Today's famous date is April 6, 1909--a date that not many people would recognize just by hearing the name. However, that doesn't mean it wasn't very important in world history. But, is that the correct day for the event, or have we been wrong for over a hundred years?
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SOURCES
“Advertisement: National Lead Company - Page 7.” The Daily Herald (Provo, Utah), 6 Apr. 1909. www.newspapers.com.
“The Conservation Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt.” U.S. Department of the Interior, 14 Feb. 2020, www.doi.gov/blog/conservation-legacy-theodore-roosevelt#:~:text=After%20becoming%20president%20in%201901,is%20found%20across%20the%20country.
“Frederick Selous.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Feb. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Selous.
“French Yellow Journals Get Busy With Roosevelt.” Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), 6 Apr. 1909. www.newspapers.com.
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“Naval Officials Victims of Test.” The Washington Herald (Washington D. C.), 6 Apr. 1909. www.newspapers.com.
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“Teddy Roosevelt's Epic (But Strangely Altruistic) Hunt for a White Rhino.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 12 Apr. 2016, www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/teddy-roosevelts-epic-strangely-altruistic-hunt-white-rhino-180958626/.
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SOUND SOURCES
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Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
