Word: birthday
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...show that the accidents were caused by a series of mistakes and were not intentional as has previously been thought. A member of the freshmen class telegraphed to his father in New York to procure for him half a dozen bombs for the purpose of celebrating Washington's birthday. A messenger was sent to procure the bombs, and through a mistake was sent to 20 Park Place instead of 9, as had been intended. The intention was to get Chinese salute bombs which explode with a loud noise, but are not particularly dangerous. The messenger failed to find the address...
Washington's birthday was a holiday at the Mass. Institute of Technology...
...Wesleyan faculty have discovered nine members of the freshman class who took part in the bomb-throwing celebration of Washington's birthday...
Wesleyan students while celebrating Washington's birthday destroyed a part of two dormitories and severely injured a freshman by exploding dynamite cartridges...
...recitations and other college exercises at Yale will be omitted tomorrow, Washington's birthday...