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1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive - En route to take command of the Continental Army in Boston, George Washington visits the home of Rhode Island's representative in the Continental Congress, Stephen Hopkins.
As Hopkins is in Philadelphia, his daughter-in-law hosts Washington.
Credit to @OTDRhodeIsland
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/2040813271276568813

1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - In Australia, 16-year-old Phillip McClean and his 13-year-old brother discover a southern cassowary on their property and decide to club it to death.
Instead, the bird bests the boys and rips out Phillip’s jugular, killing him.
This is the first known violent interaction between a human and a southern cassowary.
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2040961911961887151

1976 Live @50YearsAgoLive - South Korean President Park Chung Hee announces that he is launching a campaign to purify the Korean language and rid it of foreign influences, especially from English and Japanese.
He orders the Ministry of Education to coordinate the elimination of Korean substitute words.
Furthermore, Park orders all businesses to stop displaying advertisements in English, or else face fines or a month in jail.
https://x.com/50YearsAgoLive/status/2040966354920935912

2001 Live @25YearsAgoLive - The Nasdaq leaps 8.92% in one single session.