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On this Day in History Jan 27, 2014 11:18:26 GMT -5 Sam Whitfield likes this

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January 27

1606 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators began. They were executed on January 31.
1756 - Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born.
1880 - Thomas Edison patented the electric incandescent lamp.
1888 - The National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, DC.
1977 - The Vatican reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's ban on female priests.
1981 - U.S. President Reagan greeted the 52 former American hostages released by Iran at the White House.

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"No one, I think is in my tree
I mean it must be high or low
That is you can't, you know tune in but it's alright
That is I think it's not too bad"

- "Strawberry Fields Forever" - The Beatles

JeffHamill New Member Posts: 15	On this Day in History Jan 27, 2014 20:34:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JeffHamill on Jan 27, 2014 20:34:27 GMT -5 For my radio show on Campus, I do a "Today In History" segment! It went well i think!
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Eric
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On this Day in History Jan 28, 2014 13:25:55 GMT -5

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January 28:

1521 - The Diet of Worms began, at which Protestant reformer Luther was declared an outlaw by the Roman Catholic church.

1547 - England's King Henry VIII died. He was succeeded by his 9 year-old son, Edward VI.

1878 - The first telephone switchboard was installed in New Haven, CT.

1878 - "The Yale News" was published for the first time. It was the first, daily, collegiate newspaper in the U.S.

1902 - The Carnegie Institution was established in Washington, DC. It began with a gift of $10 million from Andrew Carnegie.

1909 - The United States ended direct control over Cuba.

1980 - Singer Nick Carter (one of the five Backstreet Boys) was born

1981 - Actor Eljiah Wood was born

"No one, I think is in my tree
I mean it must be high or low
That is you can't, you know tune in but it's alright
That is I think it's not too bad"

- "Strawberry Fields Forever" - The Beatles

Eric New Member Posts: 46	On this Day in History Jan 29, 2014 13:41:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Eric on Jan 29, 2014 13:41:59 GMT -5 January 29 1964 - Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was released in the United States. I'll add more later, but for now I wanted to wish a HBD to a wonderful and hilarious film
	"No one, I think is in my tree I mean it must be high or low That is you can't, you know tune in but it's alright That is I think it's not too bad" - "Strawberry Fields Forever" - The Beatles

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