After 244 years, it is announced that these books will cease to be printed, moving exclusively to digital content. 2012
Encyclopedia Britannica
86.9%
National Geographic
5.3%
Strunk & White Elements of Style
1.4%
Oxford Atlas of the World
2.3%
This US Confederate President signs a law authorizing the use of slaves in Confederate fighting forces. 1865
Jefferson Davis
69.1%
Robert E. Lee
20.7%
Stonewall Jackson
7.7%
Patrick Cleburne
1.2%
The Great Blizzard of 1888 enters its third day, covering this US region with more than 50 in. of snowfall. 1888
New England
65.4%
Upper Midwest
20.9%
Northwest
8.2%
Lower Midwest
3.2%
The Moscow Peace Treaty goes into effect, ending the 3-month long Winter War between the Soviet Union and this defending nation. 1940
Finland
62%
Sweden
8.3%
China
20.9%
Iran
5.8%
Sir William Herschel discovers this planet, initially mistaking it for a passing comet. 1781
Uranus
57%
Mars
12.8%
Mercury
19.3%
Saturn
10.8%
This company puts forth its first public offering, with shares starting at $21. By the end of its first day of trading they are valued at $31.25. 1986
Microsoft
41.7%
Apple
45.2%
Dell
3.7%
AT&T
5.6%
This Beatles' song reaches #1, making it the band's seventh #1 hit in the US, where it would remain for two weeks. 1965
Eight Days a Week
20.4%
Yesterday
23.8%
Help!
26.9%
I Want to Hold Your Hand
25.6%
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