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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
June 7, 1099: Citizens of Jerusalem watch as the first crusaders arrive at their city. "Perhaps they want to be friends," the people of Jerusalem wonder.
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
May 29, 1916: The official flag of the U.S. President is adopted, putting an end to the macabre practice of stringing together bones, innards and children's skulls and tying them to a stick. The traditional flag dated to 1803 during ...
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Don't turn your back to the gorilla
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
May 29, 1879: Iowa State University opens the first veterinary school in the United States. Limited in funds for the first term, the students only had three animals to practice on: A pig with acne and ennui; a cow with ...
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
May 22, 1200: The Peace of Goulet is signed. Exhausted after years of fighting and terrorizing the countryside, Robert celebrates with whiskey sours and dames
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
May 21, 996: Otto III is crowned Rome's emperor. The 16-year-old locked himself in his room for the next four years, coming out only for meals. Otto wrote only four decrees during his reign: I Don't Know; I Don't Care; ...
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 27, 1810: Beethoven composes "Fur Elise." While working on his piano masterpiece, someone yells "Freebird" from outside the window, sending the composer into a black funk, from which he would never emerge. To see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 21, 1917: The Red Baron is killed by a dog.
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Take me out of the ball game!!
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 17, 1869: First professional baseball game begins. April 17, 1872: First professional baseball game ends.
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PSSSTT!!! Wanna see my dysentery?
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
April 4, 1581: Francis Drake completes his circumnavigation of the globe to much fanfare. It wasn't long, however, before people started to avoid the explorer after he began insisting on showing anyone his dysentery collection.
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In which the cater gets parsed
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
On this day in sports history April 5, 1932: Walter "Wobbly" Williams wins the English men's Guhulong trials. In an exciting finish, Williams scores a record-breaking 5 double prots to go ahead of "Pungent" Pete Patterson by 3 tickerts. Patterson ...