- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary (1 Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071398279
- ISBN-13: 978-0071398275
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.6 x 2.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,209,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Are you hopelessly inquisitive or trivia-mad? "On This Date" will satisfy your curiosity! On what day did Vietnam and the United States resume diplomatic relations? When is Mickey Mouse's birthday? On what day does Peru celebrate its independence? (See July 28.) Just what is Z Day? (See January 1.)"On This Date" ...has the answers to these questions and so much more! Comprised of select entries from the incomparable perennial favorite Chase's "Calendar of Events", this handy, fact-filled reference is packed with more than 2,000 events, milestones and trivia. You will find everything in here, from special months like American Heart Month to actor Russell Crowe's birthday to the debut date of the "Peanuts" comic strip. With items arranged in calendar-date order, you will find: Historic milestones - space missions, stock market highs and more Birth anniversaries of important figures, from Charles Dickens to Tecumseh Key dates in American history Listings of United Nations special days Premiere dates for major television shows And much, much more! Thanks to "On This Date" ..., you'll never miss National Roller Skating Month or your favorite celeb's birthday again!
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Are you hopelessly inquisitive or trivia-mad? On This Date . . . will satisfy your curiosity!
On what day did Vietnam and the United States resume diplomatic relations? (See May 26.)
When is Mickey Mouse's birthday? (See November 18.)
On what day does Peru celebrate its independence? (See July 28.)
Just what is Z Day? (See January 1.)
On This Date . . . has the answers to these questions and so much more! Comprised of select entries from the incomparable perennial favorite Chase's Calendar of Events, this handy, fact-filled reference is packed with more than 2,000 events, milestones and trivia. You will find everything in here, from special months like American Heart Month to actor Russell Crowe's birthday to the debut date of the "Peanuts" comic strip. With items arranged in calendar-date order, you will find:
- Historic milestones--space missions, stock market highs and more
- Birth anniversaries of important figures, from Charles Dickens to Tecumseh
- Key dates in American history
- Listings of United Nations special days
- Premiere dates for major television shows
- And much, much more!
Thanks to On This Date . . . , you'll never miss National Roller Skating Month or your favorite celeb's birthday again!
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JANUARY ONE-NEW YEAR'S DAY. Jan 1, First day of the first month of the Gregorian calendar year. Read the first page
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JANUARY ONE-NEW YEAR'S DAY. Jan 1, First day of the first month of the Gregorian calendar year. Read the first page
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Good especially for Modern dates & TV stars, etc.
9 May 2004
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I bought this book this past January and have been reading it daily. I find it makes a good companion to Cyril Leslie Beecham's book "The Dictionary of Dates" which lists more ancient dates. Instead, "On This Date", lists many more "modern" dates, such as those we are more familiar with, like the TV Premier of "ER", or the TV premier of "All in the Family", etc. Unlike some of the other date books, this one lists many more tv stars and movie stars than others, however, if you are looking to see when the Battle of Britain was, you probably won't find it in this book. It also didn't have Isak Dinesen's birthday (4/17/1885) although it did list VE Day.
Overall, this book is sort of a Hit-or-Miss book. For the Really Big dates that are things EVERYONE has heard of, you're sure to find it in here. But for the more obscure people or dates, you may want to check out another date book.
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11 Jun 2010
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My seventh grade students enjoy hearing about historic events and asking other teacher "Did you know...". The information is fun without being to 'babyish'.
On This Date... Great!
31 Jan 2010
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I like the various information provided under each date. Ordered two, kept one and gave one as a gift.
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