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February 12, 2008 02:46 PM EST --
by Robert McHenry
[NOTE from the EB Editor Joe: This particular post recently appeared on our corporate blog and has generated some very interesting conversation. As such, I thought I'd . . .
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July 10, 2007 05:40 PM EDT --
by Robert McHenry
(originally published July 9, 2007 in the Britannica Blog)
Newly elected French president Nicolas Sarkozy is an avid runner.
According to some French critics – and here, the term . . .
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December 22, 2006 12:05 PM EST --
In the spirit of the season, the following blog post, written by Gregory McNamee, was featured in the Britannica Blog this week…
The Christmas holiday has been a source of much material, . . .
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December 19, 2006 11:16 AM EST --
This Day in History –- December 19
1998: Articles of impeachment approved against U.S. President Bill Clinton
On this day in 1998, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President . . .
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December 13, 2006 06:14 PM EST --
Biography of the Day -- Moses Maimonides
Philosopher, jurist, and physician Moses Maimonides, the foremost intellectual figure of medieval Judaism, whose works, written in Hebrew and Arabic, influenced . . .
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December 07, 2006 12:39 PM EST --
The following post was featured December 7th, 2006 on the Britannica Blog and was written by Matthew Hilton, a professor of social history at the University of Birmingham (England), a contributor to Britannica's . . .
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December 05, 2006 06:59 PM EST --
Biography of the Day -- Walt Disney
Walt Disney, born in Chicago this day in 1901, pioneered animated cartoon films, created such beloved characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and founded . . .
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December 04, 2006 04:54 PM EST --
Hello Gather members,
Since in our own way, we are all bloggers here on Gather, I thought this might be of interest to the group. Several weeks ago, we quietly launched a blog on the Britannica.com . . .
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December 04, 2006 03:56 PM EST --
This Day in History –- December 4
1996: The unmanned space vehicle Mars Pathfinder was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in order to explore the surface of Mars.
1918: U.S. . . .
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November 29, 2006 07:08 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 29
2001: George Harrison, formerly of the Beatles, died of cancer at the home of a friend in Los Angeles.
1997: In a ceremony that was broadcast around . . .
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November 28, 2006 06:38 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 28
1943: Opening of Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference, attended by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet . . .
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November 22, 2006 10:54 AM EST --
This Day in History -- November 22
1963: U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated
The most notorious political murder in recent American history occurred this day in 1963, when John F. Kennedy, the . . .
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November 20, 2006 11:05 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 20
1910: Mexican Revolution launched by Francisco Madero
On this day in 1910, Francisco Maderolaunched a failed revolt that nonetheless sparked the Mexican Revolution . . .
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November 16, 2006 01:20 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 16
1988: Election of Bhutto as Pakistan's prime minister
Benazir Bhutto, elected prime minister of Pakistan on this day in 1988, became the first woman . . .
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November 14, 2006 11:13 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 14
1962: Eritrea made a province of the Ethiopian empire
On this day in 1962, the Ethiopian parliament and Eritrean Assembly voted unanimously for the abolition . . .
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November 13, 2006 06:14 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 13
2001: Kabul captured by Northern Alliance
On this day in 2001, on the heels of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan prompted by the deadly terrorist attacks . . .
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November 09, 2006 03:25 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 9
1989: Opening of the Berlin Wall
Long a symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, erected in 1961 and eventually extending 28 miles (45 km) to divide the western . . .
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November 02, 2006 01:18 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 2
1976: Jimmy Carter elected 39th U.S. president
Jimmy Carter, former Democratic governor of Georgia and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace in . . .
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October 30, 2006 11:00 AM EST --
This Day in History –- October 30
1974: Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle," regaining the world heavyweight boxing title.
1938: Orson . . .
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October 26, 2006 12:01 AM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, who was born this day in 1881 in Málaga, Spain, but spent most of his life in Paris, was one of the creators of Cubism and is widely seen . . .
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