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60 years ago – In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. declared “I Have A Dream!” to 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. 116 years ago – In 1907, two Seattle teenagers started up a local delivery service called American Messenger Company. Today, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan’s little company […]
1993 “When My Ship Comes In” by Clint Black peaks at No. 1. 1995 Elton John & Tim Rice take home an Oscar for “Can You Feel The Love Tonight.” 1995 “Forrest Gump” wins six Oscars. 1998 The FDA approves Viagra. 1999 “How Forever Feels” by Kenny Chesney peaks at No. 1.
160 years ago – In 1863, a young journalist in Carson City, Nevada, one Samuel Clemens, published a report in the “Virginia City Enterprise” using his new pen name Mark Twain.The name “Mark Twain” came from his days working on Mississippi riverboats.It was an expression that meant the water was two fathoms deep . . […]
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