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Hello, my name is Rebecca and I am a huge history buff! I hope to provide information and biographies of some of history's infamous, fun and fascinating characters. I think history is vital to understanding the world we live in.

On this day in history May 14th

On this day in history May 14th

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  • Post published:July 23, 2019

May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 231 days remain until…

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On this day in history 13th May

On this day in history 13th May

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  • Post published:July 22, 2019

May 13 is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 232 days remain until…

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Charlie Chaplin’s The Fireman 1916

Charlie Chaplin’s The Fireman 1916

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  • Post published:July 22, 2019

Charlie Chaplins 52nd Film Released June 12 1916 The Fireman was the second film Charlie Chaplin created for Mutual Films in…

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1895 The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station

1895 The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station

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L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat (translated from French into English as The Arrival of a Train at La…

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse 1940

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse 1940

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In November, 1940, the newly completed Tacoma Narrows Bridge, opened barely four months before, swayed and collapsed in a 42 mile-per-hour…

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The Miller and the Sweep, 1898

The Miller and the Sweep, 1898

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The Miller and the Sweep is a 1898 British short black-and-white silent comedy film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a…

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The Haunted Castle 1897

The Haunted Castle 1897

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The Haunted Castle is a hypothetical lost 1897 British film, attributed in some filmographies to the British film pioneer George Albert…

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The Four Troublesome Heads 1898

The Four Troublesome Heads 1898

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The Four Troublesome Heads 1898 (French: Un homme de têtes, "A Man of Heads") is an 1898 French silent film directed…

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The Famous Box Trick 1898

The Famous Box Trick 1898

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The Famous Box Trick is a 1898 French short black-and-white silent trick film, featuring a stage magician who transforms one boy…

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1897 footage of Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem

1897 footage of Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem

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The name Jaffa Gate is currently used for both the historical Ottoman gate from 1538, and for the wide gap in…

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