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August 12Friday
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Charlottesville Protest
August 12, 2022 all day – Charlottesville VA It was 5 years ago August 11-12 2017 Charlottesville VA Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal, was killed at the August 2017 "Unite the Right" rally when a man drove his vehicle into a crowd of… Organized by | Type: historical
November 14Monday
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The Upcoming SemiquinCentennial ( gesundheit )
November 14, 2022 all day – London Town and Philadelphia At this time when everyone is talking about Founding Fathers – Why not take some time to add your voice for a Foundry ? The Liberty Bell was cast in London in 1752. It was later recast twice… Organized by 1752 to 2017-Nov-14 | Type: historical
November 29Tuesday
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Author of Little Women is born
November 29, 2022 all day – birthday , historical Nov 29, 1832 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott in Germantown PA ! Organized by | Type: birthday, historical
December 16Friday
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General Meade's Old Baldy passes away
December 16, 2022 all day – in the hearts of all proud Philadelphians The picture is of his equestrian statue in Philadelphia located in Fairmount Park near the Please Touch Museum. The statue in Fairmount Park is notable for being the work of Alexander Milne Calde… Organized by Old Baldy's friends | Type: meeting, crossposting, historical, meade, old, baldy
January 18Wednesday
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Sliced Bread is Banned
January 18, 2023 all day – America The time when Sliced Bread was Banned https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-time-the-u-s-government-banned-sliced-bread It was to save waxed paper and flour. The law was rescinded on March… Organized by WW2 Office of Price Administration | Type: historical, sliced, bread
June 16Friday
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The woman who signed the Declaration of Indepedence
June 16, 2023 all day – Philadelphia, PA Who is that woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence ? Mary Katharine Goddard Born June 16, 1738 She was he FIRST FEMALE EMPLOYEE of the new US government. She was a printer… Organized by patriots of both sexes | Type: historical, woman, declaration, of, indepenence
July 10Monday
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Arthur Ashe
July 10, 2023 all day – Richmond, VA Arthur Ashe the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. Ashe is believed to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion… Organized by | Type: historical, arthur, ashe
August 27Sunday
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Krakatoa
August 27, 2023 all day Organized by Thor the Thunder God | Type: disaster, historical
September 27Wednesday
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Wreck of Old 97
September 27, 2023 all day – Danville VA Danville, VA (not Danville PA) It was a serious wreck of the Old 97 Locomotive on a trestle bridge. The Wreck of the Old 97 was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train… Organized by | Type: historical, train
July 11Thursday
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Hamilton
July 11, 2024 all day – on an island in the Hudson River Aaron Burr is most remembered for killing former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel on July 11, 1804 But Alexander Hamilton is remembered for a lot more things than being in a duel.… Organized by | Type: historical, hamilton, founding, father
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