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October 20 in History

October 20 in History October 20th is… Brandied Fruit Day National Chicken and Waffles Day Office Chocolate Day National Youth Confidence Day 1720 – Caribbean pirate Calico Jack Rackham, one of the first pirates to use the “Jolly Roger”, was captured by the Royal Navy. 1803 – The United States Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. […]

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October 20, 1955 JRR Tolkien Publishes The Return of the King Completing The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

On October 20 1955 JRR Tolkien finally published The Return of the King the last volume of his Lord of the Rings trilogy. After the publication of The Hobbit in 1937 his publishers wanted and his public wanted to know more about Hobbits. In 1939 Tolkien picked up his pen again and began to write

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