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July 16: The Anniversary of Everything
Today is the anniversary of almost every event in history (please inquire within for verification).
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1. Apollo 11 launch, 1969
40 years ago today (The Big Picture has many more awesome images if you just want to geek out Space-style for the rest of the day.)
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2. JFK Jr./Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's Plane Crash, 1999
10 years ago today. Oof. Sad. (More photos here.)
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3. Catcher in the Rye published, 1951
58 years of duckless winters. (Via)
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4. Romanovs Executed, 1918
All except Anastasia.
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5. DC becomes the Nation's Capital, 1790
Did you know that D.C. was built on a swamp so that everyone would want to leave in the summer, thus restricting the size/reach of the federal government? I read that once, it's true.
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6. Corey Feldman's Birthday, 1971
Put on your party shoes.
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