herstory this day
Posted 3/8/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Welcome to International Women’s day. It’s also a great day for Naval Battles, invasions, and a return to the good old days of the Evil Empire. The goodyear blimp flys for the first time and in Birthdays, Georgy Girl. . . . .
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herstory this day
Posted 3/7/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
There’s Martyrdom in ancient Carthage , The great compromise to preserve the Union , Bloody Sunday to preserve segregation in the South. And changing the filibuster rule in 1975 to quash civil rights legislation. . . . .
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herstory this day
Posted 3/6/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Today in Herstory: Poe flunks out of West Point. The Supremes rule on Dred Scott. Birdseye made history by freezing vegetables. FDR creates a Bank Holiday to stem the Banking crisis, Ayn Rand dies and Larry Flynt is shot. . . . .
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herstory this day
Posted 3/5/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Today in Herstory: In old Virginia, legislation is passed on who gets whipped and who doesn’t. Fighting for neonatal health in 1930’s Chicago. In 1933 the Nazi party wins 44% of the vote. Patsy Cline takes her last plane ride. . . . .
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herstory this day
Posted 3/4/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Herstory today: The original Mothers Day is cele brated in 17 th Century England. William Penn is granted a charter and Francis Perkins becomes the first woman cabinet member. It’s also the birthday of Rebecca Gratz who is rumored to be the inspiration for Rebecca, in Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe. . . . .
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herstory this day
Posted 3/3/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Taxes, Child Labor and the creation of the Civil Service system. Did you know there was an excess profits tax against war profiteering? Belvah Lockwood appears before the Supreme Court and Anne Sullivan begins to teach Helen Keller. . . . .
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herstory this day
Posted 3/2/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Texas gains Independence, disputed elections, French Impressionism, Kong is King at Radio City and Casablanca wins big at the Academy Awards. The first weekly news magazine debuts, as does a national Highway system. . . . .
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herstory this day
Posted 3/1/2010 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
It’s Women’s History (Herstory) Month. We bring you the feast of Juno. Marietta Holley, known as the female Mark Twain. Yellowstone Park is created, K-Mart opens and we bring you the origin of "two cents worth". And it's also the day that the "Peace Corp" headed by Sargent Shriver was signed into law. . . . .
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