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DECISIVE BATTLE BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1781

Battle at Yorktown 1781 | American revolutionary war, American war of independence ...

The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, the decisive battle in
America’s shocking triumph over the mighty British
Empire in its War of Independence, began on this day
in history, Sept. 28, 1781.

The siege ended three weeks later, on Oct. 19, with the
surrender of the British garrison led by Lord Charles
Cornwallis.
 

Others Yorktown: Surrender, 1781 painting - Yorktown: Surrender, 1781 print for sale
Painting depicts the surrender of the British at Yorktown.

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REMEMBER THE BEST SELLING CRAYONS?

?1959 Magazine ad promoting our 24 ct crayons! | Crayons artwork, Crayola, Vintage ads
1959

Crayola was founded as Binney & Smith Company by cousins
Edwin Binney and Charles Harold Smith (below) in New York
City
in 1885.

  
Edwin Binney                        C. Harold Smith


Comparison of the original two Crayola No. 8 boxes
showing each side of the 1904 Gold Medal they
received.

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MUSIC FESTIVAL OPENED ON THIS DAY

Woodstock Ticket Display Poster

On August 15, 1969, the Woodstock music festival opened
on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate
New York town of Bethel.

Promoters John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and
Michael Lang originally envisioned the festival as a way to
raise funds to build a recording studio and rock-and-roll
retreat near the town of Woodstock, New York.

The Complete Woodstock Lineup from 1969 - Roohan Realty

2 Woodstock 50th anniversary concerts in 2019? What you need to know - newyorkupstate.com


Tegenslag na tegenslag: ook headliners zeggen festival Woodstock 50 af | NOS

Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout: Music, Mud, Memory, and Myth—The Woodstock Festival at 50

Woodstock 69 opening 2014 - YouTube

Jimi Hendrix in Woodstock, 1969 | ssssimone!

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MUSIC HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

"Sgt. Pepper" by the Beatles

On this day in history, June 1, 1967, the Beatles released "Sgt.
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band," their 8th album — which
became the soundtrack to the "Summer of Love," according
to the official website of the Beatles.

With its 13 songs, the album was recorded in over 400 hours
during a 129-day period.

On a return airplane flight to London in November 1966, Paul
McCartney thought of the idea for this album.

Sgt. Pepper's 'Lonely' Visionary Odyssey: The Heartfelt Ride of the ...

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THE SATURDAY EVENING POST FOR DEC. 5

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Original The Saturday Evening Post "Home Improvement” by Stevan Dohanos.

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Stevan Dohanos
(May 18, 1907 – July 4, 1994)

Dohanos was born in Lorain, Ohio
and attended the
Cleveland School
of Art
.

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