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Harry Potter’s Birthday

hlnfamily — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:17:51 +0000

Harry James Potter is the character and the protagonist of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. The books cover seven years in the life of the lonely orphan who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard.

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NASA Created

hlnfamily — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:16:25 +0000

In 1958, the U.S. Congress passes legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a civilian agency responsible for coordinating America’s activities in space.

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World War 1 Begins

hlnfamily — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:15:30 +0000

World War I was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918 in western Europe and by 1922 in eastern Europe. This conflict involved most of the world’s great powers.

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House Begins Impeachment on Nixon

hlnfamily — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:13:15 +0000

On this day in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommends that America’s 37th president, Richard M. Nixon, be impeached and removed from office.

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U.S. Postal Service Created

hlnfamily — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:11:34 +0000

Today the U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general.

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First “Test Tube Baby” Born

hlnfamily — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:10:00 +0000

Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) is born at Oldham and District General Hospital in Manchester, England, to parents Lesley and Peter Brown.

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Amelia Earhart’s Birthday

hlnfamily — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:08:57 +0000

Amelia Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records. During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.

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US Women Take Hoome Gymnatics Gold

hlnfamily — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:06:24 +0000

On this day, at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team wins its first-ever team gold.

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U.S. Dept of Justice Anniversary

hlnfamily — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:05:05 +0000

The United States Department of Justice (often referred to as the Justice Department or DOJ), is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.

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Last Harry Potter Book Released

hlnfamily — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:02:07 +0000

The final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released today.

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