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  2. July 4, 2011 - On this date, in celebration of Independence Day, Americans like to exercise their freedom by... http://tumblr.com/xwd3bhjfec
  3. July 3, 2011 - On this date in 1754, George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity to the French (and... http://tumblr.com/xwd3avy2rr
  4. July 2, 2011 - On this date in 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution severing ties with Great... http://tumblr.com/xwd3ab7t8i
  5. July 1, 2011 - Happy Canada Day in Canada! Happy Republic Day in Ghana! Happy Emancipation Day in Suriname... http://tumblr.com/xwd39p6wzb
  6. June 30, 2011 - On this date in 1905, Albert Einstein published “On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies,”... http://tumblr.com/xwd392inim
  7. June 29, 2011 - Sorry, I keep forgetting. AHEM. On this date in the year 512 (2 To The Fighting 9th Power!),... http://tumblr.com/xwd38h86tm
  8. June 27, 2011 - OH YEAH INSTANT BREAKFAST I FORGOT. It’s Siebenschläfertag Day in Germany today! The day... http://tumblr.com/xwd37babsg
  9. June 22, 2011 - On this date in 1812, Napoleon invaded Russia. And then on this date in 1941, Hitler invaded... http://tumblr.com/xwd3495jpu
  10. June 21, 2011 - It’s the Summer Solstice! Unless you’re in the Southern Hemisphere in which case it’s the... http://tumblr.com/xwd33pijo1
  11. June 20, 2011 - On this date in 1685, the Duke of Monmouth declared himself King of England at Bridgwater.... http://tumblr.com/xwd3350whm
  12. June 19, 2011 - On this date in 1914, a radiotelegraphic link was established between the United States and... http://tumblr.com/xwd32keyxm
  13. June 18, 2011 - On this date in 1873, Susan “B.” Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the... http://tumblr.com/xwd320jdvj
  14. June 17, 2011 - On this date in 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. And boy were her... http://tumblr.com/xwd31gg4ws
  15. June 16, 2011 - Happy Bloomsday! Oh! Oh, happy Bloomsday once coming upon the calendar year, its morning... http://tumblr.com/xwd30wegnc
  16. June 15, 2011 - Happy Flag Day! IN DENMARK! Legend has it that the Danish flag (Dannebrog) fell from the sky... http://tumblr.com/xwd30gneia
  17. June 14, 2011 - Happy Flag Day! On this date in 1777, the US Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the... http://tumblr.com/xwd2zt3pr1
  18. June 13, 2007 - On this date in 1871, there was a terrible hurricane in Labrador. Now that was either one... http://tumblr.com/xwd2z98pjh
  19. June 12, 2011 - On this date in 1381, English peasants were revolting. But really, when wasn’t that true?... http://tumblr.com/xwd2yo5fg3
  20. July 11, 2011 - On this date in 1936, the International Surrealist Exhibition opened in London. In it,... http://tumblr.com/xwd2y3kr77