Hello!

I’m Lane, your new Today in History editor, and I’m excited to provide you with new articles, profiles of historic figures, musings on noteworthy events, and more in my weekly newsletter.

If you’ve just joined our BellaOnline readership, welcome – from one newbie to another! If you’re familiar with the site, you might have noticed it undergoing fairly extensive renovations. Please let me know if you’re trying to find an old article that might have been jostled in the shuffle.

Here’s the latest featured article:

August 31 in History
What happened in the past on this date? Too many things to list, but among them a queen was born and a princess died ...

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art23554.asp

I hope you’ll enjoy it, and I welcome any thoughts you might have on it. Send me a message by clicking on my name at the top of any Today in History page, which will take you to a page with a comment box. (My bio is also there, if you want to know more about me.)

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Happy reading!

Lane Graciano
Today in History Editor
http://todayinhistory.bellaonline.com