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  • Mark's Almanac for January 2, 2020
    On this date in 1791 the "Big Bottom Massacre" took place in Ohio. And in 1906, Willis Carrier applied for a patent.
  • Mark's Almanac for February 27, 2020
    On this date in 1827, Mardi Gras had its unofficial beginnings. And in 1964, the Italian Government made a stunning announcement.
  • Mark's Almanac for March 10, 2020
    On this date in 1849 future president Abraham Lincoln became the first --and still only-- president to be awarded a patent.
  • Jonathan Coulton leads a music parody game on <em>Ask Me Another</em> at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.
    By The Numbers
    In this music parody, songs with numbers in the title are rewritten to be about things related to those numbers.
  • Mark's Almanac for February 5, 2020
    On this date in 1869 in Australia, two men stumbled on quite a find. And in 1918, a U.S. pilot made history.
  • Mark's Almanac for February 11, 2020
    On this date in 1963, America was introduced to a women who later became a national icon in the cooking industry.
  • Mark's Almanac for February 10, 2020
    On this date in 1933 the first singing telegram debuted. And in 1940, a very popular cartoon made its first appearance.
  • Mark's Almanac for February 4, 2020
    On this date in 1941, the United Service Organzation was founded, and with it, a legendary comic was born.
  • Mark's Almanac for March 25, 2020
    On this date in 1911 arguably one of the worst days in industrial U.S. history occurred in Manhattan.
  • Mark's Almanac for January 30, 2020
    On this date in 1835, Andrew Jackson encountered some danger. And in 1955, Elvis Presley was at it again with another hit.
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