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NOV. 30, 1886: Folies Bergere stage first revue
NOV. 29, 1947: U.N. votes for partition of Palestine
NOV. 28, 1520: Magellan reaches the Pacific
NOV. 27, 1095: Pope Urban II orders first Crusade
NOV. 26, 1941: FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday
NOV. 25, 1952: Mousetrap opens in London
NOV. 24, 1859: Origin of Species is published
NOV. 23, 1936: First issue of Life is published
NOV. 22, 1963: John F. Kennedy assassinated
NOV. 21, 1980: Millions tune in to find out who shot J.R.
NOV. 20, 1945: Nuremberg trials begin
NOV. 19, 1863: Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
NOV. 18, 1991: Terry Waite released
NOV. 17, 1558: Elizabethan Age begins
NOV. 16, 1532: Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa
NOV. 15, 1867: First stock ticker debuts
NOV. 14, 1851: Moby-Dick published
NOV. 13, 1982: Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated
NOV. 12, 1954: Ellis Island closes
NOV. 11, 1918: World War I ends
NOV. 10, 1969: Sesame Street debuts
NOV. 9, 1938: Nazis launch Kristallnacht
NOV. 8, 1895: German scientist discovers x-rays
NOV. 7, 1991: Magic Johnson announces he is HIV-positive
NOV. 6, 1962: U.N. condemns apartheid
NOV. 5, 1994: George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ
NOV. 4, 1956: Soviets put brutal end to Hungarian revolution
NOV. 3, 1964: D.C. residents cast first presidential votes
NOV. 2, 1947: Spruce Goose flies
NOV. 1, 1512: Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to public
OCT. 31, 1517: Martin Luther posts 95 theses
OCT. 30, 1938: Welles scares nation
OCT. 29, 1998: John Glenn returns to space
OCT. 28, 1965: Gateway Arch completed
OCT. 27, 1904: New York City subway opens
OCT. 26, 1881: Shootout at the OK Corral
OCT. 25, 1881: Pablo Picasso born
OCT. 24, 1901: First barrel ride down Niagara Falls
OCT. 23, 2002: Hostage crisis in Moscow theater
OCT. 22, 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
OCT. 21, 1959: Guggenheim Museum opens in New York City
OCT. 20, 1947: Congress investigates Reds in Hollywood
OCT. 19, 1781: Victory at Yorktown
OCT. 18, 1867: U.S. takes possession of Alaska
OCT. 17, 1931: Capone goes to prison
OCT. 16, 1934: The Long March
OCT. 15, 1917: Mata Hari executed
OCT. 14, 1947: Yeager breaks sound barrier
OCT. 12, 1492: Columbus reaches the New World
OCT. 13, 1792: White House cornerstone laid
OCT. 11, 2002: Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Prize
OCT. 10, 1985: Achille Lauro hijacking ends
OCT. 9, 1967: Che Guevara is executed
OCT. 8, 1871: Great Chicago Fire begins
OCT. 7, 2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes California governor
OCT. 6, 1866: First U.S. train robbery
OCT. 5, 1947: First presidential speech on TV
OCT. 4, 1957: Sputnik launched
OCT. 3, 1995: O.J. Simpson acquitted
OCT. 2, 1985: Hollywood icon Rock Hudson dies of AIDS
OCT. 1, 1890: Yosemite National Park established
SEPT. 30, 1954: USS Nautilus commissioned
SEPT. 29, 2005: Reporter Judith Miller released from prison
SEPT. 28, 1941: Ted Williams becomes last player to hit .400
SEPT. 27, 1779: John Adams appointed to negotiate peace terms with British
SEPT. 26, 1960: First Kennedy-Nixon debate
SEPT. 25, 1957: Central High School integrated
SEPT. 24, 1789: The First Supreme Court
SEPT. 23, 1875: Billy the Kid arrested for first time
SEPT. 22, 1862: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
SEPT. 21, 1780: Benedict Arnold commits treason
SEPT. 20, 1973: King triumphs in Battle of Sexes
SEPT. 19, 1957: Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosion
SEPT. 18, 1793: Capitol cornerstone is laid
SEPT. 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam
