YESTERDAY IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 21, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?steemCreated with Sketch.

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Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.

By Aldous Huxley

History tends to repeat itself but we hardly learn from our past.
Let's jump right in into a date like September 21.

2016

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife pledge $3 billion to medical research to cure, prevent and manage all diseases by the end of century.

1991

USA basketball **dream Team announces for the 1992 Olympics.

1984

NASA launches Galaxy-C

1970

New York times starts first modern op-ed page.

What is op-ed?

1931

Britain abandons gold standard; pound devalues 20%.

1928

My Weekly Reader magazine made its debut. It was designed for children.

1905

Atlanta life Insurance Co forms.

1893

First auto built in US by Duryea brothers, runs in Springfield.

1883

first direct telegram connection between brazil-USA.

1837

Charles Tiffany founded his jewelry and China stores.

1784

First daily newspaper in America.(Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser)

History has proven to be reluctant but capable of showing us how far we are coming from.
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Thanks for sharing :-) @pouchon I am following. Best of Luck !

Good article , but when the super rich pledge too much money ... something's gotta give ? Question is what ?

I would ask, where is the money come from compere to steemit ?
It is a good deed for him to do so.
We all know the true beneficial of this act.
Human Nature and there is something way bigger than all of us in this matter.

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