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| Jul 24 @ 2:01 PM |
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Blackeye
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Spotlight: Simón Bolívar, known as "the Liberator" of much of South America, was born on this date in 1783. Bolívar envisioned an Andean empire the length of South America, and saw himself as the one who could lead the fight to achieve this. He eventually liberated the nations which became Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and — the land named for him — Bolivia. Bolívar served as president of both Colombia (1821-1830) and Peru (1823-29); a better liberator than ruler, he was forced to resign in 1830. He died just a few months later.
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| Jul 27 @ 4:02 AM |
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Blackeye
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telegraph: transatlantic cable linked US and Europe; the cord shortened communication time from days to minutes (1866)
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| Jul 28 @ 5:39 AM |
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Peru: declared independence from Spain (1821)
A country of western South America on the Pacific Ocean. Inhabited since at least the 9th millennium B.C., it was the center of an Incan empire established after the 12th century A.D. The Spanish under Pizarro conquered the empire in 1533 and set up in 1542 the viceroyalty of Peru, which at one time included Panama and all of Spanish South America except Venezuela. Peru achieved full independence from Spain in 1824. Lima is the capital and the largest city. Population: 28,700,000
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| Jul 29 @ 9:06 AM |
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Blackeye
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Spanish Armada: was defeated by the English, led by Sir Francis Drake (1588)
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Lady Di: married Prince Charles at St. Paul's Cathedral in London (1981)
Born: 14 November 1948
Birthplace: London, England
Best Known As: The next king of Great Britain
Name at birth: Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor
The eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles is the heir to the British throne. He was born to Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1948, a year after their marriage and four years before Elizabeth became queen. Charles was made Prince of Wales in 1958 and served as a pilot and commander in the Royal Navy from 1971-76. In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer in one of the century's grandest royal weddings. The match proved a bad one; the couple separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996, the year before Diana's untimely death in a Paris auto crash. The union produced "the heir and a spare," Prince William (born 1982) and Prince Henry (also called Harry, born 1984). After Diana's death, Charles acknowledged having had a lengthy relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles. After a period of unofficial companionship, the two were married in a civil ceremony on 9 April 2005. Charles is known as a keen outdoorsman who enjoys polo and hunting and is active in environmental issues. Charles also has a special interest in architecture and has been an outspoken (and controversial) critic of much modern architecture in Britain.
The date of Charles's marriage to Parker-Bowles was first set for April 8th, but was moved to April 9th after the funeral of Pope John Paul II also was planned for the 8th... Charles's aunt Princess Margaret also had royal marital difficulties, and was the first immediate royal family member to be divorced since Henry ViII... According to the website of the royal family, Charles was created Prince of Wales in 1958 but was not formally invested until a 1969 ceremony at Caernarfon Castle in Wales.  
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| Jul 30 @ 4:43 AM |
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Blackeye
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Baltimore: port town and industrial center was founded (1729)
Baltimore's fortuitous location on the northern Chesapeake Bay has been at the heart of its social and economic development. Farther inland than other eastern seaport, the city is convenient to landlocked areas. Water-related industry quickly developed around Baltimore harbor, and when tracks for the nation's first railroad were laid there in 1829, the thriving port city increased both its accessibility to other cities and its attractiveness to immigrants and investors.
Through careful city planning and cooperation between public and private investors, Baltimore has entered the ranks of America's "comeback cities" in recent years. Its downtown business district has been transformed into a mecca of sparkling new hotels, retail centers, and office buildings. But Baltimore has not wholly exchanged its traditional working-class image for high-technology polish. Many of its urban renewal programs focus on the preservation or renovation of historical buildings and neighborhoods amidst new construction. For example, its wildly popular Oriole Park at Camden Yards offers state-of-the-art amenities in a turn-of-the-century style baseball stadium. Nicknamed the "charmed city," Baltimore has become a top tourist destination.
