Moments in Time – August 26, 2020
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On Sept. 10, 1813, in the first unqualified defeat of a British naval squadron in history, U.S. Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry leads a fleet of nine American ships to victory ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – August 19, 2020
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On Sept. 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London breaks out in the house of King Charles II’s baker near London Bridge. When the Great Fire finally was extinguished on ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – August 12, 2020
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On Aug. 30, 30 B.C., Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – July 29, 2020
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On Aug. 13, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock is born in London. His innovative mastery of suspense made him one of the most popular and influential filmmakers of the 20th century. ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – July 22, 2020
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On Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, creates the “Badge for Military Merit,” a decoration consisting of a purple, ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – July 15, 2020
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On Aug. 2, 1876, “Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the American West, is murdered in Deadwood, South Dakota. Hickok was playing cards with his ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – July 8, 2020
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On July 20, 1865, Pierre Lallement, a Frenchman, arrives in the United States carrying the plans and components for the first modern bicycle. Although he built and patented ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – July 1, 2020
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On July 14, 1798, Congress passes the Sedition Act. The act permitted the prosecution of individuals who voiced or printed what the government deemed to be malicious remarks ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 24, 2020
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On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer suburb of London. Twenty-one amateurs ... Continue Reading →
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