SEPT. 16, 1932: Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation
SEPT. 15, 1978: Ali defeats Spinks to win world heavyweight championship
SEPT. 14, 1901: McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds
SEPT. 13, 1814: Key pens Star-Spangled Banner
SEPT. 12, 1940: Lascaux cave paintings discovered
SEPT. 11, 2001: Attack on America
SEPT. 10, 1897: First drunk driving arrest
SEPT. 9, 1893: President's child born in White House
SEPT. 8, 1974: Ford pardons Nixon
SEPT. 7, 1813: United States nicknamed Uncle Sam
SEPT. 6, 1915: First tank produced
SEPT. 5, 1836: Sam Houston elected as president of Texas
SEPT. 4, 1886: Geronimo surrenders
SEPT. 3, 1783: Treaty of Paris signed
SEPT. 2, 1969: First ATM opens for business
SEPT. 1, 1864: Atlanta falls to Union forces
AUG. 31, 1980: Polish government signs accord with Gdansk shipyard workers
AUG. 30, 1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court justice
AUG. 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast
AUG. 28, 1996: Charles and Diana divorce
AUG. 27, 1883: Krakatau explodes
AUG. 26, 1939: First televised Major League baseball game
AUG. 25, 1835: The Great Moon Hoax
AUG. 24, 79: Vesusvius erupts
AUG. 23, 1902: Fannie Farmer opens cooking school
AUG. 22, 1950: Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tour
AUG. 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes 50th state
AUG. 20, 1911: First around-the-world telegram sent, 66 years before Voyager II launch
AUG. 19, 1909: First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
AUG. 18, 1991: Soviet hard-liners launch coup against Gorbachev
AUG. 17, 1969: Woodstock Music Festival concludes
AUG. 16, 1896: Gold discovered in the Yukon
AUG. 15, 1969: The Woodstock festival opens in Bethel, New York
AUG. 14, 2003: Blackout hits Northeast United States
AUG. 13, 1961: Berlin is divided
AUG. 12, 1990: Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex discovered
AUG. 11, 1934: Federal prisoners land on Alcatraz
AUG. 10, 1846: Smithsonian Institution created
AUG. 9, 1974: Unusual succession makes Ford president
AUG. 8, 1974: Nixon resigns
AUG. 7, 1947: Wood raft makes 4,300-mile voyage
AUG. 6, 1945: American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
AUG. 5, 2002: Divers recover U.S.S. Monitor turret
AUG. 4, 1944: Anne Frank captured
AUG. 3, 1958: Nautilus travels under North Pole
AUG. 2, 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait
AUG. 1, 1961: Texans head for the thrills at Six Flags
JUL. 31, 1975: Jimmy Hoffa disappears
JUL. 30, 1965: Johnson signs Medicare into law
JUL. 29, 1958: NASA created
JUL. 28, 1868: 14th Amendment adopted
JUL. 27, 1974: House begins impeachment of Nixon
JUL. 26, 1775: U.S. postal system established
JUL. 25, 1978: World’s First Test Tube Baby Born
JUL. 24, 1911: Machu Picchu discovered
JUL. 23, 1984: Miss America resigns
JUL. 22, 2003: Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcome
JUL. 21, 1861: The First Battle of Bull Run
JUL. 20, 1969: Armstrong walks on moon
JUL. 19, 1799: Rosetta Stone found
JUL. 18, 1940: FDR nominated for unprecedented third term
JUL. 17, 1955: Disneyland opens
JUL. 16, 1945: Atom bomb successfully tested
JUL. 15, 1971: Nixon announces visit to communist China
JUL. 14, 1789: French revolutionaries storm Bastille
JUL. 13, 1985: Live Aid concert
Jul. 12, 1984: Ferraro named vice presidential candidate
JUL. 11, 1804: Burr slays Hamilton in duel
JUL. 10, 1925: Monkey Trial begins
JUL. 9, 1877: Wimbledon tournament begins
JUL. 8, 1951: Paris celebrates 2,000th birthday
JUL. 7, 1930: Building of Hoover Dam begins
JUL. 6, 1957: Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon
