Moments in Time – December 13, 2023
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On Dec. 25, 1868, President Andrew Johnson offered amnesty to all Confederate soldiers with Proclamation 179. It was the fourth order of its kind, with earlier agreements ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – December 7, 2023
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On Dec. 18, 1966, Dr. Seuss’s popular book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” was made into an animated TV special narrated by well-known horror movie ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – November 29, 2023
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On Dec. 11, 2008, Bernie Madoff, the founder and chairman of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, was arrested and subsequently convicted of fraud for the multi-billion-dollar ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – November 15, 2023
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On Nov. 27, 2017, eight donkeys were released from jail after four days’ imprisonment for the crime of eating expensive saplings in the Jalaun district of Uttar ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – November 8, 2023
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On Nov. 20, 1998, the first module of the International Space Station, Zarya (“Dawn”), was launched. Russian-built and American-owned, its name signified ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – November 1, 2023
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On Nov. 13, 1985, the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupted in the late evening and caused volcanic mudflows that flooded the city of Armero, killing 25,000 residents. ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – October 25, 2023
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On Nov. 6, 1869, Rutgers beat Princeton, then known as the College of New Jersey, 6-4 in the first college football game. Played with a soccer ball before roughly 100 ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – October 18, 2023
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On Oct. 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated Tsar Bomba, or Big Ivan, over the Mityushikha Bay test range on the Novaya Zemlya Island in the Arctic Circle. The unique, ... Continue Reading →
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