this day in Herstory
Posted 8/23/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Across the Pond they create horse driving lanes and abolish Slavery in their Colonies. Gasoline Alley premiers and Britain takes Hong Kong from China. Neveda nuclear testing begins and Mark David Chapman gets 20 years on the same day that Cynthia Powell married John Lennon 19 years earlier.
1617 the first one way street opens in London. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 8/22/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
U.S. Annexes New Mexico. The myth of the Loch Ness monster surfaces and the Red Cross is created at the Geneva Convention. The Victor Victrola is first manufactured. In birthdays Dorothy Parker, Diane Nyad, Maud Powell and the infamous Leni Riefenstahl . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 8/21/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
The Nat Turner Slave revolt, Lincoln and Douglas hold first debate and the Venetian Blind is patented. And of course we can''t forget the first meeting the the American Bar Association. Benny Goodman begins the Swing Era in L.A. and in birthdays Count Basie and Fritz Freeling animator...
1831 The Nat Turner slave revolt took place. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 8/20/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
A look at Sherlock Holmes, the history of the Telephone and remember the French in Algiers and the US creation of Iran-Contra. We even have the Duchess of York, Jacqueline Susanne and H.P. Lovecraft. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 8/19/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
A TVish theme: Philo Fransworth, Amos and Andy, the first Weekend kids show.and even some Russian and beauty contest History. In Birthdays, Coco Chanel, Gene Roddenberry and Michael Jackson. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 8/18/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Genghis Khan’s conquering ways ends and Mt. Versuvius erupts for the first time. Virginia Dare is the first English Child born in the New World. Eastern Airlines begins passenger service and Bush/Quayle become the 1988 Ticket. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 8/17/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Today in herstory: Gold is discovered in the Yukon, Fulton’s Steamboat begins trip up the Hudson. Leo Frank is lynched and the Wizard of OZ opens as does the trial of U2 pilot Gary Francis Powers. In Birthdays, Mae West,Samuel Goldwyn and a guy name DeNiro
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this day in Herstory
Posted 8/16/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
The Emancipation Proclamation is signed. Elvis passes, Jay Leno takes over and the eight hour day is first established by Andrew Carnegie. In birthdays, George Meany, Sarah Porter (Mrs Porter Schools) and the Material Girl has a birthday and is legally allowed to keep her name "Madonna."
1743 earliest boxing rules formulated in England ( Jack BroughtonRead More
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