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On this day, November 16, 1940, George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber, planted his first bomb. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 644
On November 13, 2013, Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 666
On this Veterans Day, remember Austin Tice, soldier turned war correspondent. Austin was captured .. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 721
November 11, 1942: FDR at Arlington National Cemetery, today 1942, first Veterans Day of World War II: #FDRL 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 798
On this day, November 15, two of the Unabomber's bombs activated; one in 1979 and the other in 1985. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 669
On this day, November 15, 1959, two men murdered all four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 940
On this day, Saturday, November 15, 1969, the Second Moratorium March took place in Washington, D.C. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 914
On this day, November 14, 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed near Huntington WV. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1051
On this day, November 14, 2020, Trump played golf. On his way there, he passed through a rally in DC. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 1215
On this day, November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges entered the William Frantz Elementary School. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 962
WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 654
WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 692
Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 855
On this day, November 13, 2022, three members of the University of Virginia football team were shot and killed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 682
On this day, November 13, 2022, four students were murdered at the University of Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 761
On this day, November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 688
On this day, November 13, 1957, the Longview, Texas, chapter of the NAACP refused to disclose its membership. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 669
On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 652
On this day, November 13, 2020, Trump nominated two more judges for the federal judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 657
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2024 1 838
On November 10, 1954, the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 586
On this day, November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 1031
On this day, November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 982
On this day, November 12, 2022, a B-17G and a P-63 collided in mid-air at "Wings Over Dallas." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 678
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 589
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 725
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 669
On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 644
Today, I find myself reflecting on the death of John Waldron as a comfort. 3 NNadir Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1559
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 707

American History Continued...

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The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 737
On this day, November 10, 1972, Southern Airways Flight 49 was hijacked. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 690
On this day, November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 9 1061
On this day, November 10, 1898, the Wilmington massacre of 1898 occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1495
On this day, November 9, 1960, Robert McNamara was named president of the Ford Motor Company. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 795
On this day, November 9, 1913, the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 hit its peak, "when the Gales of November came early." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 942
On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 759
Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 609
On this day, November 8, 1965, Kennedy assassination skeptic Dorothy Kilgallen died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 1014
On this day, November 7, 2020, Rudy Giuliani held a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 533
On this day, November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 659
On this day, Thursday, November 7, 1968, this was the front page of the New York Times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 606
On October 17, 1871, Pres. Grant declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in South Carolina. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 2024 7 1060
On October 19, 1987, Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 2024 0 1376
On this day, November 6, 2012, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the US Senate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 436
On this day, November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 416
On this day, November 5, 1862, 303 Dakota warriors were found guilty of the rape and murder of whites. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 1016
Legal Defense Fund: It's Election Day! 2 Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 743
On this day, November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted for the first time. She was later fined $100. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 587
On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 596
On this day, November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as 37th President of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 519
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 11 868
James Blake Miller the Marlboro Marine. 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1236
On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 692
On this day, November 3, 1948, Dewey defeated Truman. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 751
On this day, November 3, 2007, Navy ended an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak to Notre Dame. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 582
Wesley Clark - facts you may not have known about the man who beat Serbia. 2 elleng Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1025
On November 3, 1987 ... 0 ificandream Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 787
On this day, November 2, 1947, the "Spruce Goose" took to the air for the one and only time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 623
Leon N. Cooper, Nobel physicist who probed superconductivity, dies at 94 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 534

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On this day, November 2, 1920, KDKA started broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 475
On this day, November 2, 2000, the first long-term residents arrived at the International Space Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 477
On November 1, 1950, Puerto Rican pro-independence activists attempted to assassinate Harry Truman at the Blair House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 425
On this day, November 1, 1918, the worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2024 1 928
On the evening of Friday, November 1, 1918, the worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 496
On this day, November 1, 1941, Ansel Adams took the photograph "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 13 447
On this day, November 1, 1949, a P-38 collided with an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 at Washington National Airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 557
On this day, November 1, 1894; Buffalo Bill, 15 Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 454
On this day, November 1, 1938, Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in an upset victory. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 500
On this day, November 1, 1982, Honda's Marysville, Ohio, plant opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 389
It was a legendary suffragist's home. This year it's a voting site. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 10 595
History and the Headless Horseman, Sleepy Hollow, America's 1st Ghost Story: The History Guy 🐎 0 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 775
Lost for centuries, Virginia school for enslaved children gets new life 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 832
On this day, October 30, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 28.40 points, or 12.34%, to close at 258.47. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 733
On this day, Sunday, October 30, 1938, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast "The War of the Worlds." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 715
On October 14, 1890, Dwight Eisenhower was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 643
This day, Tuesday, October 29, 1929, was "Black Tuesday." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 625
On this day, October 29, 1969, Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education was handed down. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 721
On this day, October 29, 1960, a C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 803
On September 29, 1760, the Williamsburg Bray School, dedicated to educating Black children, opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Oct 2024 1 683
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