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  This Day in History: May 13, 1607

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  May 13, 1607 – Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in North America is founded. Pocahontas and her world; a chronicle of America’s first settlement in which is related the story of the Indians and the Englishmen, particularly Captain John Smith, Captain Samuel Argall, and Master John Rolfe F234.J3 B38  Stacks

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  This Day in History: May 12, 1935

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  May 12, 1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio by “Bill W.,” a stockbroker, and “Dr. Bob S.,” a heart surgeon. A.A. : the story HV5278.K84 1988x   Stacks

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  This Day in History: May 10, 1869 – At Promontory, Utah, California Governor Leland Stanford…

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  May 10, 1869 - At Promontory, Utah, California Governor Leland Stanford pounds in a ceremonial golden spike that completes the nation’s first transcontinental railway. Nothing like it in the world : the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 Connect to title online   Ohio eBook Project

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  This Day in History: May 9, 1887 – Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show…

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  May 9, 1887 – Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show opens in London, giving Queen Victoria and her subjects their first look at real cowboys and Indians. Buffalo Bill, King of the Old West, biography of William F. Cody, pony express rider, buffalo hunter, plains scout & guide, master showman F594 .C6827  Located in the State [...]

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  This Day in History: May 8, 1541 – South of present-day Memphis, TN, Spanish conquistador…

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  May 8, 1541 - South of present-day Memphis, TN, Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River, one of the first European explorers to ever do so. Ferninand de Soto the discoverer of the Mississippi E125.S7 A14  Located in the State Library stacks

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  This Day in History: May 7, 1915 – German submarine sinks…

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  May 7, 1915 – German submarine sinks the British steamship Lusitania which was carrying passengers including Americans. The Lusitania D592.L8 S5 1973  Located in the State Library stacks

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  This Day in History: May 6, 1937 – The airship Hindenberg…

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  May 6, 1937 - The airship Hindenberg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames upon touching its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hindenburg 629.133 M 779H   Located in the Dewey stacks

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  This Day in History: May 5, 1935

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  May 5, 1935 – Jesse Owens sets the long jump record. Jesse Owens : an American life / William J. Baker <– links to book in our library catalog GV697.O9 B3 1986  Stacks

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  This Day in History: May 3, 1469 – Machiavelli is born

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  May 3, 1469 – Machiavelli is born.  He is associated with the practice of diabolical expediency in politics that was made famous in The Prince. The life of Niccolo Machiavelli DG738.14.M2 R513  Located in the State Library stacks

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  This Day in History: May 2, 1933 – Accounts of an aquatic beast living in Scotland’s Loch Ness…

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  May 2, 1933 - Accounts of an aquatic beast living in Scotland’s Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes local news. The monsters of Loch Ness QL89.2.L6 M3   Located in the State Library stacks

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