By the middle 1860s, when Mark Twain was still relatively unknown, Henry Wheeler Shaw (Josh Billings) had achieved national fame as one of the foremost literary comedians in America. He made his reput...
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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2007. There are 152 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:One hundred years ago, on Aug. 1, 1907, the U.S. Air Force had its beginnings as ...
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Today is Thursday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2007. There are 95 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 27, 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Comm...
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Henry Wheeler Shaw
Today in History - Aug. 1
