Saturday, February 26, 2011

February 26, 1993 – World Trade Center Bombing Brings Down Towers

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A little after noon, a truck bomb exploded in the parking garage under the World Trade Center, setting off a chain of collapse that would br...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

February 24, 1810 – Henry Cavendish Bequeaths his Notes

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Upon his death, eclectic scientist Henry Cavendish cited in a letter secondary to his will that his laboratory and notes should be given to ...
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Monday, February 21, 2011

February 21, 1965 – Malcolm X Wounded

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During his speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, Malcolm X was interrupted by a scuffle in the audience of more than 400. He and his...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Marco Polo Meets a Flores Man

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In 1292, during his return toward Europe after extensive travels across Asia and fantastic adventures among the court of Kublai Khan, famed ...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

February 15, 1898 – Would-be Saboteurs Caught aboard USS MAINE

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Shortly after nine o’clock in the evening, a group of men were caught attempting to sneak aboard the USS Maine while it rested in Havana Ha...
Monday, February 14, 2011

February 14, 1779 – James Cook Makes Landfall at Midway

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In one of his last discoveries in a monumental career, James Cook set foot upon a small atoll in the northern Pacific that he dubbed “Bligh ...
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Sunday, February 13, 2011

February 13, 1503 – Firearms Drawn at Barletta

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As the Second Italian War raged, Louis XII's knights pressed southward into Naples to confirm the king's claim to the Italian throne...