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- Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With The Wind", was born this day in 1900. Enjoy her epic call # PS3525.I97 G6 1964 / DVD 1325 & 129211:12 AM Nov 8th from web
- That's a first! 11/5/1930, Sinclair Lewis becomes the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature: Check out: 5:57 AM Nov 5th from web
- The entrance to King Tut's tomb was discovered in Egypt on 11/4/1922. Books on the pharaoh: 4:54 PM Nov 4th from web
- On this day in 1842, Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd, after a shaky courtship. Read more about their life together: 6:19 AM Nov 4th from web
- 11-3-1948, the Chicago Trib jumped the gun and printed this headline: "Dewey Defeats Truman". Read up on journalism: 9:24 AM Nov 3rd from web
- On this day in 1983, Pres. Regan signs a bill designating a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Read: 6:31 AM Nov 2nd from web
- Michelangelo's painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling was first revealed Nov. 1, 1512. Books on this masterpiece: 10:37 AM Nov 1st from web
- On this day in 1938 Orson Wells scared the nation with his radio adaptation of "War of the Worlds". Read H.G.Wells original: PR5774.W3 19674:53 AM Oct 30th from web
- Ziegfeld Follies star Fannie Brice was born this day in 1891. See Barbra Streisand's oscal winning portrayal of her in "Funny Girl", DVD 3315:51 AM Oct 29th from web
- 373 years ago today, New College was founded. Three years later it was renamed Harvard. Books about Harvard at SXU. 3:56 PM Oct 28th from web
- Merci France! On 10-28-1886, Pres. G. Cleveland dedicated The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship fm France. Read 6:33 AM Oct 28th from web
- And now for something completely different. John Cleese is 70 today. We've got the whole Flying Circus and more: 4:24 PM Oct 27th from web
- If you had five cents on 10-27-1904 you could ride New York's brand new subway system. Read more about rail systems: 5:18 AM Oct 27th from web
- The Erie Canal opened on this day in 1825. Read more in "The Erie Canal: linking the Great Lakes" HE396.E6 M36 2009 4:04 PM Oct 26th from web
- On 10-26-1881, the OK Corral, Tombstone, AZ was home to the gunfight between Wyatt Earp and the Clanton gang. More: 5:12 AM Oct 26th from web
- Pablo Picasso, influential painter and sculptor, was born in Malaga, Spain this day in 1881. Books on his life and art: 10:25 AM Oct 25th from web
- 10-23-2002, about 50 Chechen rebels storm a Moscow theater taking about 700 hostages: Read about crisis negotiations: 11:02 AM Oct 23rd from web
- For MBT: and 6:56 AM Oct 23rd from web
- Thanks but no thanks! On this day in 1964, Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded, but declined, the Nobel Prize for Lit. More: 6:16 AM Oct 22nd from web
- Happy Birthday to actress Carrie Fisher. Catch her in "Star Wars" and more: 5:07 PM Oct 21st from web
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