January 24. Gold discovered at Sutters Mill, California in 1845.
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January 24. Gold discovered at Sutters Mill, California in 1845. Cigar box label for the Gold Hunter Cigar, from about 1880 by Schlegel of New York.
January 22. United Mine Workers organize in Columbus, Ohio in 1908.
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January 22. United Mine Workers organize in Columbus, Ohio in 1908. Die cut print of miner at work, from circa 1885, printed in Germany.
January 21. Jefferson Davis resigns the United States Senate, 1861.
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January 21. Jefferson Davis resigns the United States Senate, 1861. Civil War envelope where Jefferson Davis’ shadow appears to be a jackass.
January 19. Goethe’s Faust first performed 1n 1829.
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January 19. Goethe’s Faust first performed 1n 1829. The Faust Quadrille sheet music, by Charles Coote, published by Oliver Ditson, Boston, 1863.
January 12. United States House of Representatives denies women the right to vote, 1915
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January 12. United States House of Representatives denies women the right to vote, 1915. Anti-suffrage postcard 1909.
January 11. Grand Canyon Monument created 1908.
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January 11. Grand Canyon Monument created 1908. Santa Fe Railroad poster for Grand Canyon tours, c.1950.
January 9. Anson Jones, first President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide, 1858.
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January 9. Anson Jones, first President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide, 1858. “Texas Gun Law” is a western pulp novel published in New York in 1848.
January 8. Last Execution for Blasphemy 1697
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Last execution for blasphemy in Britain, 1697. Feodor Chaliapin as the executioner, an operatic role played in Russia, c. 1890. Please share your comments below or share this blog with your…
January 7. First Transatlantic Telephone Service 1927.
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First transatlantic telephone service, New York to London, January 7, 1927. Telephone switchboard from the 1940s. Please share your comments below or share this blog with your friends on Facebook, Linkedin…
January 6. New Mexico Admitted to the Union 1912.
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New Mexico admitted to the Union, 1912, View of the Taos Pueblo, photochrome by Detroit Publishing Company, 1900. Please share your comments below or share this blog with your friends on…
January 5. Henry Ford offers Living Wage 1914
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Henry Ford offers workers 40-hour work week and living wage on January 5, 1914. Ford Motors magazine advertisement. Please share your comments below or share this blog with your friends on…
January 4. The Boy Scout Association incorporated
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The Boy Scout Association incorporated throughout the British empire. Boy Scouts Parade March sheet music, Julius K. Johnson, published Troy, NY, 1912. Please share your comments below or share this blog…
January 2. World Exposition Opens Chicago 1893.
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World Exposition opens Chicago January 2, 1893. Chief Rain in the Face 1893 Chicago Please share your comments below or share this blog with your friends on Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter.…
Boxing Day
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Our lithographic sign illustrates a young, loose-bloused woman moving BOXES with various colors and names on Boxing Day, a holiday not very well known in the United States. The day…
Basso Profundo Feodor Chaliapin
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Basso Profundo Feodor Chaliapin was known as the greatest basso vocalist in the world, long before the three tenors, Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras were competing for the position of greatest…
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