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This Day on May 19
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On May 19, 1888, Thomas Edward Lawrence also known as Lawrence of Arabia passed away at 46 years old. He was a British army officer, diplomat, and archaeologist who became renowned for his role as a British liaison officer to the Arab forces during the Ottoman Empire in 1916. Lawrence earned the rank of British Army Colonel following the Arabian force's capture of Aqaba from the Turkish army in 1917. Later on in the Arab revolt, Lawrence helped capture Damascus and established a new government under Faisal, who became king of an Independent Arabia. Lawrence served in the British forces...
Video: USPS Direct Mail Isn’t … Like Anything Else
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Hi Everyone! Check out this YouTube video of the US Postal Service on Direct mail Isn't...Like Anything Else. Mail isn't going away soon, so keep sending those letters out. Enjoy watching!
This Day on May 12
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On May 12, 1907, Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career spanned 66 years and eight decades beginning in 1928 as a Broadway actress and through 1994 when Hepburn played her final role in a television film, One Christmas, for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. Hepburn is not only remembered for her award-winning acting roles in television and movies, but she was the driving force that brought feminist issues to the public spotlight and the important role that women play in society....
This Day on May 5
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On May 5, 1961, Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft to become the first American to travel into space. The space mission dubbed Project Mercury was a single crew space flight piloted by Alan Shepard that reached an altitude of 263.1 nautical miles or 187.5 km that lasted 15 minutes and 28 seconds. Shepard's space travel achievement demonstrated his spacecraft's ability to withstand the high g-forces of launch and atmospheric re-entry back to Earth. This epic event became the springboard for the American space program to continue with the launching of Liberty Bell 7...