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On This Day - April 3, 1860 – The first Pony Express mail simultaneously leaves St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, carried by Henry Wallace riding west and John Roff riding east. During the 1,800-mile journey, the riders changed horses dozens of times, and on April 13 the westbound packet arrived in Sacramento, beating the eastbound packet’s arrival in St. Joseph by two days.

Operating on a semiweekly basis for nearly two years, the route followed a pioneer trail across the present-day states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada to California, carrying mail as well as some small freight for the young Wells Fargo Company. The Pony Express Company, a private enterprise, charged $5 for every half-ounce of mail. Although short-lived and unprofitable, the mail service captivated the American imagination and helped win federal aid for a more economical overland mail service.

The Pony Express also contributed to the economy of the towns on its route and served the mail-service needs of the American West in the days before the telegraph or an efficient transcontinental railroad. Pony Express mail service was discontinued in October 1861. See less

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"The Kentucky meat shower is still unexplained.

Back in 1876, it rained meat in Kentucky. Citizens who dared taste the meat claimed it was probably lamb or deer. Terrifyingly, scientists initially believed it was the lung tissue of a horse or a human infant. Nowadays, the accepted explanation is that a flock of buzzards regurgitated the meat onto the unsuspecting city."

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"Humanity received the first extraterrestrial signal in 1977.

While looking for signs of life on other planets, Jerry Ehman received a 72-second long signal from outer space. The signal came from outside the solar system. Scientists dubbed it the “Wow!” signal since Ehman scribbled “Wow!” on the printed data after seeing it. However, no one has been able to explain the signal, nor was it ever received again."

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