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Daily Run Down: 03/24/2013: Historical Edition

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Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies.
In 1693, British clockmaker John Harrison is born.
In 1776, British clockmaker John Harrison dies.
In 1829, The United Kingdom Parliament passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1829.
In 1837, Canada gives African Canadian men voting rights.
In 1855, American financier Andrew Mellon is born.
In 1874, Magician Harry Houdini is born.
In 1878, The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks.
In 1882, Robert Koch announces the discovery of mycobacterium tuberculosis.
In 1905, French Author Jules Verne dies.
In 1911, American cartoonist Joseph Barbera is born.
In 1923, Greece becomes republic.
In 1930, Actor Steve McQueen, is born.
In 1944, 76 Prisoners escape Stalag Luft III.
In 1972, The United Kingdom imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland.
In 1998, The Exxon Valdez runs aground spilling 240,000 barrels.

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

There are 16 stories this week.

Daily Run Down: 01/13/2013: Historical Edition

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Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 888, Odo, Count of France becomes king of the Franks.
In 888, Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Fat dies.
In 1328, Edward III of England marries Hainault.
In 1434, King Henry II of Castile is born.
In 1547, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death.
In 1749, Friedrich Muller, painter and dramatist, is born.
In 1830, The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.
In 1840, The Steamboat Lexington burns and sinks off of Long Island.
In 1842, Dr. William Brydon becomes famous for being the sole survivor out of 16,500 men.
In 1893, The Independent Labour Party, of the United Kingdom, meets for the first time.
In 1910, The First Public Radio Broadcast occurs.
In 1915, The Earthquake in Avenzzano, Italy strikes killing 29,800.
In 1929, Western Lawman Wyatt Earp dies.
In 1942 Henry Ford patents the plastic Automobile.
In 1964, Pope John Paul II is appointed archbishop of Krakow, Poland.
In 1966, Actor Patrick Dempsey was born.
In 1968, Johnny Cash performs Live at Folsom State Prison.

Look for more current news later today and another Historical Daily Run Down next week.

There are 17 stories this week.

Daily Run Down: Historical Edition: 07/15/2012

Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 1149, The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.
In 1207, King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.
In 1291, Rudolph I of Germany, king of the Romans, dies.
In 1353, Russian prince Vladimir the Bold is born.
In 1381, John Ball, a leader in the Peasant’s Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.
In 1521, Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon dies.
In 1606, Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is born.
In 1741, Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska, sends men in ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
In 1799, The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta..
In 1823, A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, in Rome.
In 1870, Georgia becomes the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.
In 1888, Mount Bandai, in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan, erupts killing approximately 500 people.
In 1904, Russian writer Anton Chekhov dies.
In 1906, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, German Automotive engineer for Mercedes Benz is born.
In 1910, Emil Kraepelin names Alzheimer’s Disease, after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
In 1911, English Explorer Edward Shackleton is born.
In 1916, In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (Boeing).
In 1918, Canadian Physicist, and Nobel Laureate, Bertram Brockhouse is born.
In 1919, German SS Lieutenant Fritz Langanke is born.
In 1919, German chemist and Nobel laureate Hermann Emil Fischer dies.
In 1931, American novelist Clive Cussler was born.
In 1948, U.S. General John J. Pershing dies.
In 1951, American politician Jesse Ventura was born.
In 1954, American Journalist Jeff Jarvis was born.
In 1954, The first flight of the Boeing 367-80 occurs.
In 1958, Julia Lennon, mother of John Lennon, dies.
In 1959, The Steel Strike begins, leading to the significant importation of foreign steel, to the United States, for the first time.
In 1985, The Nintendo Entertainment System begins selling in Japan.
In 1997, Andrew Phillip Cunanan kills Gianni Versace outside his home.
In 2003, AOL Time Warner disbands the Netscape Navigator Corporation, establishing the Mozilla foundation on the same day.

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

Daily Run Down 10/30/2011: Historical Edition

Here is today’s Historical Daily Run Down.