JUL. 5, 1946: Bikini introduced
JUL. 4, 1776: U.S. declares independence
JUL. 3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg ends
JUL. 2, 1964: Johnson signs Civil Rights Act
JUL. 1, 1997: Hong Kong returned to China
JUN. 30, 1936: Gone with the Wind published
JUN. 29, 1995: U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station
JUN. 28, 1953: Workers assemble first Corvette in Flint, Michigan
JUN. 27, 1950: Truman orders U.S. forces to Korea
JUN. 26, 1948: U.S. begins Berlin Airlift
JUN. 25, 1876: Battle of Little Bighorn
JUN. 24, 1997: U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell
JUN. 23, 1992: Teflon Don sentenced to life
JUN. 22, 1944: FDR signs G.I. Bill
JUN. 21, 1788: U.S. Constitution ratified
JUN. 20, 1975: Jaws released
JUN. 19, 1953: Rosenbergs executed
JUN. 18, 1812: War of 1812 begins
JUN. 17, 1885: Statue of Liberty arrives in New York harbor
JUN. 16, 1884: First roller coaster in America opens
JUN. 15, 1215: Magna Carta sealed
JUN. 14, 1777: Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes
JUN. 13, 1966: The Miranda rights are established
JUN. 12, 1987: Reagan challenges Gorbachev
JUN. 11, 1979: John Wayne dies
JUN. 10, 1752: Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm
JUN. 9, 1973: Secretariat wins Triple Crown
JUNE 8, 1968: King assassination suspect arrested
JUNE 7, 1913: First successful ascent of Mt. McKinley
JUNE 6, 1944: D-Day
JUNE 5, 1933: FDR takes United States off gold standard
JUNE 4, 1942: Battle of Midway begins
JUNE 3, 1989: Crackdown at Tiananmen begins
JUNE 2, 1935: Babe Ruth retires
JUNE 1, 1980: CNN launches
MAY 31, 1859: Big Ben goes into operation in London
MAY 30, 1431: Joan of Arc martyred
MAY 29, 1953: Hillary and Tenzing reach Everest summit
MAY 28, 1961: Appeal for Amnesty campaign launches
MAY 27, 1941: Bismarck sunk by Royal Navy
MAY 26, 1897: Dracula goes on sale in London
MAY 25, 1977: Star Wars opens
MAY 24, 1883: Brooklyn Bridge opens
MAY 23, 1934: Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde
MAY 22, 1843: Great Emigration departs for Oregon
MAY 21, 1881: American Red Cross founded
MAY 20, 1873: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans
MAY 19, 1935: Lawrence of Arabia dies
MAY 18, 1920: Pope John Paul II born
MAY 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Ed is decided
MAY 16, 1929: First Academy Awards ceremony
MAY 15, 1937: Madeleine Albright is born
MAY 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark depart
MAY 13, 1846: President Polk declares war on Mexico
MAY 12, 1957: Race car driver A.J. Foyt gets first pro victory
MAY 11, 1934: Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states
MAY 10, 1869: Transcontinental railroad completed
MAY 9, 1950: L. Ron Hubbard publishes Dianetics
MAY 8, 1945: V-E Day is celebrated in America and Britain
MAY 7, 1994: The Scream recovered
MAY 6, 1994: English Channel tunnel opens
MAY 5, 1961: The first American in space
MAY 4, 1994: Rabin and Arafat sign accord for Palestinian self-rule
MAY 3, 1469: Niccolo Machiavelli born
MAY 2, 1933: Loch Ness Monster sighted
MAY 1, 1931: Empire State Building dedicated
APR. 30, 1945: Adolf Hitler commits suicide
APR. 29, 2004: World War II monument opens in Washington, D. C.
APR. 28, 1945: Benito Mussolini executed
APR. 27, 4977 B. C.: Universe is created according to Kempler
APR. 26, 1954: Polio vaccine trials begin
APR. 25, 1983: Andropov writes to U. S. student
APR. 24, 1916: Easter Rebellion begins
APR. 23, 1564: William Shakespeare born
APR. 22, 1970: The first Earth Day
APR. 21, 753 B.C.: Rome founded
APR. 20, 1980: Castro announces Mariel Boatlift
APR. 19, 1897: First Boston Marathon held
