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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 08/12/2025

Today in History — Dec 8, 1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. joins the U.S. Supreme Court! We sure could use him today. #TodayInHistory #SCOTUS #OliverWendellHolmes #OnThisDay #LegalHistory

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 29/10/2025

The right is thrilled about Mamdani—not for his policies, but for the spectacle. His mere presence is a campaign ad: NYC elects its own caricature. Dems, as always, boxed themselves in. If he fails, he’ll be proof that progressives can’t govern. If he succeeds, it’s gulags behind Whole Foods.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 12/09/2025

Page 155 from Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book, Hey Donald Trump I can see your house from here.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 27/06/2025

On this day in 1949, Captain Video & His Video Rangers beamed onto DUMONT-TV — making history as television’s very first sci-fi series. The future started in black & white. 📺✨ #OnThisDay

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 25/06/2025

On this day in 1984, Prince dropped Purple Rain. 25M+ copies sold. 2 Grammys. 1 Oscar. A genre-defying masterpiece that turned music into myth. What’s your favorite track from the album?

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 23/06/2025

On this day in 1979, Supertramp’s Breakfast in America hit No. 1 on the US charts! 🥐🇺🇸 Featuring timeless tracks like Take the Long Way Home, the album became a prog-pop classic that still resonates. #OnThisDay #Supertramp #MusicHistory

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 09/06/2025

On this day in 1973, Secretariat crushed the Belmont Stakes in a record-shattering 2:24, clinching the first Triple Crown in 25 years. Pure legend. #OTD #Secretariat #TripleCrown

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 05/06/2025

You would visit a gas station where they would check your oil, clean your windows, refill your fluids, and give you a free map. All this for a dollar's worth of gas.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 28/05/2025

On This Day: May 28, 1972 White House operatives — later known as the “plumbers” — carried out the first break-in at DNC headquarters in the Watergate Complex, installing listening devices. Watergate was an act that unraveled into one of American history's most significant political scandals.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 26/05/2025

On this day in 1967, EMI Records released The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in London and select markets in the UK

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 24/05/2025

On this day in 1883, the iconic Brooklyn Bridge opened to the public — launched by President Chester A. Arthur and NY Governor Grover Cleveland. 🌉 A marvel of engineering, it connected Manhattan & Brooklyn for the first time. #OTD #BrooklynBridge #History

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 22/05/2025

On this day in 1992, Johnny Carson took his final bow on The Tonight Show after 30 iconic years. No drama. No spotlight grab. Just class, comedy, and a quiet goodbye that felt like the end of an era. TV hasn’t been the same since. #JohnnyCarson #OTD

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 18/05/2025

On this day in 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington State—triggering the largest landslide in recorded history. 57 lives lost, over $1 billion in damage. A brutal reminder of nature’s raw power.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 15/05/2025

On this day in 1940, Maurice and Richard McDonald opened the first McDonald’s in San Bernardino, CA. What began as a small burger joint has become a global icon. Fast food. Faster legacy.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 15/05/2025

Ben & Jerry’s Newest Flavor: The Self-Hating Jew. “So good it will make you question your identity and your therapist’s hourly rate.”

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 10/05/2025

Ex-hostage Omer Shem Tov says he refused captors’ demand to fell building on IDF troops www.timesofisrael.com/ex-hostage-o...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 08/05/2025

On this day in 1945: Victory in Europe! WWII ends in Europe as Nazi Germany signs unconditional surrender. A moment of relief, remembrance, and resilience that shaped the modern world.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 06/05/2025

A friend once told me there is power in the clarity of your articulation. I doubt Trump could even understand that statement. Thanks @briantylercohen.bsky.social

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 05/05/2025

Sad news: Charley Scalies, known for his roles in The Wire and The Sopranos, has died at 84. RIP.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 04/05/2025

Orange smoke over the Vatican: the world gasps as Donald J. Trump is elected Pope Covfefe I — gold-plated mitre, custom robes, and Catholics flooding rabbis with calls to convert, citing “a sudden awakening… and mainly the hat.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 04/05/2025

On this day in 2008: Seth MacFarlane signed a $100 million deal with Fox to keep Family Guy and American Dad on air through 2012 — making him the highest-paid TV writer in the world. #OnThisDay #TVHistory #FamilyGuy #AmericanDad

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 03/05/2025

The most troubling aspect is not that Trump lies; we've come to accept that it's part of his nature. Instead, it's the fact that a significant portion of Americans appear indifferent to this reality. Intellectually, America seems to resemble a third-world country.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 02/05/2025

On this day in 1945, the Battle of Berlin ended as Soviet forces stormed the German capital. General Helmuth Weidling surrenders, marking the fall of Nazi Berlin and the closing days of WWII.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 01/05/2025

I don’t usually post memes, but this one hits too hard to ignore. Canada elects an Oxford PhD economist. Mexico elects a PhD energy engineer. The U.S.? We elect a twice-impeached conman with four casino bankruptcies and 34 felony convictions. Tell me again about American exceptionalism.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 01/05/2025

On this day in 1941, Citizen Kane premiered at the Palace Theater in NYC. Directed by and starring Orson Welles, with Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Comingore, it would go on to reshape the future of cinema.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 29/04/2025

In a searing response to Trump’s first 100 days of his second term, Barry Blitt delivers a haunting New Yorker cover: Lady Liberty, behind bars. A picture worth a thousand fears. #NewYorkerCovers

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 28/04/2025

On this day in 1937: Pan Am’s China Clipper completed the first commercial flight across the Pacific! The luxurious flying boat carried passengers in style, with private bunks, lounges, fine dining, and scenic island stops like Midway, Wake, and Guam. A true golden age of travel!

