Moments in Time – December 7, 2022
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On Dec. 23, 1672, Italian astronomer, mathematician and engineer Giovanni Domenico Cassini discovered Rhea (originally christened Sidera Lodoicea), the second largest ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – November 11, 2020
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On Nov. 28, 1582, William Shakespeare, 18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license in Stratford-upon-Avon. Six months later, Anne gives birth ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 4, 2020
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On March 22, 1765, in an effort to raise funds to pay off debts, the British government passes the Stamp Act. It levied a direct tax on all materials printed for commercial ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Aug. 28, 2019
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On Sept. 10, 1608, English adventurer John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia – the first permanent English settlement in North America. Smith ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Dec. 27, 2018
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On Jan. 13, 1128, Pope Honorius II sanctions the military order known as the Knights Templar, founded in 1118, declaring it to be an army of God. The Templars protected ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Dec. 5, 2018
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On Dec. 18, 1620, the British ship Mayflower docks at modern-day Plymouth, Mass., and its passengers prepare to begin their new settlement, Plymouth Colony. By spring, ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 7, 2018
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On March 25, 1774, the British Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, closing the port and demanding that the city’s residents pay for the nearly $1 ... Continue Reading →
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