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January 26, 1887: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Phoenix Lodge No. 257 in Southsea, Hampshire, England.
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Happy Birthday to Robert Burns, born on this day in 1759.
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Happy Birthday to John Hancock, born on this day in 1737.
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January 22, 1849: Josiah Hayden Drummond was raised a Master Mason in Waterville Lodge No. 33 in Waterville, Maine.
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January 20, 1926: Norman Vincent Peale was passed to the degree of Fellowcraft in Midwood Lodge No. 1062 in Brooklyn, New York.
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Happy Birthday to M.W. Isaiah Thomas, First Master of Morning Star Lodge and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Born on this day in 1749.
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Happy Birthday to Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, born on this day in 1853. (January 17, 1853 - January 26, 1933)
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Happy Birthday to Benjamin Franklin, born on this day in 1706.
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January 15, 1759: The first edition of “Candide”, by Voltaire, was published.
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M.W. Richard Maggio. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
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