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Betty White: America’s Favorite Nonagenarian
Today is the 95th birthday of television personality Betty White. Here are some things you may not have known about her. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1922. Betty is her given name, and not a shortened form of Elizabeth. During the Great Depression, her family moved to California, where her father built…
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Formation of the Soviet Union
On this date in 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed following the Russian Revolution of 1917. Here are some things you may not have known about the formation of the Soviet Union. On December 30, 1922, the leaders of the Russian Republic, Transcaucasian Republic, Ukrainian Republic and Byelorussian Republic met in the…
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King Tut: Short Life of the Boy King
On this date in 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen. Here are some things you may not have known about King Tut. Tutankhamen’s gene pool didn’t exactly have a deep end. He was born around 1341 BC , his father was the pharaoh Akhenaten and his mother was one of…