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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Today In History...

"He who forgets history is doomed to repeat it"
George Santayana

  • 1607 English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA
  • 1884 Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) forms
  • 1916 Native American Day is 1st observed
  • 1942 Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight
  • 1981 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St. Peter's Square
  • 1989 Approx. 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China
  • 1992 3 astronauts simultaneous walked in space for the 1st time
  • 2005 Star Trek: Enterprise broadcasts it's final show in the U.S.

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