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July 06, 2007
Today in History: July 6th
The following information is from: This Day in History: History.com
1862: Mark Twain begins reporting in Virginia City
Writing under the name of Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens begins publishing news stories in the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.Read the complete article.
Mark Twain begins reporting in Virginia City. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 02:12, Jul 6, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4573.
Books in the GSU Library about Mark Twain:
Title: Mark Twain : a literary life / Everett Emerson.
Call Number: PS1331 .E48 2000
Title: The ordeal of Mark Twain / by Van Wyck Brooks.
Call Number: PS1331 .B71977
1942: Frank family takes refuge
In Nazi-occupied Holland, 13-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family are forced to take refuge in a secret sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse. The day before, Anne's older s ...View the video.
Read Anne Frank's diary:
Title: The diary of a young girl : the definitive edition / Anne Frank ; edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler ; translated by Susan Massotty.
Call Number: DS135.N6 F733131995
1946: George "Bugs" Moran is arrested
FBI agents arrest George "Bugs" Moran, along with fellow crooks Virgil Summers and Albert Fouts, in Kentucky. Once one of the biggest organized crime figures in America, Moran had been reduced to small bank robberies by this time. He died in prison 11 years later.Read the complete article.
George "Bugs" Moran is arrested. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 02:19, Jul 6, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=1058.
1971: Satchmo dies
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, dies in New York City at the age of 69. A world-renowned jazz trumpeter and vocalist, he pioneered jazz improvisation and the style known as swing.Read the complete article.
Satchmo dies. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 02:27, Jul 6, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6950.
Books in the GSU Library about Louis Armstrong:
Title: Louis Armstrong, his life and times / by Mike Pinfold.
Call Number: ML419.A75 P551987
Title: Louis Armstrong / by Hugues Panassie ; photograph collection by Jack Bradley.
Call Number: ML419.A75 P33
1988: Explosion on North Sea oil rig
On this day in 1988, an explosion rips through an oil rig in the North Sea, killing 167 workers. It was the worst offshore oil-rig disaster in history.Read the complete article.
Explosion on North Sea oil rig. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 02:28, Jul 6, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=837.
Posted by d-nadler at July 6, 2007 01:07 PM