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On this day in history: In 1787, the Constitution of the United States of America was signed by delegates at the Constitutional Convention. In 1872, Phillip W. Pratt patented a version of the sprinkler system. In 1937, Abraham Lincoln’s face at Mount Rushmore was dedicated. And in 1976, NASA publicly unveils its first space shuttle,…

On this day in history: In 1189, England’s King Richard I was crowned in Westminster. In 1783, the Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris. And in 1954, The Lone Ranger was heard on radio for the final time after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years….

On this day in history: In 1889, a patent for a coin-operated telephone was issued to William Gray. In 1934, Al Capp’s comic strip L’il Abner made its debut in newspapers. And in 1942, Walt Disney’s Bambi opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Coffee Break”] Today Is National…

On this day in history: In 1729, the city of Baltimore was founded in Maryland. In 1956, the phrase “In God We Trust” was adopted as the U.S. national motto. And in 2003, the last of 21,529,464 classic Volkswagen Beetles built since World War II rolls off the production line at Volkswagen’s plant in Puebla,…

On this day in history: In 1715, the first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts. In 1829, William Burt patented the typographer, which was the first typewriter. And in 1878, Black Bart robbed a Wells Fargo stagecoach in California. Wearing a flour sack over his head, the armed robber…

On this day in history: In 1790, the District of Columbia, or Washington DC, was established as the permanent seat of the United States Government. In 1926, the first underwater color photographs appeared in National Geographic magazine. The pictures had been taken near the Florida Keys. In 1935, Oklahoma City became the first city in the…