On September 18, 1837, Charles Lewis Tiffany and his schoolmate John B. Young opened a store in New York City under the name “Tiffany & Young.” The establishment, located at 259 Broadway, was described as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium,” a phrase that…
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Old Faithful, situated within the bounds of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, was given its name on September 18, 1870. Its historical significance is closely interwoven with the park’s exploration and the burgeoning understanding of geothermal features during the late 19th century. The National…
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On September 17, 1787, within the revered walls of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leaders finished the work of creating what’s been called the greatest government ever devised. After several months of intense deliberation, the framers of the United States Constitution signed a document…
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The Camp David Accords, signed on September 17, 1978, represent a historic moment in the quest for peace in the Middle East. The negotiations, held at the presidential retreat of Camp David in Maryland, were brokered by then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter and brought together…
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Pope Honorius I, who served as the Bishop of Rome from 625 to 638, remains a figure of significant controversy in the history of the Catholic Church due to his posthumous excommunication by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. This unusual and dramatic event, which took…
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They say that as GM goes, so goes America. The story of GM began in 1907 when William Durant “received a phone call about a large automobile merger put together by financier J.P. Morgan. Weeks later, Durant held a meeting in his room at…
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La Piedra Movediza, or “The Moving Stone,” was a unique natural landmark located in Tandil, Argentina. This geological formation was a massive boulder that balanced precariously on the edge of a hill, defying gravity and giving the impression that it could move at any…
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Today marks the anniversary of an event that dramatically shaped the 20th century: the end of the Russian Czar’s control over his country. The History Channel writes, “Crowned on May 26, 1894, Nicholas was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not help the…
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