Moments in Time – June 20, 2018
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On July 7, 1797, for the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives votes to impeach a federal officer. Sen. William Blount of Tennessee is charged with “a ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 13, 2018
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On June 27, 1829, English scientist James Smithson dies, leaving behind a will with a peculiar footnote. Smithson decreed that the whole of his fortune would ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 6, 2018
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On June 22, 1611, the starving crew of the Discovery mutinies against its captain, English navigator Henry Hudson, and sets him, his teenage son and seven ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 31, 2018
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On June 17, 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, arrives in New York Harbor packed in more than 200 cases. The copper ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 23, 2018
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On June 6, 1683, The Ashmolean, the world’s first university museum, opens in Oxford, England. Today, the collection at the Ashmolean Museum of Art ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 16, 2018
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On May 30, 1593, playwright Christopher Marlowe, 29, is killed in a tavern brawl. Marlowe, a compatriot of Shakespeare, was nearly denied his master’s ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 2, 2018
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On May 18, 1861, an obscure California newspaper casts first lady Mary Todd Lincoln in an unflattering light, saying she took it upon herself to appoint ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – April 18, 2018
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On April 30, 1933, Willie Nelson is born into a family of Texas musicians. He penned his first song at age 7. Years later he wrote “Funny How Time Slips ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – April 12, 2018
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On April 25, 1859, at Port Said, Egypt, ground is broken for the Suez Canal, an artificial waterway intended to stretch 101 miles across the Isthmus of Suez. ... Continue Reading →
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