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On This Day: The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
11/11 (1620): The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
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On This Day: Slavery is abolished in the State of New York.
7/4 (1827): Slavery is abolished in the State of New York.
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On This Day: The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.
1/20 (1649): The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.
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On This Day: Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
10/31 (1913): Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
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Elegy
BEHOLD the blessings of a lucky lot! My play is _damned_, and Lady Noel _not_.
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George Gordon, Lord ByronShort14 words
Fame's Boys and Girls, who never die
Fame's Boys and Girls, who never die
And are too seldom born --
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Emily DickinsonShort12 words
On This Day: Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.
2/12 (1541): Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.
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On This Day: The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
12/24 (1868): The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
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On This Day: The Southern Nigeria Protectorate is established within the British Empire.
1/1 (1901): The Southern Nigeria Protectorate is established within the British Empire.
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On This Day: Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
7/4 (1534): Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
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On This Day: Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
4/9 (1991): Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
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On This Day: The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.
12/24 (1800): The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.
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On This Day: Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia.
7/20 (1799): Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia.
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On This Day: The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
11/11 (1926): The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
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On This Day: California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
7/20 (1940): California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
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On This Day: The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
10/12 (2012): The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
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My life has been the poem
My life has been the poem I would have writ,
But I could not both live and utter it.
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Henry David ThoreauShort18 words
On This Day: The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
7/20 (1903): The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
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On This Day: Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings.
3/15 (2019): Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings.
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On This Day: Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
7/4 (1950): Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
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On This Day: Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
6/19 (1961): Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
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On This Day: The Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
11/9 (1791): The Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
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On This Day: First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
7/4 (1927): First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
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On This Day: Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
12/25 (1809): Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
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