Today in History – March 7, 1979 – Voyager 1 transmits first images of a ring system around Jupiter. Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 and it passed Saturn in November 1980. A second spacecraft, the Voyager 2, was launched …

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Today in History – February 22, 1876 – Johns Hopkins opens as first research university in America. At his inauguration, Johns Hopkins first president, Daniel Coit Gilman asked: What are we aiming at? The encouragement of research … and …

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Prospective buyers are always looking in the hills of St. Louis to find their dream home, and for good reason. The St. Louis Hills are covered with attractive parks, beautiful landscapes, large lawns, and particularly for the …

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In terms of architecture, a truly interesting blend happened in the beginning of the 20th century, melding together the elements of Spanish Mission revival style …

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Spanish revival architecture is hugely popular in California, and increasingly across the nation. The mission revival style and colonial revival styles grew in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century, but people today still …

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Prospective buyers are always looking in the hills of St. Louis to find their dream home, and for good reason. The St. Louis Hills are covered with attractive parks, beautiful landscapes, large lawns, and particularly for the …

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Today in History – January 23, 1996 – The first version of the Java programming language is released. Java was developed independently of the web, and went through several stages of metamorphosis before reaching its current status of de …

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Today in History – January 20, 1986 – First federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King. Through fifteen years of the persistent efforts of Congress Members John Conyers (Michigan), …

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Today in History – January 17, 1871 – U.S. patent issued for an “endless wire rope way” cable car (No.110971). The inventor of the cable car was Andrew S. Hallidie (center image above) and contracted by the Clay Street Hill Railroad …

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Fabians Forget The History Of Their Evil Cause. January 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment. January 16th, 2010. Fabians Forget the History of their Evil Cause. The Fabian socialists are having their “Causes to Fight For” conference today. …

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