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Today in history: Meet the Blind Month
October 2, 2015Blindness is not the characteristic that defines people or their future.
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Hispanic Heritage Month: A Costa Rican poet honors Carlos Bulosan
October 1, 2015Carlos Sampayan Bulosan (1913-1956) was a class-conscious English-language Filipino novelist and poet.
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Today in history: The first intercontinental radio transmission, 1915
September 29, 2015The demonstration was transmitted from the U.S. naval radio station at Arlington to San Francisco, then a few hours later relayed to Honolulu, for a total of 4900 miles.
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Today in history: Ethel Rosenberg born, commemoration in Los Angeles
September 28, 2015Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens executed at Sing Sing prison in Ossining, N.Y. on June 19, 1953.
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Today in history: Alberto Moravia died in 1990
September 25, 2015In the same year Italian writer Alberto Moravia died in his Rome apartment at 82, his autobiography, "Vita di Moravia" was published.
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Today in history: A Chinese poem for autumn
September 23, 2015On this first day of autumn, we offer a quiet moment of reflection penned 80 years ago.
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Today in history: It’s World Car Free Day!
September 22, 2015The event promotes mass transit, cycling and walking, and the development of communities where jobs are closer to home and shopping is within walking distance.
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Walker killed his own campaign with attacks on workers
September 22, 2015"Scott Walker was a one-trick labor bashing pony and the novelty seems to have worn off even among Republican primary voters."
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