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March 15: The Story of a Special DayMarch 15 is the Ides of March, the day Julius Caesar was assassinated...The day Columbus returned to Spain from the New World...The day Maine became a state...The day Rolls-Royce was founded...The day the last tsar of Russia abdicated...The...

The Story of a Special Day:April 1!The special occasion gift they'll never throw away — a whole book for the price of a premium card! The story of a special day......What happened in history?...Who was born?...Who died?What happened on *your* special day?From celebrations...

On December 10, learn…...What happened in history?...Who was born?...Who died?What happened on *your* special day?From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this book makes a perfect birthday present or...

March 14: The Story of a Special DayMarch 14 is Pi Day, for the mathematical constant π (3.14)...The day Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin...The day The Mikado was first performed...The day the first Bollywood film premiered...The day Jack Ruby was convicted of...

The Story of a Special Day:March 30!The special occasion gift they'll never throw away — a whole book for the price of a premium card! The story of a special day......What happened in history?...Who was born?...Who died?What happened on *your* special day?From celebrations...

March 13: The Story of a Special DayMarch 13 is the anniversary of the discovery of Uranus...The anniversary of Muhammad’s victory at the Battle of Badr...The day the Kraków Ghetto was liquidated by the Nazis...The day Kitty Genovese was murdered...The day Apollo...

On November 5, learn…...What happened in history?...Who was born?...Who died?...and much more! What happened on *your* special day?From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this ebook makes a perfect...

March 20: The Story of a Special DayMarch 20 is World Sparrow Day and French Language Day...The day Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published...The day Sir Walter Raleigh was freed from the Tower of London...The day Douglas MacArthur said “I shall return!”...The day...

The Story of a Special Day: March 8March 8 is International Women’s Day......The day Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an “evil empire”...The anniversary of the Castle Gate Mine Disaster...The day the first pilot’s license was issued to a woman...The...

The Story of a Special Day: March 2March 2 is Texas Independence Day... the day King Kong premiered... The day Wilt Chamberlain scored his 100 point game... The day Lucky Lady II flew around the world without stopping... The birthday of Dr. Seuss, Daniel "James Bond" Craig, Desi Arnaz, and Mikhail...

"Britain's Best Historic Sites" takes the reader on a journey around this ancient land, detailing over 80 of the most important and fascinating of Britain's historic remains from 8000BC to the 20th century. From excavations of everyday life found in forgotten highways and Roman villas to...

Fun facts, formulas, and Fibonacci numbers—a brain-teasing book that brings mathematical ideas to life. Just how big is a billion? Well, if you had a billion dollars and invested it in a business that lost a thousand dollars a day, do you know how long it would take you to go broke? Answer:...

We all live with danger. Some of us seek it out. None of us can avoid it. Mike Dixon takes a look at a range of dangers including extreme sports, natural disasters, crime, war, terrorism and other threats. The book is illustrated with over fifty stunning photographs

A brand-new collection of fascinating facts spanning history and sports to science and pop culture that will have you proudly stating, “Now I know!” Did you know that a measles outbreak led to the assigning of phone numbers? How about the fact that pirates are the reason we don’t use...