Moments in Time – March 6, 2024
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On March 18, 1971, a 100-foot tsunami, caused by a massive rock avalanche that crashed into Lake Yanahuani from a height of 1,300 feet, destroyed a Peruvian mining camp ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 8, 2023
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On March 24, 1882, German scientist Robert Koch discovered the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. Regarded today as the “father of modern bacteriology,” Koch ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 23, 2021
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On July 8, 1776, a 2,000-pound copper-and-tin bell now known as the “Liberty Bell” rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 23, 2020
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On Oct. 11, 1793, the death toll from a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia hits 100. By the time it ended, 5,000 people were dead. A vaccine now prevents yellow fever ... 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 – Feb. 19, 2020
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On March 7, 1876, 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention – the telephone. Bell’s patent filing beat a similar claim ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Nov. 20, 2019
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On Dec. 4, 1783, George Washington, commanding general of the Continental Army, informs his officers that he will be resigning his commission and returning to civilian ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Jan. 9, 2019
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On Jan. 24, 1848, a millwright named James Marshall discovers gold along the banks of Sutter’s Creek in California, forever changing the course of history in the ... Continue Reading →
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