On This Day - Jan 27th - National Geographic
On this day 125 years ago (1888), The National Geographic Society (NGS) is founded in Washington, D.C. Happy Birthday!The NGS began as a club for a group of academics and wealthy patrons interested in...
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On This Day - Jan 28th - Knickerbocker Theatre Collapse
On this day 91 years ago (1922), the city of Washington, D.C. suffers it’s greatest loss of life when the roof of the 1,700 seat Knickerbocker Theatre collapsed as a result of D.C.’s biggest...
View ArticleOn This Day - Jan 29th - First Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees
On this day 77 years ago (1936), the Baseball Hall of Fame announced it first inductees. The initial class of five players included Ty Cobb (Center Fielder, Detroit Tigers, 1905–1928), Walter Johnson...
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On This Day - Jan 30th - Gandhi Assassinated
On this day 65 years ago (1948), the inspiring Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi the Indian pacifist and leader known for his non-violent freedom struggle is assassinated. Gandhi was shot while he was...
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L.A. Lakers Earl Clark at his NBA Best
Los Angeles Lakers Forward Earl Clark is playing the best basketball of his five year NBA career. Drafted with the 14thoverall pick in 2009 by the Phoenix Suns, Clark might be thought a...
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On This Day - Jan 31st - 13th Amendment Passes in Congress
On this day 148 years ago (1865), the United States Congress passes the 13thAmendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, abolishing slavery and submitting the 13th Amendment to the...
View ArticleMemphis Grizzlies Tie NBA Record
January 31, 2013In the first quarter of the National Basketball Association game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City (OKC) Thunder, the Grizzlies did not have a defensive rebound. OKC shot...
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On This Day - Feb 1st - Alexander Selkirk Rescued
On this day 304 years ago (1709), Alexander Selkirk is rescued after spending four years marooned on an uninhabited desert island. Selkirk’s story is widely viewed as the inspiration for the book...
View ArticleA Burger King Whopper – Admits to Horsemeat in U.K. Burgers
After two weeks of repeated denials, Burger King admitted that burgers and Whoppers it sold in England contained horsemeat. Burger King has over 500 outlets in the United Kingdom. When the scandal...
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On This Day - Feb 2nd - Groundhog Day
February 2, 2013On this day 126 years ago (1887), in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.Groundhog Day folklore holds that if it is cloudy when a groundhog peaks its burrow,...
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On This Day - Feb 3rd - The Day The Music Died
On this day 44 years ago (1959) Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. (“The Big Bopper”) Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa in an incident that becomes known...
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On This Day - Feb 4th - The 47 Ronin
On this day 310 years ago (1703), 46 of the 47 Ronin committed seppuku (ritual suicide) for avenging their master's death in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan.The 47 samurai were left leaderless (becoming ronin)...
View ArticleTyson Chandler Ties N.Y. Knicks Franchise Record
Chandler has 3rd 20 Rebound Night in RowTonight, the NBA New York Knicks Tyson Chandler reached 20 rebounds again. It is the 3rd straight game Chandler has hit the 20 rebound mark. He ties a N.Y....
View ArticleOn This Day - Feb 5th - Largest Ever Gold Nugget Discovered
On this day 144 years ago (1869), the largest gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", was discovered in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.The Welcome Stranger is the name given to the...
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Lakers Earl Clark - On Fire The Last 15 Games
Updated: Los Angeles Lakers Forward Earl Clark is playing the best basketball of his five year NBA career. Drafted with the 14thoverall pick in 2009 by the Phoenix Suns, Clark might be thought a...
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Lakers Earl Clark Has 3rd Straight Double-Double
Updated: Los Angeles Lakers Forward Earl Clark is playing the best basketball of his five year NBA career. Drafted with the 14thoverall pick in 2009 by the Phoenix Suns, Clark might be thought a...
View ArticleOn This Day - Feb 6th - Integrated Circuit Patented
On this day 54 years ago (1959), the first patent for an integrated circuit is filed by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments. Jack St. Clair Kilby was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 2000 for his...
View ArticleShark Becomes a Social Media Sensation
Shark Becomes a Social Media SensationFollow Mary Lee, a 16 Foot, 3,500 Pound Shark on FacebookBill Haus, Yahoo! Contributor NetworkWhere Is My "Pet" Shark?Tagged on September 12, 2012 off of Cape Cod,...
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Huge Great White Shark Approaching Bermuda
Mary Lee, a 16 foot, 3,500 pound shark now swimming off Bermuda CoastTagged on September 12, 2012 off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Mary Lee is a mature female (16 foot long and 3,456 pound) great white...
View ArticleMassive Great White Shark now just 21 miles from Bermuda
Mary Lee, a 16 foot, 3,500 pound shark now swimming off Bermuda CoastThe Bermuda Sun newspaper continues to track Mary Lee on her approach - see update:...
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