Carla Friedman
Recent Event Contributions
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Prescott's Great Fire
Prescott is home to the historical area known as "Whiskey Row", until 1956 a notorious red-light district. In 1900, a great fire destroyed most of... Read more
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Galveston Hurricane of 1900
The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on the city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas, on September 8, 1900. It had estimated winds of 135 miles... Read more
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Datia Rail Accident
The Datia train accident was a railroad accident that occurred on 3 October 2005 involving a passenger train near Datia in India's Madhya Pradesh... Read more
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Moorgate Tube Crash
The Moorgate tube crash was a railway disaster on the London Underground, which occurred on Friday February 28th 1975 at 08.46 am. A southbound... Read more
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Bihar Train Disaster
In the Bihar train disaster on June 6, 1981, a passenger train carrying 800 or more passengers between Mansi and Saharsa, India derailed and... Read more
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Tsurumi Rail Accident
The Tsurumi rail accident occurred on November 9, 1963 between Tsurumi Station and Shin-Koyasu Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Yokohama, Japan,... Read more
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Pere Marquette Railway Disaster
Thirty-one persons were killed and more than seventy injured, many of them seriously, when a Pere Marquette excursion train bound from Ionia to... Read more
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Thirsk Rail Crash
One of the saddest stories in all railway history is that of the Thirsk disaster of November 2, 1892, when through the mistake of a signalman the... Read more
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Senator Robert Byrd is Elected Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference
In 1967 he was elected secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference, the No. 3 leadership position. He made the job important by spending almost... Read more
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Senator Robert Byrd Elected Majority Leader
From 1977 to 1989 Byrd was the leader of the Senate Democrats, serving as majority leader from 1977 to 1981 and 1987 to 1989 Read more
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Senate Approves the North Atlantic Treaty
President Truman sent the North Atlantic Treaty to the Senate for consideration on April 12, 1949. During lengthy hearings before the Senate... Read more
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Senator Robert Byrd is Elected Majority Whip
He became majority whip, or the second highest-ranking Democrat, for six years beginning in 1971. Read more
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Robert Byrd Elected to Senate
Serving first in the House of Representatives before his election to the Senate in 1958, he is the only person ever elected to nine full Senate... Read more
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Glazier–Higgins–Woodward Tornadoes of 1947
The tornadoes began in Texas. Just after the White Deer tornado dissipated, the first tornado of this event formed five miles (8 km) northwest of... Read more
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Frida Kahlo Attends the National Preparatory School
Frida commutes to Mexico City to begin classes at the National Preparatory School. Frida is one of only 35 girls to attend the prestigious school... Read more
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Isner and Mahut Match Suspended after Fourth Set due to Fading Light
The first-round match already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set. Read more
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Wimbledon's Longest Tennis Match Begins Between Isner and Mahut
On Tuesday, the match began at 6:13 PM. Read more
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Isner and Mahut Match Resumes, Tied at 59-59
Play is continuing for a third day on Thursday. Isner and Mahut split the first four sets Tuesday, before it became too dark to play. They began... Read more
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Isner and Mahut Match Suspended due to Darkness, Tied 59-59
After 118 games on Wednesday with no breaks of serve in the fifth, play had to be suspended due to darkness again at: 9:10 PM, tied 59-59 in... Read more
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Isner and Mahut Match Sets Record for The Longest Tennis Match
After resuming on Wednesday 23 at 2:05 pm, the record for longest match was broken at 5:45 pm. Read more
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Damghan Earthquake
The Damghan Earthquake was an earthquake of magnitude 8.0, that struck a 200-mile (320 km) stretch of Iran on 22 December, 856 A.D. The... Read more
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Willow Bark First Used to Relieve Symptoms of Arthritis
Around 500 BC, a wonder drug, known as the willow bark came into prominence when it became known that it had the power to relieve gained popularity... Read more
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The First Case of Arthritis in Humans in Native Americans From Tennessee and Kansas
In 4500 BC, arthritis was first discovered in human beings. It was seen in the skeletal remains of Native Americans of Tennessee and parts of... Read more
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Crete Earthquake of 365 AD
The 365 AD Crete earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 AD in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an... Read more
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Evidence of Arthritis in Mummy, Otzi the Iceman
Evidence of arthritis has been found throughout history, from Otzi, a mummy (circa 3000 BC) found along the border of modern Italy and Austria, to... Read more