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On this day in 1980, a notebook containing writings and illustrations by Leonardo da Vinci was sold at auction for $5.1 million. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this day in 1936, Edward VIII became the first monarch in British history to give up the throne voluntarily.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this day in 1974, “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas kicked its way to the top spot on the U.S. singles chart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this day in 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law revoking the citizenship of American women who married noncitizens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this day in 1971, the Montreux Casino burned to the ground during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this day in 1909, the first Christmas savings account was opened at the Carlisle Trust Company in Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elizabeth I delivered her "Golden Speech" on this day in 1601.On this day in 1966, the east Caribbean island of Barbados gained its independence from the United Kingdom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
On this day in 1847, a group of Cayuse tribespeople killed 13 people at the Whitman Mission, as they believed that physician and religious leader Marcus Whitman was deliberately spreading measles.On this day in...