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Carol Kitman, 96, Dies; Photographer Documented the Vindman Twins 1 mahatmakanejeeves 12 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 8 605
The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century 0 mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago 23 hrs ago 2 216
On this day, March 16, 1968, the My Lai massacre occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 4 317
Through 1933, on March 4, several presidents were inaugurated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 11 Mar 11 3 296
On the night of March 9-10, 1945, the American Army Air Force firebombed Tokyo. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 11 Mar 11 4 328
Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 8 Mar 8 8 396
On this day, March 8, 1945, FDR greeted officers and men of the 6th Ranger Battalion in the Oval Office. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 8 Mar 8 6 390
Jo Ann Bland, Child Activist in Civil Rights Struggle, Dies at 72 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 6 366
Nick Salvatore, 'one of our foremost historians,' dies at 82 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 Mar 1 1 355
Pending shutdown of facility that rebuilds vacuum tubes for radio transmitters raises a serious concern. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 26 7 625
On February 12, 1946, returning veteran Isaac Woodard was beaten until blind by SC police chief Lynwood Shull. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 10 628
Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 8 537
On this day, February 18, 1983, thirteen people died and one was seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 3 424
On February 13, 1892, Supreme Court justice Robert H. Jackson was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 2 387
On this day, February 18, 1970, the Chicago Seven were found "not guilty" of conspiracy. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 4 283
On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 2 433
On February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 space probe took the photograph "Pale Blue Dot." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 9 490
On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure-skating team was killed in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 3 676
On February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 0 320
On this day, February 16, 1996, two passenger trains collided in Silver Spring, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 0 386
Today, Monday, February 16, 2026, is Washington's Birthday. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 0 289
On Friday, February 7, 1964, "Beatlemania Grips Gotham" as the Beatles arrived in America. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 1 357
Suzannah Lessard Dies at 81; Stanford White Descendant Who Wrote a Haunting Family Memoir 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 10 8 644
On this day, February 2, 2016, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush asked people to "please clap." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2 Feb 3 5 633
The 'Good German' - Marlene Dietrich vs. The Nazis 0 bucolic_frolic Feb 2 Feb 2 9 543
On this date in 1960, the first Woolworth lunch counter sit in occured 2 irisblue Feb 1 Feb 1 8 546
Help a sister out, I googled how European were fedin the US 3 irisblue Jan 30 Jan 30 0 631
Would any one help a sister our? 3 irisblue Jan 30 Jan 30 0 629
John Adams campaign song 0 struggle4progress Jan 27 Jan 27 5 513
On this day, January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 23 5 705

American History Continued...

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On this day, January 19, 1959, the key law behind Virginia's Massive Resistance laws was struck down. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 19 Jan 19 4 564
On December 28, 2020, the Hotel Harrington announced that it would be closed during planned Jan. Pro-Trump demonstration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 4 744
Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 5 616
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 6 558
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 5 556
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 5 539
On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 4 496
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 3 507
On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia was launched. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 3 647
On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly enacted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 2 546
On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 1 579
Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, Dies; Last Survivor of Epidemic in Alaska 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 5 657
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 2 621
On this day, January 15, 1974, serial killer Dennis Rader, the "BTK killer," murdered his first four victims. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 0 585
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 1 666
On January 13, 1952, the passenger train "City of San Francisco" got trapped on the Donner Pass. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 10 762
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 1 662
On January 13, 1908, 171 people died in the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 3 657
On this day, January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 5 624
"History Will Judge Them." No It Won't. - Tad Stoermer 2 ihaveaquestion Jan 7 Jan 13 11 788
Two hundred and fifty years ago today, on January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published "Common Sense." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 Jan 10 9 578
On this day, January 10, 2021, Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring United States Capitol Police officers. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 Jan 10 1 565
On this day, January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 603
On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 5 584
On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 Jan 7 4 507
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 6 Jan 7 5 639
On January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 2 589
On January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 1 470
On this day, January 5, 2024, a door plug blew out on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 3 526
On January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 2 550

American History Continued...

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Excerpt from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 1 Uncle Joe Jan 4 Jan 4 4 643
On December 28, 1958, "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 746
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 599
On Friday, December 16, 1960, a United DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation collided in mid-air over Staten Island. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 643
On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 1 553
On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 10 683
On December 31, 1970, Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in US history, committed the first of 93 murders. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 872
On this day, January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 1 718
This was the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" for the week of Saturday, January 2, 1926: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 737
On December 31, 1986, three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 0 633
On December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 575
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 28 Dec 28 32 2124
At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 5 681
This was the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" for the week of Saturday, December 26, 1925: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 12 1158
On December 21, 2020, Trump issued an "Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 2 676
On December 17, 1984, during a lung biopsy, Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 3 685
On December 17, 1944, soldiers of the Waffen-SS carried out the Malmedy massacre. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 8 607
22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 5 577
Relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein 0 Uncle Joe Dec 27 Dec 27 3 861
On this day, Decenber 26, 1963, Capitol Records released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the U.S. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 5 670
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