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Patricia Hysell brings history to life with short date-based stories. Each story is a thread in the tapestry of our shared past. She has been writing these essays for over three years. E-mail her: spcheck@sc.rr.com.

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On This Day: William Tell and the apple

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November 18, 1307: William Tell shoots an apple off his son's head – or not. The legend says Tell was an expert marksman who lived in the...
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On This Day: Lovejoy became a martyr for the abolitionist cause

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November 7, 1837: Elijah Parish Lovejoy dies at the age of 34 while defending his property. His father was a Congregationalist minister in Maine....
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On This Day: Will Durant, historian and author, was born

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November 5, 1885: Will Durant is born in North Adams, Massachusetts. His early education was overseen by Jesuits at St. Peter's Preparatory...
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On This Day: The last Tsar of Russia ascended to the throne

November 1, 1894: Nicholas II begins his reign as Tsar of Russia. His official title was Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias. He was also the...
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On This Day: The first gangster film

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October 31, 1912: The Musketeers of Pig Alley is released. The movie is credited with being the first gangster film. It is 17 minutes long and filmed...
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On This Day: The beginning of the International Red Cross

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October 29, 1863: An international conference in Geneva ends. In 1859 Jean Henri Dunant, a Swiss businessman, arrived in Italy to discuss trade...
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On This Day: George III became King of England

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October 25, 1760: George III begins his reign as King of England. George William Frederick was born in London in 1738. His father was the Prince of...
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On This Day: Bigfoot was filmed in action - maybe

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October 20, 1967: Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin shoot a 53 second film with a 16 mm hand-held Kodak movie...
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On This Day: The first Oktoberfest

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October 12, 1810: Crown Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria marries. He was the son of Count Patentine Maximilian Joseph of Zweibrücken (a former state of...
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On This Day: Paul Bogle and Morant Bay

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October 11, 1865: The courthouse in Morant Bay, Jamaica is the site of a confrontation. Slavery was abolished in...
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