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17 SEPTEMBER 1859 – Joshua A. Norton proclaims himself Emperor of the United States with a proclamation delivered to the

Each year people from the surrounding towns in France gather to pay homage to the brave airmen and soldiers who

The Xerox 914 was the first successful commercial plain paper copier which in 1959 revolutionized the document-copying industry. The culmination

16 SEPTEMBER 1620 – The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The ship

Jumbo the elephant, living at the London Zoo, topped out at 11 feet, six inches tall and 13,000 pounds .

The first use of tanks on the battlefield was the use of British Mark I tanks at the Battle of

Dom Pierre Pérignon, O.S.B., (December 1638 – 14 September 1715) was a French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to

Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843)[3] was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick,

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