Moments in Time – Oct. 30, 2019
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On Nov. 15, 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The ticker revolutionized the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors. ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 23, 2019
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On Nov. 6, 1528, the Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked on a low sandy island off the coast of Texas. Starving, dehydrated and desperate, he ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 16, 2019
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On Nov. 1, 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo’s finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time. After ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 9, 2019
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On Oct. 25, 1881, Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, is born in Malaga, Spain. Picasso’s work comprises more than ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 2, 2019
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On Oct. 15, 1917, Mata Hari, the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad. Mata Hari claimed to have been born in a sacred temple, but in ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Sept. 25, 2019
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On Oct. 9, 1635, religious dissident Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the General Court of Massachusetts. Williams had spoken out against ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Sept. 18, 2019
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On Oct. 2, 1780, British Major John Andre is hanged as a spy by U.S. military forces in New York. Andre, an accomplice of Benedict Arnold, was captured with incriminating ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Sept. 11, 2019
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On Sept. 27, 1540, in Rome, the Society of Jesus – a Roman Catholic missionary organization – receives its charter from Pope Paul III. The Jesuit order succeeded in ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Sept. 4, 2019
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On Sept. 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. Although headed for Virginia, stormy weather and navigational ... 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 →
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