Moments in Time – July 24, 2024
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On Aug. 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan began firing 11,359 air-traffic controllers who’d gone on strike two days before, after negotiations with the federal government ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – January 24, 2023
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On Feb. 5, 1922, DeWitt and Lila Wallace self-published and marketed the first Reader’s Digest magazine, designed to provide abridged articles on a wide variety ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – January 19, 2022
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On Feb. 1, 1884, the first portion of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is published. Originally begun in 1857, it was estimated the project would take 10 years to finish. ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 3, 2020
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On June 18, 1812, the day after the Senate and the House of Representatives vote to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Jan. 15, 2020
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On Jan. 31, 1606, at Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death before his execution for ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Nov. 7, 2018
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On Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa., President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. ... Continue Reading →
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