this day in Herstory
Posted 9/17/2011 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Boston is founded, as is The Freedman’s Bureau which opens a school. Also the NFL is formed. Meanwhile, in Okeechobee, Florida 2,500 people drown from a hurricane and on TV the fugitive, Bewitched and Mission Impossible premier. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 9/16/2011 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Shawmut becomes the City of Boston. Molly Pitcher becomes a legend, General Motors is founded, and the beginning of Public TV. Maria Callas dies but psychologist Karen Horney is born, along with Lauren Bacall and Bessy Myerson the first Jewish Miss America 984Read More
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this day in Herstory
Posted 9/15/2011 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
The Mayflower departs from England. Central America declares independence from Spain. The 1 st Woman is ordained a US minister. And Wilbur Wright makes his first flight. The Swatsika becomes the official symbol of Nazi Germany. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 9/14/2011 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
The coming of the Gregorian Calendar . Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner and the first Dept. Store opens in Manhattan . Pres. Mckinley dies after being shot. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 9/13/2011 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Today in Chocolate: Chiang Kai-Shek becomes President of old China. Margaret Chase Smith becomes first woman to serve in both houses of Congress and the LPGA is formed. It’s also the premiere of the Rockford Files and The Outer Limits. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 9/12/2011 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Today in Herstory: Kruschev becomes head of the Communist Party, lassie makes her debut on TV, as does Howdy Doody and Bonanza and the Monkees. JFK Marries Jackie, Ann Meyers is cut by the Indiana Pacers. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 9/11/2011 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Henry Hudson Discovers Manhattan. The first comic strip debuts. An electric bus line opens in L.A. and the first Traffic light in SF. The Miss America contest is televised for the first time and BART service begins in SF. . . . .
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this day in Herstory
Posted 9/10/2011 - DB Metzger | 0 comment(s)
Today we learn about Empress Matilda from the 11 th Centure, John Smith in Jamestown and Mary Wollstonecraft, grandmother of Frankenstein. It’s also the anniversary of Swanson’s first TV dinner and the premiere of Gunsmoke. . . . .
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