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| Jul 31 @ 8:12 AM |
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Blackeye
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(1)....Trinidad: island in the Caribbean was discovered by Christopher Columbus (1498)
(2).....Christchurch: became the first New Zealand city to be chartered (1856)
(3).....NYSE: closed due to the outbreak of World War I, but opened again four months later to help the war effort by selling bonds (1914)
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| Aug 1 @ 7:32 AM |
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Blackeye
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slavery: was abolished in the British Empire (1834)
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| Aug 6 @ 1:15 PM |
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electric chair: was first used as method of execution, on murderer William Kemmler at Auburn Prison in New York (1890)
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| Aug 8 @ 8:19 AM |
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Blackeye
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Great Train Robbery: 15 thieves stole more than £2m. from a London-bound traveling post office after stopping the train with a false red signal in Buckinghamshire (1963)
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| Aug 12 @ 3:37 PM |
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Blackeye
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Chicago: the Windy City was founded with a population of 350 (1833)
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| Aug 13 @ 2:07 PM |
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taxicabs: first appeared on the streets of New York City (1907)
Berlin: was divided by barbed wire, which soon became the Berlin Wall (1961)
Mexico City: city then known as Tenochtitlán fell to Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, along with the entire Aztec Empire (1521)
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| Aug 16 @ 8:10 AM |
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Blackeye
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Sports Illustrated: largest US weekly sports magazine was first published by Time Inc., with Milwaukee Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews on the cover (1954)
Cyprus: was granted independence from Britain (1960)
Joseph Kittinger: USAF pilot set records for a parachute jump, including fastest speed by a person through the atmosphere — 614 mph/988 kph (1960)
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| Aug 18 @ 1:38 PM |
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Blackeye
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19th Amendment: was ratified, giving US women the right to vote (1920
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| Aug 25 @ 6:57 AM |
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Happy birthday to Sean Connery, who turns 78 today. The Scottish actor was the first to play James Bond in the movies, and — even though he has worked strenuously to prove that he can portray characters very different from the superspy — to many, he remains the consummate Bond. Connery was a high school dropout who worked as a milkman, coffin polisher and male model (he placed third in the tall man's division of 1953's Mr. Universe competition) before he auditioned for, and won, his first stage role, as a chorus member in South Pacific. The positive experience sparked his interest in pursuing a career in acting. In 1987, Connery received an Academy Award for his role as patrolman Jimmy Malone in The Untouchables.
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| Aug 28 @ 11:36 AM |
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Forty-five years ago today, more than 200,000 supporters of civil rights gathered on the Mall in Washington, DC. This was the culmination of their March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and they waited to hear what would go down in American history as one of the greatest speeches ever given. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, said, "I have a dream"; he spoke of a time when people of all colors would live together in peace and harmony. Forty years later, almost to the day, an inscription in the granite leading up to the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated, commemorating Dr. King's speech.
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| Sep 1 @ 3:49 PM |
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World War II: the largest war in history began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland (1939)
Titanic: the wreck of the luxury liner was found on the North Atlantic ocean floor 73 years after she sank (1985)
Beslan: Chechen terrorists took over a Russian school; hundreds were killed during the three-day standoff (2004)
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| Sep 3 @ 8:11 AM |
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Blackeye
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Born: 8 September 1157
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: 6 April 1199 (killed in battle)
Best Known As: Richard the Lion-Hearted
King of England from 1189 to 1199, Richard was called "Lionheart" (in French, Coeur de Lion) for his fighting skill and bravery. The son of battling spouses Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II, Richard was crowned king on 3 September 1189 after defeating his father with the aid of his mother. He joined the Third Crusade in 1190, campaigning in the Holy Land; he conquered Messina and Cyprus and then fought to a truce with the Muslim commander Saladin. During this time his brother John connived with Phillip II of France to usurp Richard's throne. Hearing of the plot, Richard tried to return to England but was waylaid in Austria and imprisoned by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI. Richard finally returned to England in 1194 to defeat John and regain control of the throne. Richard died in France five years later, having spent less than a year of his decade-long reign in the British Isles; John claimed the throne and remained king until his own death in 1216.
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The Treaty of Paris, signed on 3 September 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War and represented a major diplomatic triumph for the young nation. Following the decisive victory of the American and French forces at the Battle of Yorktown (1781), the British recognized that they could not defeat the rebellious colonists on the battlefield. After a change of government brought in a ministry devoted to ending the conflict, the British opened talks with the delegates from the Continental Congress: John Adams, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin. The Americans declined the guidance of their French allies and negotiated their own settlement, signing the initial articles on 30 November 1782. The final document was agreed to by all parties in September 1783. The treaty recognized the independence of the United States, generously fixed its western boundary at the Mississippi River (a move that doubled the size of the United States), and gave the new country fishing rights off Newfoundland. The United States agreed to terminate reprisals against loyalists and to return their property.
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| Nov 6 @ 7:23 AM |
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Blackeye
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The scene of devastation in Birmingham after a bomb went off in a City Centre pub in 1974.
It was a story that was to dominate the news for many months, and indeed the years that followed. Even today the repercussions and incriminations refuse to go away.
The seventies were also the years when Red Robbo (alias Derek Robinson) became almost as familiar a figure on Midlands Today as Tom Coyne! As a leading trade union official at British Leyland's Longbridge works he was rarely off the screen during the troubled times at the Birmingham car plant.
Crime and disorder have also featured heavily; in 1975 the nationwide search for the murderer nicknamed the Black Panther dominated both the local and national news. Donald Nielson was eventually convicted and given five life sentences for the murder of Lesley Whittle, whose body was found in Staffordshire.
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| Nov 17 @ 2:11 PM |
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Blackeye
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Ever wonder where x-rays got their mysterious name? When Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen first wrote about them, he called them "a new kind of ray" and designated them as "x" to indicate the unknown. He resisted efforts to name them after himself (they are, however, known as roentgen rays in many languages) but was rewarded in 1901 with the Nobel Prize in Physics, the first one ever awarded. The rays are similar to visible light but with a much shorter wavelength. A huge and immediate boon to medicine, they also caused burns and cancer until it was realized that protective measures were needed. Roentgen first came across x-rays in his laboratory on this date in 1895.
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