In 1470, King Henry VI of England returns to the English Crown.
In 1485, King Henry VII of England is crowned.
In 1611, King Charles IX of Sweden dies.
In 1735, Second President of the United States, John Adams, is born.
In 1831, Nat Turner, escaped slave, is captured and arrested.
In 1844, American chemist Harvey W. Wiley is born.
In 1864, Helena, Montana is founded.
In 1895, American Physician Dickinson W. Richards is born.
In 1918, The Ottoman Empire signs an armistice with the Allies.
In 1922, Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy.
In 1938, Orson Welles broadcasts his War of the Worlds, causing panic.
In 1942, three men retrieve material that would lead to the breaking of the Enigma Code.
In 1944, Anne Frank is deported to Auschwitz.
In 1945, Jackie Robinson signs a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers that breaks the color barrier.
In 1945, Actor Henry Winkler was born.
In 1960, The first successful kidney transplant is performed.
In 1974, the Rumble in the Jungle boxing match takes place.
In 1979, Rachele Mussolini, Wife of Benito Mussolini dies.
In 1985, THe Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for its final successful mission.
In 2007, American Entertainer Robert Goulet dies.

Look for more current news tomorrow and more historical news next week.

Daily Run Down 05/30/2011

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Daily Run Down 02/17/2011

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

The Motorola Atrix 4G will launch on February 25th.
New Research is suggesting that some Galaxies need the equivalent of 300 Billions Suns of Dark matter..
Redbox has confirmed that it is working on a streaming service to compete with Netflix.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has incorrectly identified 84,000 websites as containing child pornography.
IBM’s Watson Supercomputer has defeated Humanity in Jeopardy.
A report is claiming that Spotify has landed EMI for it’s US Launch.
Three Men have been charged with vandalizing cars at the Chicago Auto Show.
Protesters are gathering in Wisconsin to protest the closing of schools.
Bill Monroe, host of the politics show ‘Meet the Press’ has died at the age of 90.
Britain has begun an overhaul of it’s Welfare system.
A New York City Cabby has plead guilty to racking up $800,000 on a stolen credit card .
Physicists have created the first Anti-lasr.
A Frog has re-emerged in India after a century of being gone.
Thousands of Tombs in Saudi Desert have been spotted from Space.

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Daily Run Down 10/21/2010

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

The Founder of Penthouse, Bob Guccione, has died.
A study has found that women give more to charities than men.
Toyota has recalled 1.53 Million vehicles due to brake fluid and fuel pump issues.
Oak Brook Police are looking to fire the son of Drew Peterson.
A Saudi prince has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Clearwire LTE has passed 90Mbps in a test in Phoenix.
Ebay relies on Paypal for 37% of it’s revenue.
Microsoft has renamed Xbox Live Silver to Xbox Live Free.
Netflix has re-iterated that a streaming-only option could come this year.
Wired has an interesting article on how The Allies used math against German tanks.
Jammie Thomas’ third P2P trial looms while the RIAA is complaining about the cost.
131 Years ago today, Edison finally worked out his electricity idea.
A new study shows that the brains of new Moms grow.
Microsoft is reporting 240 Million copies of Windows 7 have been sold in the first year.
Meteors from Halley’s Comet may show skywatchers a spectacle.
A tumor magnet hopes to help doctors spot cancer.
A New Wii Bundle will be available On November 7th, in Red.
A Moon crash has stirred up ice, silver and mercury.
The world’s Largest Pumpkin of 2010 has been weighed.

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Daily Run Down 10/18/2010

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Sprint says New York will get 4G on November 1st. This could alleviate some of the 3G issues.
The New ISAT test will allow more kids to pass. This is a failure of the Education system in the United States, and I’m ashamed to live in Illinois because of this.
There’s a new CPR treatment order, Chest compressions and then breaths.
Facebook has pulled an entire company off of their Apps platform causing 150 million people to be without some games.
A mexican borough has made the World’s largest enchilada.
A 95-year old New York City Man has received a medal for devising a rescue of more than 500 bomber crew members.
A disease that is afflicting bats is threatening to close Caves throughout America.
A distant Star Explosion has choked on it’s own dust.
Saturn’s moons have engaged in a paintball fight with each other.
The Netflix Native App for the Wii is now available.
The US Department of Justice is suing Michigan’s Blue Cross over Pricing deals.
The Haiti Earthquake earlier this year is offering surprising lessions about the Earth’s Surface.
An Ancient Shipwreck points to the site of a Major Roman Battle.
Happy 25th Birthday to the original Nintendo Entertainment System.

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