Today really is all about the Benjamins. And the Georges and Abrahams and Ulysses and Andrews and Alexanders. It was July 6, 1785 when the brand new country called the United States of America decided it was about time they had their own currency, making today NATIONAL DOLLAR DAY! Before America had dollars, our money …
Ever since May 31, 1790, the symbol © has signified authorship and/or ownership of intellectual property, making today NATIONAL COPYRIGHT ACT DAY! It was President George Washington who signed the Copyright Act of 1790 into law. A copyright protects authors, or the commissioners of written works; from poems, plays, novels, songs, films to just about …
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While he did not invent the telegraph alone, and Samuel F. B. Morse worked closely with co-inventors Alfred Vail and Joseph Henry, he was the one who came up with the alphabetic and numeric code we salute on NATIONAL MORSE CODE DAY! Beginning in 1836, mankind could communicate instantly over long distances for the first …
On this date in 1956, Elvis Presley made his acting debut in a forgettable piece of crap called “Love Me Tender,” launching his movie career and making today NATIONAL ELVIS MOVIE DAY! The King made 31 movies in all, usually playing a handsome young rebel with a guitar who gets in and out of trouble, …
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