Thursday, December 17, 2020

The Wright Brothers and Patents on This Day in History

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  Today in History: The Wright brothers make the 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight at 10:35 AM on this day in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, Nort...
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Henry V. Poor and the S&P 500 on This Day in History

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  Today in History: Henry Varnum Poor was born on this day in 1812. Poor was a financial analyst and founder of H.V. and H.W. Poor Co, which...
Sunday, December 6, 2020

State Licensing on This Day in History

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Today in History: London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs on this day in 1897. This makes you think: what is a l...
Saturday, November 28, 2020

Legendary Stock Operator Jesse Livermore on This Day in History

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  Today in History: Legendary American stock trader Jesse Livermore died on this day in 1940. He is considered a pioneer of day trading and ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Andrew Carnegie on This Day in History

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  Andrew Carnegie: Robber Baron or Hero of Capitalism? Today in History: The original man of steel, Andrew Carnegie, was born on this day in...
Saturday, November 21, 2020

Alan Freed and the Payola "Scandal" on This day in History

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  Dick Clark Discusses Payola Today in History: American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The Mayflower CommunistPact on This Day in History

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Today in History: The Mayflower Compact was signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod on this day in 1620. The words in thi...