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Smokey Bear. May 9, 1950. A bear cub is rescued from a New Mexico fire. The U.S. forest service made him the symbol for forest fire prevention. By 1964, his fan mail was so great that he was given his own zip code, 20252. The forest service had been using a cartoon version of Smokey Bear since 1944.
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Thomas Hooker. Born September 16, 1934 d. 1993. American...
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Herman Melville. Born August 1, 1819 d. 1891. American...
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Jesse Owens. August 4, 1936. The black American track star...
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Dr. No. May 8, 1963. Dr. No, first in the James Bond series,...
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Lindbergh Kidnapper Executed. April 3, 1936. Bruno Hauptmann...
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- Who fought in the French and Indian War? Answer: Also known as the Seven Years’ War, the conflict involved the French and British fighting over North American land rights.
- Who discovered America? Answer: First of all, let’s not ignore the fact that the Native Americans arrived in the Americas about 23,000 years ago.
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2 days ago · May 09. 1914. Mother's Day became a public holiday. 1926. Explorers Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole. 1936. Fascist Italy annexed Ethiopia. 1962. The Beatles signed their first recording contract and hired George Martin to be their producer. 1978.
