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On this date in 1911, the world’s first national parks service was founded in Canada. Here are some things you may not have known about national parks, especially those in Canada. While the Canadians were the first to create a national parks service, the world’s first national park was Yellowstone, located mostly in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The U.S. […]

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On this date in 1939, the first live television broadcast of a sporting event in the United States happened. Here are some things you may not have known about the early days of sports broadcasting. If a fan couldn’t get to the stadium to see their team in action, traditionally they would have to wait to read about it in […]

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On this date in 1965, SpaghettiOs were introduced. Here are some things you may not have known about the convenience food and other similar products. For those that don’t know, SpaghettiOs is a brand of canned pasta in a tomato sauce. The pasta is circular, hence the Os in the name. They were created by Donald Goerke of Campbell’s Soup […]

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On this date in 1958, Ben Carlin became the first, and so far only, person to circumnavigate the globe in an amphibious vehicle. Here are some things you may not have known about the trip. Carlin was born near Perth, Australia in 1912. During World War II, he joined the British Indian Army, serving in India, Iraq, Persia, Palestine, Syria […]

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On this date in 1935, Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith met for the first time, forming a relationship that would lead the the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. Here are some things you may not have known about the group and its history. In the 1930s, alcoholism was viewed as a moral failing and something that was “likely incurable and […]

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On this date in 1867, Luxembourg gained its independence. At just under 1,000 square miles, it’s considered by some to be the largest European microstate. Here are some things you may not have known about Luxembourg and European microstates. Luxembourg is a grand duchy, meaning its monarch is a grand duke. It is the only such country remaining in the […]

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On this date in 1849, about 25 people were killed and more than 120 injured during what came to be known at the Shakespeare Riot. Here are some things you may not have known about it. New York City in the Mid-19th century was in the midst of a class struggle between an upper class that wanted to compare itself […]

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Today is Europe Day, the anniversary of the first major step toward what is now known as the European Union. Here are some things you may not have known about it. Following World War II, cooperation between European nations was seen as a way to prevent the extreme nationalism that led to the war. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called […]

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On this date in 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes. Here are some things you may not have known about Bannister and his achievements. Roger Bannister was born in 1929 in Harrow, England. He began his running career in 1946 while studying medicine at Oxford University. A year later, he […]

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On this date in 1934, the first Three Stooges short film was released. Here are some things you may not have known about the classic comedy trio. The Stooges started out as part of a vaudeville act called “Ted Healy and His Stooges.” The act consisted of Healy telling jokes and the others interrupting him, which would result in Healy […]

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