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1799 : William Wordsworth moves into Dove Cottage

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the br...
Posted by jen on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:32:00 PST

This Day In History: 1512 Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to public

 The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time. Today is the 494th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel...
Posted by jen on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:44:00 PST