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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 9, 1850 Emily Dickinson kills a man, the first of several in bloody swath of mayhem that she would cut through America, leading to the greatest manhunt of the 19th century. On a Boston pier, the young poet beat ...
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Boo-Duh! Boo-Duhh! Boo-Duh!!! Boo-Duhh!
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 8, 563 B.C.: Gautama Buddha was born, or reborn, or not-born or re-not-born. I don’t know. My head hurts Want to be a part of Uncle History? Write us at unclehistory@gmail.com Want to see even more Uncle History? click ...
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Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player!
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 7, 1954: President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns of the “Domino-Effect.” Fats Domino wonders, “What the hell?”
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 6, 1722: Peter the Great of Russia ends his tax on men with beards, opting instead to tax guys with mullets. The coffers, unfortunately, overflow. Today's Uncle History goes out to Sugar Magnolia, thanks for playin'! Want to see ...
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Put yer John Hancock right here bubba
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 5, 1792: President George Washington uses his first veto. Three weeks earlier, John Hancock, who was now governor of Massachusetts and still resentful he wasn't named president, sneaked into the House of Representatives dressed as another member and filed ...
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 4, 1841 Crouched in a basement corner, gnawing on a rat, Andrew Jackson is startled by recently installed President William Henry Harrison. Cornered and afraid Harrison would take his rat, Jackson attacks and kills Harrison, who had only served ...
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I confess to thee, you miserable white-trash rabble
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 3, 1043: Edward the Confessor is crowned king of England. After the crowning, Edward confesses that he doesn’t like most of the people there, he’s scared of using the bathroom, his feet hurt and he prefers buggery.
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 2, 1847: To celebrate their survival and the new spring, remaining members of the Donner Party hold the most disturbed and uncomfortable reunion picnic in history.
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 1, 1865: The Civil War battle of Five Forks is fought, showing the desperate need for eating utensils during the war
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
March 31, 1963: The Beatles become a quartet when John, the Smart One; Paul, the Cute One; George, the Quiet One; and Ringo, the Ringo One, fire organist Molvo, the Evil-Scientist One. The final straw came when Ringo was startled ...