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On This Day in History
On This Day: Toy Company Wham-O Produces First Frisbees
On January 23, 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs—now known to millions of fans all over the world as Frisbees. The story of the […]
On This Day in History
On This Day: Japanese American Fred Korematsu is arrested for resisting internment
On May 30, 1942, Fred Korematsu is arrested in San Leandro, California for resisting internment under President Franklin Roosevelt’s controversial Executive Order 9066, which called for the incarceration of nearly all Japanese Americans in the […]
On This Day in History
On This Day: Columbus Mistakes Manatees for Mermaids
On January 9, 1493, explorer Christopher Columbus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three “mermaids”—in reality manatees—and describes them as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.” Six months earlier, Columbus (1451-1506) set off […]
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