Friday, March 27, 2026


Tomorrow in
Misc. History


1854 - The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI.

1797 - Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine.

1885 - The Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S.

1921 - U.S. President Warren Harding named William Howard Taft as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court.

1962 - The U.S. Air Force announced research into the use of lasers to intercept missiles and satellites.

1967 - Raymond Burr starred in a TV movie titled "Ironside." The movie was later turned into a television series.

1976 - Genesis began its first North American tour since Peter Gabriel's departure. Phil Collins was the new lead singer.

1986 - More than 6,000 radio stations of all format varieties played "We are the World" simultaneously.


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There is nothing more dread and more shameless than a woman who plans such deeds in her heart as the foul deed which she plotted when she contrived her husband's murder.
- Homer (~700 BC)



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