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Trivia junkie, coffee addict, history tramp, occasional writer/director

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Posts by txtface:

• Twenty-First Century History in history - Feb 04, 2010
• Twentieth Century History : 1975 – 1999 in history - Feb 04, 2010
• Twentieth Century History : 1950 – 1974 in history - Feb 04, 2010
• Twentieth Century History : 1925 – 1949 in history - Feb 04, 2010
• Twentienth Century History : 1900 – 1924 in history - Feb 04, 2010

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• Odd-price tickets of items started by newspaper publisher
  When Melville Stone started the Chicago Daily News in 1875, the price was a penny. At first, circulation was high but then dropped off sharply. Stone discovered that the problem was a shortage of pennies in the area. He brought in barrels of pennies and then persuaded merchants to start an “odd-price sale,” selling goods for a penny under the regular price. […]

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• Twenty-First Century History
• Twentieth Century History : 1975 – 1999
• Twentieth Century History : 1950 – 1974
• Twentieth Century History : 1925 – 1949
• Twentienth Century History : 1900 – 1924
• The history of radio
• Nineteenth Century History : 1875 – 1899
• Nineteenth Century History : 1850 – 1874
• Nineteenth Century History : 1825 – 1849
• Nineteenth Century History : 1900 – 1924
• Eighteenth Century History : 1750 – 1799
• Eighteenth Century History : 1700 – 1749
• Seventeenth Century History : 1650 – 1699
• Seventeenth Century History : 1600 – 1649
• Sixteenth Century History

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