Posted on December 3, 2008 by adwrichtravel
Inasmuch as I have cut down on my daily “NEWS” intake, somehow it just seems impossible to get away from the “Doom and Gloom” news reports. Recently a friend of mine decided to cancel the celebration of the Holiday period, and advised her friends and family to not expect any gifts. She advised them that [...]
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Posted on December 3, 2008 by adwrichtravel
1634
1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole)
1794
1st performance of Joseph Haydn’s 101st Symphony in D
1805
Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms
1842
1st performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s 3rd “Scottish” Symphony
1842
1st US child labor law regulating working hours passed (Massachusetts)
1863
Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences
1869
University of South Carolina opens to all races
1875
Georges [...]
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