APR. 18, 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake
APR. 17, 1970: Apollo 13 returns to Earth
APR. 16, 1943: Hallucinogenic effects of LSD discovered
APR. 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier
APR. 14, 1865: Lincoln is shot
APR. 13, 1997: Tiger Woods wins first major
APR. 12, 1861: The Civil War begins
APR. 11, 1814: Napoleon exiled to Elba
APR. 10, 1866: ASPCA is founded
APR. 9, 1865: Robert E. Lee surrenders
APR. 8, 1974: Aaron sets new home run record
APR. 7, 1994: Civil war erupts in Rwanda
APR. 6, 1896: First modern Olympic Games
APR. 5, 1614: Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
APR. 4, 1968: Dr. King is assassinated
APR. 3, 1860: Pony Express debuts
APR. 2, 2005: Pope John Paul II dies
APR. 1, 1700: April Fools tradition popularized
MAR. 31, 1889: Eiffel Tower opens
MAR. 30, 1981: President Reagan shot
MAR. 29, 1973: U.S. withdraws from Vietnam
MAR. 28, 1979: Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island
MAR. 27, 1912: Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac
MAR. 26, 1979: Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed
MAR. 25, 1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City
MAR. 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez runs aground
MAR. 23, 1839: OK enters national vernacular
MAR. 22, 1765: Stamp Act imposed on American colonies
MAR. 21, 1871: Stanley begins search for Livingstone
MAR. 20, 1965: LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama
MAR. 19, 2003: War in Iraq begins
MAR. 18, 1862: Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking company
MAR. 17, 461: Saint Patrick dies
MAR. 16, 1802: U.S. Military Academy established
MAR. 15, 1965: Johnson calls for equal voting rights
MAR. 14, 1879: Albert Einstein born
MAR. 13, 1942: U.S. Army launches K-9 Corps
MAR. 12, 1933: FDR gives first fireside chat
MAR. 11, 1997: Paul McCartney knighted
MAR. 10, 1959: Rebellion in Tibet
MAR. 9, 1959: Barbie makes her debut
MAR. 8, 1917: February Revolution begins
MAR. 7, 1876: Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
MAR. 6, 1899: Bayer patents aspirin
MAR. 5, 1963: Hula-Hoop patented
MAR. 4, 1933: FDR inaugurated
MAR. 3, 1887: Helen Keller meets her miracle worker
MAR. 2, 1904: Dr. Seuss born
MAR. 1, 1932: Lindbergh baby kidnapped
FEB. 28, 1953: Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA
FEB. 27, 1827: New Orleanians take to the streets for Mardi Gras
FEB. 26, 1919: Two national parks preserved, 10 years apart
FEB. 25, 1964: Clay knocks out Liston
FEB. 24, 1836: Alamo defenders call for help
FEB. 23, 1945: U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima
FEB. 22, 1980: U.S. hockey team makes miracle on ice
FEB. 21, 1965: Malcolm X assassinated
FEB. 20, 1962: An American orbits earth
FEB. 19, 1847: Donner Party rescued
FEB. 18, 1885: Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
FEB. 17, 1904: Madame Butterfly premieres
FEB. 16, 1923: Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut
FEB. 15, 1898: The Maine explodes
FEB. 14, 278: St. Valentine beheaded
FEB. 13, 1633: Galileo in Rome for Inquisition
FEB. 12, 2002: Milosevic goes on trial for war crimes
FEB. 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela released from prison
FEB. 10, 1996: Kasparov loses chess game to computer
FEB. 9, 1971: Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame
FEB. 8, 1943: Americans secure Guadalcanal
FEB. 7, 1964: Beatles arrive in New York
FEB. 6, 1952: Queen Elizabeth becomes queen
FEB. 5, 1994: Beckwith convicted of killing Medgar Evers
FEB. 4, 1974: Patty Hearst kidnapped
FEB. 3, 2005: Gonzales becomes first Hispanic U. S. attorney general
FEB. 2, 1887: First Groundhog Day
