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Month: June 2009

Up, up and away

Today commemorates the first Hot Air Balloon Flight By the Montgolfier brothers in 1783. A truly golden age of ballooning…—Elizabeth Periale Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond, Description des Expériences de la more »

National Doughnut Day

Today is National Doughnut Day! How do you plan to celebrate?—Mary Ann Wilson From the Libraries' trade literature collection: New uncrowded business field, big steady profits in electrically-baked greaseless cake more »