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April 18, 1906

Today In History

The San Franciso Earthquake

At almost precisely 5:12 a.m., local time, a foreshock occurred with sufficient force it was felt widely throughout the San Francisco Bay area. The great earthquake broke loose some 20 to 25 seconds later, with an epicenter near San Francisco. Violent shocks punctuated the strong shaking which lasted nearly 60 seconds. Sources report that the earthquake was felt from as far north as Oregon to south of Los Angeles and inland as far as central Nevada.

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Longhorns Grazing in Texas
On August 15th, 1971 - Vida Blue raised his record to 22-4 as the A's beat the Yankees, 6 - 4. He would finish the season at 24-8, with a 1.82 ERA earning him not only the Cy Young Award but the AL MVP Award also.
The Golden Era Of NASCAR (1960-1971)
Song of the Day
Classic The Allman Brothers Band with Duane | In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman, as well as Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson.
Audrey Hepburn Interview - 1991
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Annapolis, Maryland where the Naval Academy is located

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Who won Best Supporting Actor in 1965?

  • Martin Balsam - A Thousand Clowns
  • Ian Bannen - The Flight of the Phoenix
  • Tom Courtenay - Doctor Zhivago
  • Michael Dunn - Ship of Fools
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I am referred to by my peers and critics as "the Dean of American Composers," Who am I ?

Aaron Copland

‘Silver Bells’ was called Tinkle Bells’ until co-composer Jay Livingston’s wife told him "tinkle" had another meaning.

Name the largest freshwater lake in the world?  Lake Superior.

Cartoons

TV Show of the Day
The Price Is Right - hosted by Bill Cullen -1960
Mary Wilson is best known as a founding member of the Supremes
The Catch - Dwight Clark leads the 49ers to a victory against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game
With only 51 seconds left on the clock, Dwight Clark’s miraculous game-winning catch on a pass from Joe Montana in the corner of the endzone gave the SF 49ers a 28-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the 1981 NFC Championship Game. The reception that would forever be known as “The Catch” was Clark’s 2nd touchdown of the game and his 8th reception. The 49ers would go on to win their first of five Super Bowls, while the loss was the 2nd of three consecutive NFC Championship Game defeats for America’s Team, the Dallas Cowboys.
Interview of the Day
Vanessa Redgrave interview | 1967
President John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You"

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In 1881, I founded the Tuskegee Institute, I also consulted several US Presidents, who am I ?

Booker T. Washington

Classic Americans

Chuck Yeager

Bing Crosby

Branch Rickey

Frank Lloyd Wright

PT Barnum

Chuck Yeager

Bing Crosby

Branch Rickey

Frank Lloyd Wright

PT Barnum

Classic Coaches

Woody Hayes - Ohio State

Casey Stengel - New York Yankees

Tom Landry - Dallas Cowboys

Don Shula - Colts and Dolphins

George Halas - Chicago Bears

Woody Hayes - Ohio State

Casey Stengel - New York Yankees

Tom Landry - Dallas Cowboys

Don Shula - Colts and Dolphins

George Halas - Chicago Bears

Collectible Editions

You have a choice of three versions of our collectible edition to select from. 52-pages, 100-pages (special oversized edition) and our 104-page version (hard cover). Enjoy your stroll down memory lane!



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I was replaced by Gerald Ford for the second term, who am I ?

Spiro Agnew

During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food. That's the weight of about 6 elephants. 

Everyone knows that spinach is loaded in iron and makes you stronger - Just look what it has done for Popeye's career. Well, Popeye was wrong. So were all of those parents that stuffed it down their kids' throats. In reality, spinach has no more iron in it than any other vegetable. This spinach misconception dates back to the 1950's when a food analyst made an error while calculating the iron in spinach. His decimal place was off by one place, suggesting that spinach had ten times as much iron content than it really did.

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