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 26/04/2025

A new app, The Last Ones, connects Auschwitz visitors with geolocated survivor testimonies — sharing powerful, firsthand accounts of Nazi atrocities across Europe. www.timesofisrael.com/geolocated-a...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 26/04/2025

On this day, April 26, 1986: The Chernobyl disaster shook the world. Reactor 4 exploded, claiming 31 lives and spreading radioactive fallout across Europe — a grim reminder of the power and peril of nuclear energy.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 25/04/2025

Voices from the Beginning: Early Project Administrators Reflect on 25 Years of FamilyTreeDNA and Genetic Genealogy. tinyurl.com/5325uwa7

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 25/04/2025

A 2-Minute Crash Course in America’s Most Disastrous Tariffs www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 25/04/2025

Clear your calendar: A massive FREE block party is taking over under the Brooklyn Bridge next week 🎉🛹🧘‍♂️ Skate lessons, community yoga, good vibes—NYC doing what it does best. www.timeout.com/newyork/news...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 24/04/2025

Odd Jobs You Won’t Believe Actually Exist (And Yes, One Involves Whale Poop) danstepel.com/2025/04/24/o...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 24/04/2025

Hostage families join Holocaust survivors at Auschwitz for the March of the Living. Among them: Agam Berger, freed from captivity, walking with survivors of Oct 7. “We’ll never again march to Auschwitz without being able to walk out.” 8,000 strong. 🕯️✡️ www.timesofisrael.com/hostage-fami...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 23/04/2025

On this day in 1968 🇬🇧 The UK issued its first decimal coins — the 5p and 10p — replacing the shilling and two-shilling pieces. A small step toward full decimalisation in 1971! 🪙

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 22/04/2025

Students to DeSantis: Don’t lower the gun age. Survivors of the Parkland and recent FSU shootings urge Florida’s governor to reject a bill lowering the firearm purchase age to 18. 🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/florida...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 22/04/2025

April 22, 1903: The New York Highlanders — soon to be the Yankees — play their first MLB game. They lose 3–1 to the Washington Senators in front of 11,950 fans at American League Park. Humble beginnings for a baseball dynasty. ⚾️ #Yankees

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 21/04/2025

On April 21, 1956, Heartbreak Hotel became Elvis Presley’s first U.S. #1 hit. But it wasn’t instant — released in January, the song took time to climb the charts. Now? Iconic. 🎸🎙️ #OnThisDay

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 21/04/2025

Trump Suggests “Fox & Friends” Host as Next Pope: “God Talks to Them More Than CNN” www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-urge...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 21/04/2025

“I could talk for six months and wouldn’t tell it all.” 104-year-old Berysz Aurbach, a Warsaw Ghetto survivor now in Australia, shares his powerful firsthand account of the 1943 uprising. One of the last living voices from a revolt that defied the Nazi www.timesofisrael.com/104-year-old...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 20/04/2025

With the last day of Passover, Easter, and 4/20 all falling on the same day this year, it felt like the perfect time to update this classic.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 18/04/2025

From generation to generation, Eva’s story lives on. After the passing of one of the last surviving Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, her family has vowed to keep sharing her story—so the world never forgets. www.thejc.com/community/fr...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 18/04/2025

On this day in 1906, at 5:12 AM, San Francisco was rocked by a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. 🔥 Fires raged for days. 🏚️ 80% of the city was destroyed. ⚰️ 3,000+ lives lost. 🏃‍♂️ 200,000 left homeless. One of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history. #OTD #SanFrancisco

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 17/04/2025

The truth about life on other planets isn’t just science — it’s a perspective shift. Discoveries like this reshape how we see ourselves in the vastness of the universe. 🔭👽🌍 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 16/04/2025

April 16, 1929: The New York Yankees make history as the first MLB team to permanently add numbers to the backs of their uniforms—each digit matching the player's spot in the batting order—no names, of course.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 15/04/2025

Having Trump as president is like getting gangrene in your leg. Amputation is necessary—but even after he’s gone, the country’s in for a long, painful rehab. And let’s be real: we’re never walking the same again.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 15/04/2025

On April 15, 1912, at 2:27 AM, the RMS Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland. As the band played on, between 1,490 and 1,635 lives were lost in one of history’s most tragic maritime disasters.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 09/04/2025

On April 9, 1976, All the President’s Men premiered—Alan J. Pakula’s gripping film based on Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s Watergate investigation. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, the true-story thriller hit theaters.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 07/04/2025

April 7, 1969: The internet is born. The first “Request for Comments” (RFC) is published—setting the stage for everything from email to memes. A quiet doc drop that changed the world.

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Daniel Stepel @danstepel.com · 05/04/2025

On April 5, 1987, FOX crashed into prime time with Married… with Children and The Tracey Ullman Show. They aired both premieres three times that night—TV never looked back. #onthisday

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