Today in History October 19 highlights from past events
Key dated events include the 1912 siege of Adrianople during the Balkan wars and a 1960 sit down protest arrest in Atlanta led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Notable birthdays feature journalist Jack Anderson and Nigeria's Yakubu Gowon. Orson Welles quote about intolerable things.
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Adrianople
Martin Luther, King Jr
Atlanta
India
China
New York
Brooklyn College
Navy
Japan
United Nations
Jack Anderson
Nigeria
Yakubu Gowon
Campaign buttons map the evolution of U S political campaigns
The Scovill Manufacturing Co collection in Waterbury traces campaign buttons from 1828 through 1976 showing slogans medals and badges. The chief executive notes rising orders and a predicted peak as campaigns tie into the bicentennial with tens of millions of buttons and pins expected to be distributed.
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Waterbury
Conn
Abraham Lincoln
Scovill Manufacturing Co
United States
Andrew Jackson
Lincoln
Grant
Roosevelts
Horatio Seymour
John Bell
Joseph Stevens
Scovill
Stevens
Jackson
New Orleans
United States of America
Tennessee
Edward Everett
William Jennings Bryan
Roosevelt
Teddy
Fairbanks
U.S. Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Platypus Hunts Underwater Senses Guide For Food
The Australian platypus relies primarily on smell and tactile cues to locate prey while submerged. This adaptation highlights the unique feeding strategy of this semiaquatic mammal.
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Orson Welles
Old Orchard Beach High School
Alice Golojuck
Ann Loran
Zachary Taylor
Palo Alto
Rescade
la Palma
Monterey
Buena Vista
Winfield Scott
People’s Choice
Scott, Clay
William Harrison
The
Sec
F.D.R
Franklin Pierce
Scott
West
Colfax
Stephen Douglas
William H. Harrison
Tippecanoe
Silvertown Trailmaker
Federal
Wat
Audys
Pavers
Ther
Srene
Rcewall
Damariscotta Cor. Chutch
Ywe
Loolwwaortin
Amelia Chitra
Casey Jones
Him
USRAC
Onl
GENOA
ALCO
Revels
Plasticville
A.H.M
Wtr
Manny
Usra Pacific
RO H
L. H
R. H
Atlas Switches Ltd
J.H
Ltd
R.H
Assorted
Aurora
the Wild Ones
Fairbanks Morse Diesel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!