FEB. 1, 1884: Oxford Dictionary debuts
JAN. 31, 1950: Truman announces development of H-bomb
JAN. 30, 1948: Gandhi assassinated
JAN. 29, 1936: U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members
JAN. 28, 1986: Challenger disaster
JAN. 27, 1888 : National Geographic Society founded
JAN. 26, 1788: Australia Day
JAN. 25, 1905: World's largest diamond found
JAN. 24, 1965: Winston Churchill dies
JAN. 23, 1957: Toy company Wham-O produces first Frisbees
JAN. 22, 1998: Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings
JAN. 21, 1977: President Carter pardons draft dodgers
JAN. 20, 1981: Iran Hostage Crisis ends
JAN. 19, 1809: Edgar Allan Poe is born
JAN. 18, 1919: Post-World War I peace conference begins in Paris
JAN. 17, 1950: Boston thieves pull of historic robbery
JAN. 16, 1919: Prohibition takes effect
JAN. 15, 1967: Packers face Chiefs in first Super Bowl
JAN. 14, 1875 : Albert Schweitzer born
JAN. 13, 1128: Pop recognizes Knights Templar
JAN. 12, 1926: Original Amos ‘n’ Andy debuts on Chicago radio
JAN. 11, 1908: Theodore Roosevelt makes Grand Canyon a national monument
JAN. 10, 1901: Gusher signals start of U. S. oil industry
JAN. 9, 1493: Columbus mistakes manatees for mermaids
JAN. 8, 1877: Crazy Horse fights last battle
JAN. 7, 1789: First U. S. presidential election
JAN. 6, 1838: Morse demonstrates telegraph
JAN. 5, 1933: Golden Gate Bridge is born
JAN. 4, 1999: The euro debuts
JAN. 3, 1990: Noriega surrenders to U.S.
JAN. 2, 1980: U.S.-Russia detente ends
JAN. 1, 1959: Batista forced out by Castro-led revolution
DEC. 31, 1999: Panama Canal turned over to Panama
DEC. 30, 1922: USSR established
DEC. 29, 1890: U. S. Army massacres Indians at Wounded Knee
DEC. 28, 1895: First commercial movie screened
DEC. 27, 1932: Radio City Music Hall opens
DEC. 26, 1946: Bugsy Siegel opens Flamingo Hotel
DEC. 25, 1914: The Christmas Truce
DEC. 24, 1979: Soviet tanks roll into Afghanistan
DEC. 23, 1888: Van Gogh chops off ear
DEC. 22, 1956: First gorilla born in captivity
DEC. 21, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland
DEC. 20, 1957: Elvis Presley is drafted
DEC. 19, 1998: President Clinton impeached
DEC. 18, 1620: Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor
DEC. 17, 1903: First airplane files
DEC. 16, 1773: The Boston Tea Party
DEC. 15, 2001: Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens
DEC. 14, 1911: Amundsen reaches South Pole
DEC. 13, 2000: Al Gore concedes presidential election
DEC. 12, 1980: Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 million
DEC. 11, 1936: Eward VIII abdicates
DEC. 10, 1901: First Nobel Prizes awarded
DEC. 9, 1992: U.S. Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia
DEC. 8, 1980: John Lennon Shot
DEC. 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor bombed
DEC. 6, 1884: Washington Monument completed
DEC. 5 1945: Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle
DEC. 4, 1991: Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon
DEC. 3, 1947: A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway
DEC. 2, 2001: Enron files for bankruptcy
DEC. 1, 1990: Chunnel makes breakthrough

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Dr. Z's Bookshelf: Books I've Read

Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

I Woke Up Dead at the Mall

by Judy Sheehan

Until Friday Night

by Abbi Glines

Wonder

by R.J. Palacio

AMAZING!!

Written in the Stars

by Aisha Saeed

I can read this book over & over again! It's one of my favorites!

When Dimple Met Rishi

by Sandhya Menon

The Girl I Used to Be

by April Henry

Girl on a Plane

by Miriam Moss

The Way I Used to Be

by Amber Smith

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