• Composers: Bach
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1813 Richard Wagner born, composer (The Ring Flying Dutchman)

• Composers: Wagner
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1828 Albrecht Grafe born, pioneer eye surgeon founded modern ophthalmology

1859 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle born, author (Sherlock Holmes)

• Baker Street Connection
  The complete text of most, if not all, of Doyle's Holmes stories can be read and/or downloaded from this site.
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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0012 BC A daytime meteor shower - possibly Zeta Perseid observed in China

• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
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• Track The Meteor Storm Online!
  To help your students understand the causes and effects of this rare spectacle and to prepare them for the excitement of an event they're probably hearing a great deal about, Education World offers scavenger hunts for elementary, middle, and high school students.

1856 Violence in Senate - SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner

1868 Great Train Robbery seven men made off with $98000 in cash

World Trade Day

• World Trade Import Activity
  This lesson will help students understand that many of their ever day items are imported from many different countries.

Hitler & Mussolini sign `Pact of Steel'

Ceylon became Republic of Sri Lanka

• Comparative Political Science: Sri Lanka
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• Area Studies: Sri Lanka
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1947 - The Truman Doctrine was enacted as Congress appropriated military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey.