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Rachel Maddow was the first openly lesbian news anchor to host a major primetime program. Maddow has hosted The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC since 2008. Her talk radio show of the same name from 2005 to 2010.
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- The first breakfast cereal had to be soaked overnight before it could be eaten.
- The first pieces of gold at Fort Knox arrived by mail.
- In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
- In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.