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Danny and the Dinosaur
Syd Hoff
📚In 1958, ‘Danny and the Dinosaur’ by Syd Hoff was first published https://t.co/6K4aEfvmyp
Paperback, 2008
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: 5
Edward Gibbon
On March 5, 1770, eleven American colonists were shot, five fatally, by a small group of British troops in Boston, in what came to be known as the Boston Massacre. After no one would represent the accused troops, John Adams agreed, believing all should have the right to a lawyer https://t.co/Kmi8LjVnH7
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Great American Novels
Mark Twain
📚On February 18, 1885, ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ by Mark Twain was first published in the United States https://t.co/T1exgFBMFz
Paperback, 2022
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson regarded the law as important enough to be mentioned in the epitaph which he wrote himself: ‘Here Was Buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia.’ https://t.co/76BJRpJgba
Paperback, 1979
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Mike Hammer: Lady, Go Die!: A Mike Hammer Novel
Mickey Spillane
📺DEBUT: ‘Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer’ starring Stacy Keach premiered 39 years ago, January 26, 1984, on CBS https://t.co/N6cKICJkdo
Paperback, Mass Market, 2013
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T-R-O-U-B-L-E: Texas Heat
Sable Hunter
🎶Travis Tritt released his version of ‘T-R-O-U-B-L-E’ 30 years ago, March 13, 1993 https://t.co/KKUGKgcZaa
Paperback, 2017
$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
📚On April 10, 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ was first published https://t.co/p1PrVVY6iP
Paperback, 2004
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Janis Joplin: Pearl
Leah Moore
🎶Janis Joplin’s second and final solo studio album ‘Pearl’ was released 52 years ago, January 11, 1971 https://t.co/wWOsBEcx1J
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Tell It to My Heart: How I Lost My S#*T, Conquered My Fear, and Found My Voice
Taylor Dayne
🎶Taylor Dayne released her debut studio album 'Tell It To My Heart' 35 years ago, January 19, 1988 https://t.co/Cpqrd8Abzl
Hardcover, 2019
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey
📚In 1941, Robert McCloskey’s ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ was first published https://t.co/UUHSvNjpRA
Hardcover, 1941
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