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The First Trade Pact Between Nations- Japan and the US
On this day in 1853, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, representing the U.S. Government, sails into Tokyo Bay, Japan, with a squadron of four vessels. For…
Otto Frederick Rohwedder’s Greatest Thing
On this day in 1928, the first loaf from Otto Frederick Rohwedder’s automatic bread slicing machine is sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company, in Chillicothe,…
The Sunday Driver, S1, E2: Monday, Monday
Good Evening to you and yours; this week we do Sunday on Monday. I truly hope each and all of us had a safe and…
From the Back of the Bus to Wimbledon
On this day in 1957, Althea Gibson takes the women’s singles tennis title at Wimbledon and becomes the first African American to win a championship…
The Bikini was Born
On this day in 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian…
What It Means To Be A More Perfect Union
The above words, which serve as the Preamble to the Constitution, were written in 1787 by learned men who well understood the term “more perfect,”…
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