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Daily Run Down 02/06/2012

Wayne — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:15:16 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

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Wayne — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:16 +0000

Here is this week’s Daily Run Down: Historical Edition.

In 62, An Earthquake strikes Pompeii.
In 1725, American lawyer and patriot James Otis is born.
In 1778, South Carolina becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
In 1840, Hiram Stevens Maxim, American Inventor, is born.
In 1869, The Largest Gold nugget in history is found in Australia.
In 1881, Scottish Writer and historian Thomas Carlyle dies.
In 1900, The United States and United Kingdom sign a treaty for the Panama Canal.
In 1900, Adlai Stevenson, 31st Governor of Illinois is born.
In 1914, William S. Burroughs, American Author, is born.
In 1918, Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane to claim the first aerial victory by the U.S. Military.
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes plan to enlarge the United States Supreme Court.
In 1958, A hydrogen Bomb is lost by the US Air Force.
In 1971, Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
In 1988, Manuel Noriega is indicted for drug smuggling.
In 2011, English Author Brian Jacques dies.

Look for more current news tomorrow and another historical Daily Run Down next week.

Wayne — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:15:28 +0000

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Wayne — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:15:41 +0000

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Wayne — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:16:52 +0000

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Wayne — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:34 +0000

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Wayne — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:16:23 +0000

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Wayne — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:17:47 +0000

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Wayne — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:16:23 +0000

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Wayne — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:33 +0000

Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 904, Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy.
In 1678, Tsar Alexis I of Russia dies.
In 1717, British military leader Jeffrey Amherst is born.
In 1737, Thomas Paine, American Patriot, is born.
In 1754, Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland, Ohio, is born.
In 1820. King George III of the United Kingdom dies.
In 1834, President Andrew Jackson uses soliders to suppress a labor dispute.
In 1843, 25th U.S. President William McKinley is born.
In 1856, Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Corss.
In 1860, Russian Author Anton Chekov is born.
In 1861, Kansas is admitted as the 34th State.
In 1886, Karl Benz patents gasoline-driven automobile.
In 1888, Sydney Chapman, British Mathematician is born.
In 1900, The American League is founded in Philadelphia with 8 teams.
In 1936, The first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
In 1963, The first inductees to the Football Hall of Fame are announced.
In 1963, American Poet, Robert Frost dies.
In 1996, President Jacques Chirac announces a “definitive end” to French nuclear weapons testing.

Look for more current news tomorrow and another historical daily run down next week.