#TBT: The Battle of Paris
On March 30th and 31st of 1814, the Battle of Paris was fought between The French Empire, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, and the military...
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Mar 23, 20172 min read
#TBT: Who’s in Your Bracket?
We’ve all heard about it. Many of us have probably even done it. But do any of us really know what we’re doing? Filling out a College...
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Mar 9, 20171 min read
#TBT: B-A-R-B-I-E, Barbie Girl
58 years ago today Ruth and Elliot Handler, founders of Mattel Creations, launched the famous children’s toy, the Barbie doll. The Barbie...
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Mar 2, 20171 min read
#TBT: A look back at the first Academy Awards
On May 16th, 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) hosted the first ever Academy Awards at the Hollywood...
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Feb 9, 20172 min read
#TBT: Mary Queen of Chop…I Mean, Scots
On February 8, 1587, after 19 years imprisonment for her complicity in the plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots was...
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Jan 26, 20171 min read
#TBT: Tipsy Tuesday Cancelled
On this day in history in 1838, the state of Tennessee passed a bill that prohibited the sale of all alcoholic beverages. This was the...
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Jan 19, 20171 min read
#TBT: GoFundMe Lewis and Clark Edition
On January 18, 1803 (yes, I know that’s one day ago, but close enough) Thomas Jefferson asked the United States Congress for money to...
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Jan 12, 20171 min read
#TBT: The Man of Steel
On this day in history in 1913, Josef Dzhugashvili publicly signed his name “Joseph Stalin” for the first time in a letter to the Social...
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