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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On This Day: Prohibition was repealed

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 · 1 comment

December 5, 1933: Utah ratifies the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution. Congress proposed the Amendment on February 21, 1933. The first state to...
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On This Day: Lady Astor became first woman in British House of Commons

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 · 3 comments

December 1, 1919: Nancy Witcher Astor (née Langhorne) takes her seat in the House of Commons. Nancy was born in Danville, Virginia to a family...
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On This Day: George Moscone and Harvey Milk murdered

Friday, November 27th, 2009 · 2 comments

November 27, 1978: Two San Francisco politicians are assassinated at City Hall. George Moscone was the 37th Mayor of San Francisco. He was a lawyer...
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On This Day: John Milton's bid for freedom of speech and the press

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 · 3 comments

November 23, 1644: John Milton publishes a pamphlet called Areopagitica. Milton (1608-1674) was a poet, author, polemicist, and civil servant for the...
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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: UNESCO was founded

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November 16, 1945: The UNESCO Constitution is signed, creating the United Nations body for Education, and Scientific and Cultural collaboration. The...
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On This Day: The Mayflower Compact was signed

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November 11, 1620: Forty-one passengers from the Mayflower sign the Mayflower Compact. The date is Old Style as the Gregorian calendar had not yet...
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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: Newport Rising ended in bloodshed

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November 4, 1839: John Frost leads 1,000-5,000 fellow Chartist sympathizers to Newport, Monmouthshire. Newport was a coal mining center in South Wales...
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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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