed the most overworked words for the first time, and "definitely" the most overworked in his mind was "literally" "Overusing words and phrases is not merely a 21st century phenomenon.… Organized by William J. Funk | Type: historical, words
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