Tag: American Revolution

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The Society For The Prevention Of Useless Giving Tried To Get Americans Out Of All That Holiday Shopping

A little over a century ago, a group of women, plus one former US president, declared they were through with the overly commercial side of Christmas.

John Adams And Ben Franklin Shared A Room Once And Spent The Night Arguing About The Window

Today in 1735, the birthday of John Adams, the only president who ever spent a night bickering in bed with Benjamin Franklin. 

Gregory Robertson Saved An Unconscious Skydiver After A High-Speed Dive

He called it just another day of skydiving, but today in 1987, Gregory Robertson saved a fellow skydiver’s life with a high-speed free fall of more than a mile.