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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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The Watchtower was first published in 1879

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July 1, 1879: The Watchtower is first published. Originally called Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, the name has changed several...
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Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope in 1859

June 30, 1859: Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Blondin was born in St. Omer, France in 1824. At the age of five, he was sent to...
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Learn about early phonographs

June 29, 1888: Part of George Frideric Handel's Israel in Egypt is recorded on a wax cylinder, the first (known) classical music recording. The great...
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Elian Gonzalez was returned to Cuba with his family in 2000

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June 28, 2000: Elián González returns to Cuba. It is only 90 miles from Cuba to Key West, Florida, but it is a world of difference...
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Dark Shadows, iconic soap opera, premieres in 1966

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June 27, 1966: Dark Shadows premieres on ABC. The show was created by Dan Curtis and based on an episode called "The House" written by Art...
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Love triangle gone wrong - in 1906

June 25, 1906: Towards the end of the premiere production of Mam'zelle Champagne at Madison Square Garden, a bizarre murder takes place. Harry K. Thaw...
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Kenneth Arnold saw a UFO in 1947

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June 24, 1947: Kenneth Arnold sees something in the clear blue sky. Arnold was a businessman who founded a company selling fire suppression systems....
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Learn about early typewriters

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June 23, 1868: Christopher Latham Sholes receives US patent #79,265 for an improved type-writer. Sholes, born in Pennsylvania in 1819, moved to...
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The great circus train wreck of 1918

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June 22, 1918: At 3:56 AM a private train pulls into a railroad siding. The 26-car Hagenbeck-Wallace train stopped in order to check a hot box (an...
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Learn about early computers - Manchester Baby

June 21, 1948: The Manchester Baby works. The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM), or The Baby, was produced at Victoria University of...
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