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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 21:06
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023
On this day...1810-Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (National Day)1946-Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan1949-Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai1950-Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC1951 New York Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)1961-JFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade1962-U.S. unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week1969-Sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup1983-"Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released1983-First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed1983-Fire in Nassermeer ...
Today in History | 2023-05-24 17:00
Strike up the banned
Cartoon | 2023-05-23 16:40
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023
On this day...1884-Ringling Brothers circus premieres1929-General Feng Yu-xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-shek Government1934-Military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria1939-Churchill signs British-Russian anti-Nazi pact1943-Berlin is declared "Judenrien" (free of Jews)1951-U.N. begins counter offensive in Korea1960-Belgian parliament requires rest day for self employed1967-U.S. bombs Hanoi1967-USSR ratifies treaty with England & US banning nuclear weapons in space1982-Sophia Loren jailed in Naples for tax evasion1994-Omar Sharif suffers a mild heart attack1994-Tennis star...
Today in History | 2023-05-18 17:00
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023
1911-Remains of a Neanderthal man found in Jersey UK 1965-Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam
Today in History | 2023-05-15 17:00
FRIDAY, May 05, 2023
1920-U.S. President Wilson makes Communist Labor Party illegal 1926-Sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith"
Today in History | 2023-05-04 16:00
1,000 won breakfast
When the news of expanding the “1,000 won breakfast” offer at colleges rode the airwaves recently, a memory flashed back to me from 1987. As a freshman in college in Seoul, the chance to eat out at affordably priced canteens and eateries outside was a newfound joy.
Columns | 2023-05-03 16:57
THURSDAY, May 04, 2023
1878-Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House 1923-Bloody street battles between Nazis, socialist & police in Vienna
Today in History | 2023-05-03 16:00
Grammar
Rules or principles that describe grammar began to be taught as one of the subjects in primary and secondary schools in the United States around the year 1842.
Thoughts of the Times | 2023-04-24 16:35
Transit agencies recorded announcements with some very devoted riders ― children with autism
People with autism spectrum disorder can present so differently that a common refrain is: “If you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism.” Yet, there are often startling similarities.
Tribune Service | 2023-04-20 17:00
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023
On this day...1861-Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports (Civil War)1932-President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week1948-Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China1960-Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs1967-U.S. Surveyor III lands on Moon1971-Sierra Leone becomes a republic (National Day)1975-India launches first satellite with help of USSR1993-Branch Dividians/FBI 51 day standoff in Waco TX ends with the deaths of 4 FBI Agents and numerous deaths from suicide of the cult members1993-Fire in psychiatric institute in South Korea, kills 40...
Today in History | 2023-04-18 17:00
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