August 24, 2026
Tag: Aberdeen SD
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The Fischer Quintuplets
By Dorothy Stabler
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The Fischer Quintuplets were born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on September 14, 1963. They were the first quintuplets to survived after the birth in 1934 of the Dionne quintuplets of Ontario, Canada. At the time of their birth, the statistical odds of giving birth to quints was estimated to be one in 54 million. There…
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August 21, 2025 4 Comments
In 1899, the White Star Line president, a guy named Ismay, had a plan to build four ships in ten years. Each would be large and luxurious. They were Celtic, Baltic, Cedric, and Adriatic. Their stories are told in this Postcard History lesson. If it didn’t sound so corny, we would wish you, Bon Voyage!