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Today in History for 1st August 2013

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Historical Events

1785 – Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet
1832 – The Black Hawk War ends.
1942 – German occupier demands listing of all Dutch telephone subscribers
1963 – Germany FR annexes Elten village
1982 – Petra Schneider swims world record 400m medley (4:36.10)
1990 – Indians’ Alex Cole sets club record with 5 stolen bases in one game

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Famous Birthdays

1630 – Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673)
1871 – Oskar Fried, composer
1966 – Darryl Hall, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)
1971 – Julia Chilicki, Somers CT, rower (Olympics-96)
1973 – Tempestt Bledsoe, Chicago, actress (Vanessa Huxtable-Cosby Show)
1979 – Honeysuckle Weeks, English actress

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Famous Deaths

1922 – Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer, dies at 72
1957 – Harvey Glatmin, 1st bondage-photo victim, executed [or 8/18/59]
1973 – Walter Ulbricht, pres German DR, dies at 80
1987 – Benson Fong, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart), dies at 70
1987 – Pola Negri, actress (Forbidden Paradise), dies at 92
2006 – Iris Marion Young, American feminist and political scientist (b. 1949)

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Was Pres. Lyndon Johnson aware of Soviet plans to invade Czechoslovakia?

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By Gerald Swick

Dear Mr. History,

There is one thing in history that particularly interests me. Was President Lyndon Johnson aware of the plans of the Soviet Union and its vassal states to invade Czechoslovakia in 1968? I thank you for your answer.…

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Daily Quiz for August 1, 2013

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By HistoryNet Staff The first Nobel Prize for Literature awarded to an American writer went to this author.

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Speed Demons

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By Scokeley Vanderbilt heir ditched railroads for cars and launched a race that put the American auto industry on the map.

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Today in History for 31st July 2013

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Historical Events

1658 – Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor
1948 – “Brigadoon” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances
1970 – Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends “Huntley-Brinkley Report”
1978 – Gunman shoots his way into Iraqi Embassy in Paris
1980 – Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36
1988 – Last Playboy club closes (Lansing Michigan)

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Famous Birthdays

1912 – Milton Friedman, Brooklyn New York, economist (Nobel 1976), (d. 2006)
1913 – Bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer (NY Rangers)
1914 – Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker
1921 – Peter Benenson, British founder of Amnesty International (d. 2005)
1965 – Julian Richards, British film director
1975 – Simon Hirst, British radio DJ

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Famous Deaths

1763 – James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies
1891 – Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77
1932 – Francesco Paolo Neglia, composer, dies at 58
1986 – Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (b. 1900)
1992 – Ralph Strait, dies of heart attack at 56
1994 – Caitlin Thomas, dies

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Daily Quiz for July 31, 2013

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By HistoryNet Staff Thomas Edison’s first laboratory is on display in a museum in this city.

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Wild West – October 2013 – Table of Contents

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By David Lauterborn The October 2013 issue of Wild West features stories about Will McLaury of post-gunfight fame in Tombstone, the 1871 Camp Grant Massacre in Arizona Territory, mythologized gunman Clay Allison, the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872 and the tall tale of the last major Comanche attack on Fort Worth, Texas.

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Wild West Discussion – October 2013

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By David Lauterborn

Regarding the gunfight that broke out on October 26, 1881, near Tombstone's O.K. Corral: Do you see it as a battle between good and evil or a battle between two flawed frontier factions? Which set of brothers—the Earps, Clantons or …

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Clay Allison: ‘Good-Natured Holy Terror’

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By David Lauterborn How much trouble he ever caused in Texas is debatable, and during his time in Colfax County, New Mexico Territory, Clay Allison mostly did his fighting for a cause

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Book Review: Wyatt Earp, by Andrew C. Isenberg

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By David Lauterborn Andrew Isenberg presents compelling arguments about celebrated lawman Wyatt Earp’s flawed character, but he falls short of proving his premise that Earp led a vigilante life.

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Interview With Historian Paul Lee Johnson

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By David Lauterborn In his new book The McLaurys in Tombstone, Arizona: An O.K. Corral Obituary, author Paul Lee Johnson examines the little-known McLaury side of the October 1881 gunfight near the O.K. Corral.

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Wild West – October 2013 – Letters From Readers

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By David Lauterborn In the October issue of Wild West, readers share dispatches about Josephine Earp’s true identity, Edgar Paxson’s painting of Custer’s Last Stand, ill-fated photographer Mark Kellogg’s Little Bighorn assignment and Bighorn survivor Fred Gerard.

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Book Review: Texas Ranger John B. Jones, by Rick Miller

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By David Lauterborn In his award-winning biography of John B. Jones, author Rick Miller also paints a vivid picture of the Texas Rangers’ heyday.

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Book Review: American El Dorado, by Ron Elliott

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By David Lauterborn In his new book American El Dorado, Ron Elliott exposes the infamous 1872 diamond hoax, keeping the facts straight while creating dialogue to flesh out the dupes and perpetrators.

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DVD Review: Sugarfoot: The Complete First Season, by Warner Archive

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By David Lauterborn Actor Will Hutchins portrayed the sarsaparilla-drinking, easy-to-blush, gunless but forthright and honest Sugarfoot in this offbeat 1950s TV Western.

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Game Review: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, by Ubisoft

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By David Lauterborn Gunslinger, the latest entry in Ubisoft’s Call of Juarez series, offers good gunplay and an interesting blend of fact and fiction, even if the plots are hit and miss.

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Today in History for 30th July 2013

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Historical Events

579 – Benedict I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1756 – Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly-built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
1908 – Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris
1989 – Chile amends its constitution
1995 – Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win v WI
2009 – A bomb explodes in Palma Nova, Mallorca, killing 2 police officers. Basque separatist group ETA is believed to be responsible.

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Famous Birthdays

1641 – Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1673)
1936 – Buddy Guy, rocker
1958 – Daley Thompson, London, Decathalete (Olympic-gold-1980, 1984)
1968 – Robert Korzeniowski, Polish athlete
1974 – Hilary Swank, Bellingham WA, actress (Karate Kid 4)
1978 – James Branaman, American model and reality show contestant

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Famous Deaths

1540 – Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)
1655 – Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47
1982 – Frank Nicholson, South African cricket wicket-keeper (1935-36), dies
1990 – Ian Gow, British Conservative parliament leader, murdered
1996 – Magda Schneider, actress (Going Gay, Be Mine Tonight), dies at 87
2007 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish stage and film director (b. 1918)

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What is the Theory of Imerialism and Who Created it?

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By Gerald Swick

Dear Mr. History

Can you explain to me about the theory of imperialism and who made this theory first?

Sincerely,

Auditya Pahlevi

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Imperialism, the dominance of a people or territory by a stronger one, has been going …

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Daily Quiz for July 30, 2013

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By HistoryNet Staff Known as President of the Underground Railroad, this man and his wife hid and assisted runaway slaves in Indiana and Ohio.

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Letter From Wild West – October 2013

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By David Lauterborn Authors Paul Lee Johnson and Scott Dyke, and Wild West History Association President Pam Potter, consider the McLaurys’ and Clantons’ roles in the 1881 gunfight near the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz.

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