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    • Today in History: April 3, Jesse James killed by Robert Ford

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On April 3, 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.

    • Today in History: FEB 12, Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky. In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne ...

    • Today in History: FEB 8, Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. In 1693, a charter was granted ...