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Thomas A. Edison

This Day in History, February 1

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On February 1st, 1893, Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio (West Orange, New Jersey).

Design of the Explorer

This Day in History, January 31

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On January 31st, 1958, the Explorer I was launched, becoming the first successful American satellite to be launched into orbit.

Menai Suspension Bridge

This Day in History, January 30

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On January 30th, 1826, the Menai Suspension Bridge was opened.

USS Missouri

This Day in History, January 29

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On January 29th, 1944, the battleship USS Missouri was launched.

Crew of the Challenger

This Day in History, January 28

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On January 28th, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch.

Drawing of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot

This Day in History, January 27

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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermination camp where over a million people, predominantly Jews, were murdered during World War II. Commemorations are taking place at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial in Poland, attended by survivors, world leaders, and dignitaries ...Read more

Propaganda issued during the Rum Rebellion

This Day in History, January 26

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On January 26th, 1808, the Rum Rebellion took place in Australia.

Opportunity on Mars (artist's concept)

This Day in History, January 25

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On January 25th, 2004, the Opportunity rover landed on Mars.

The first Macintosh computer

This Day in History, January 24

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On January 24th, 1984, the Apple Macintosh went on sale for the first time.

Georgetown College from above

This Day in History, January 23

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On January 23rd, 1789, Georgetown College became the first Catholic college in the United States.

Bloody Sunday

This Day in History, January 22

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On January 22nd, 1905, Bloody Sunday took place in in St. Petersburg.

Concorde in flight

This Day in History, January 21

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On January 21st, 1976, the first commercial Concorde flight took off.

19th centuary painting of Westminster Hall.

This Day in History, January 20

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On January 20th, 1265, the English Parliament met in the Palace of Westminster for the first time.

Portrait of Henry V

This Day in History, January 19

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On January 19th, 1419, Rouen surrendered to Henry V during the Hundred Years' War.

Attendees of the Paris Peace Conference

This Day in History, January 18

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On January 18th, 1919, the Paris Peace Conference opened in Versailles.

Artist's rendering of the First Battle of the Stronghold

This Day in History, January 17

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On January 17th, 1873, the First Battle of the Stronghold took place.

American Pavilion, designed by Fuller

This Day in History, January 16

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On January 16th, 1970, Buckminster Fuller received a gold medal from the American Institute of Architects.

British Museum

This Day in History, January 15

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On January 15th, 1759, the British Museum opened.

Clarinet

This Day in History, January 14

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On January 14th, 1690, the clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany.

Accordion

This Day in History, January 13

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On January 13th, 1854, Anthony Faas patented the accordion.

 

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