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"The Guinness Book of Records” is published - August 27th, 1955

On this day in 1955, the first copies of “The Guinness Book of Records” were printed and distributed for free in pubs across England and Ireland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  A laugh track is used in a TV show for the first time - September 9th, 1950

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  Carnation processes its first cans of evaporated milk - September 6th, 1899

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  AIDS activists wrap a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ house - Septe…

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  Barney Flaherty becomes America's first paperboy - September 4th, 1833

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  Flashback episode - September 3rd

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  Flashback episode - September 2nd

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  The Moscow-Washington hotline is established - August 30th, 1963

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  British women join the war effort - August 29th, 1914

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  The "Tom Thumb" locomotive races a horse-drawn railroad car - August 28th,…

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  A Major League baseball game is televised for the first time - August 26th…

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  The state of Franklin declares independence - August 23rd, 1784

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  Walt Disney's "The Skeleton Dance" premieres in theaters - August 22nd, 19…

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  An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota - August 21st, 1883

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  NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft - August 20th, 1977

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  Benjamin Banneker writes to Thomas Jefferson in support of abolition - Aug…