Sunday, September 12, 2010

September 12, 1846 – Robert Browning's Heart is Broken

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Robert Browning was in love in a girl named Elizabeth Barrett. They were both poets and had been introduced to each other at an informal pa...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

September 11, 1987 – 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

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On August 26, 1987, President Ronald Reagan declared the upcoming September 11 as “Emergency Number Day” in recognition of the emergency wor...
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Friday, September 10, 2010

September 10, 2008 – Large Hadron Collider Begins Creation of its Black Hole

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Built with a budget of approximately US$9 billion, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN would become the world's most expensive scientific ...
Thursday, September 9, 2010

September 9, 1914 – Battle of Paris Begins

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The opening battles of the World War had been sweeping victories for the German offensive. As they pressed past the Marne in early Septembe...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

September 8, 1492 – Survivor of Columbus Expedition Found

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A fishing boat north of the Canary Islands spotted a man clinging to a barrel in the midst of waves. They managed to him aboard, and, after...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

September 7, 1776 – Turtle Sinks Eagle

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In the wee hours of the morning in New York Harbor, an explosion tore through the hull of the HMS Eagle , Admiral Richard Howe's flagshi...
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Monday, September 6, 2010

September 6, 1901 – President McKinley Dodges Assassin's Bullet

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While shaking hands at the Pan-American Exposition, William McKinley met with the anarchist Leon Czolgosz, who slapped his extended hand asi...
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