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On this day, December 11, 1978, the largest cash robbery committed in the U.S. up until that time occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 1008
On this day, December 11, 1960, President-elect John F. Kennedy escaped an attempt at assassination. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 991
On this day, December 11, 1725, George Mason was born. He refused to sign the Constitution without a Bill of Rights. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 1009
On this day, December 11, 1985, computer store owner Hugh Scrutton was killed by a bomb mailed by the Unabomber. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 904
On this day, December 10, 1994, advertising executive Thomas J. Mosser was killed by a bomb mailed by the Unabomber. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 887
On this day, December 10, 2021, a memorial service was held for Bob Dole at Washington National Cathedral. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 839
On this day, December 9, 1906, Grace Hopper was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 718
On December 8, 1963, Pan Am flight 214 crashed after being struck by lightning. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 1052
On December 8, 1940, the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 854
On this day, December 9, 1968, the concepts of the computer mouse, hypertext, and bit-mapped GUI were introduced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 708
In January 1961, John F. Kennedy appointed Mortimer Caplin U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 776
On December 8, 1972, United Airlines Flight 553 crashed on approach to Midway. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 1087
On December 8, 2020, Trump was still announcing appointments. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 848
On December 8, 1941, Roosevelt addressed Congress and asked it to declare war on Japan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 766
On December 7, 1946, 119 people died in Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 823
On December 7, 1941, the refurbished, streamlined Empire State Express made its first run. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1098
Tora! Tora! Tora! is free on YouTube 2 Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1112
On this day, December 6, 1969, the Altamont Free Concert was held. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 786
On this day, December 6, 1907, 362 workers were killed in the Monongah mining disaster. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 899
On this day, December 6, 1957, America's first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 861
On this day, December 6, 1969, eighteen-year-old Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by Hells Angels at Altamont. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 883
On this day, December 6, 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline went to the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 968
On this day, December 6, 1877, The Washington Post was founded. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 830
On this day, December 6, 1913, Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Holm was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 710
On this day, December 6, 1971, Ryan White was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 865
On this day, December 5, 1945, Flight 19, a group of TBF Avengers, disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1262
On this day, December 4, 1858, Chester Greenwood, inventor of the earmuff, was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 886
On this day, December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 817
In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 14 1207
On this day, December 4, 1619, the first Thanksgiving celebrated by English colonists took place, in Virginia. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 1077

American History Continued...

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The Seabees On Iwo Jima Full Documentary 2 Eko Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 959
Mary McGee, racer who broke ground as "Motorcycle Mary," dies at 87 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 1134
On this day, December 3, 1979, eleven fans were suffocated in a crush for seats at a Who concert in Cincinnati. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1017
On this day, December 3, 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 947
On this day, December 3, 1999, the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 735
On Monday, December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1086
On December 1, 1974, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, sent to pick up the Baltimore Colts in Buffalo, crashed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 896
On December 1, 1974, TWA Flight 514 crashed into Mount Weather while on approach to Dulles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1192
On this day, December 2, 2001, Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 703
On this day, December 2, 2016, the Ghost Ship warehouse fire occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 720
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 740
Bernie Sanders on the Today Show 1981 2 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 9 1113
On November 29, 1941, the "Japanese American Review" of NYC cited the "Hopeful Tone" of Washington DC talks. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 863
On November 28, 2019, Trump made a surprise trip to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 838
On the night of November 29, 1962, Yo-Yo Ma performed at "An American Pageant of the Arts." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 817
On this day, November 27, 1978, mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated by Dan White. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1002
On November 19, 2014, "Rolling Stone" magazine published the story "A Rape on Campus." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 1003
On November 25, 1865, Mississippi created the first of the Black Codes. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 752
On this day, November 27, 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 692
On this day, November 26, 1922, Charles Schulz was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 879
On this day, November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force departed Hittokapu Bay in the Kuril Islands en route to Hawaii. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 1023
On Monday, November 25, 1963, Washington, D.C., ground to a halt for Kennedy's funeral. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 733
On November 24, 1963, the Dallas police set out to transfer Lee Harvey Oswald from the city jail to the county jail. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 960
On November 24, 1917, nine members of the Milwaukee PD were killed by a bomb, the most police deaths at once until 2001. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 1031
On November 24, 1971, Dan "D. B." Cooper bought a one-way ticket on Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 to Seattle. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1114
On Saturday, November 24, 1928, this was the cover of the Saturday Evening Post: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1181
On November 24, 1963, President Kennedy's flag-covered casket was taken from the White House to the Capitol rotunda. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 1034
Alice Brock of 'Alice's Restaurant' dies 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 16 1164
Sandra Gilbert, feminist scholar of 'Madwoman in the Attic,' dies at 87 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 1225
On this day, November 23, 1968, Harvard beat Yale at football, 29-29. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 815

American History Continued...

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Trump's remarks on November 20, 2020, and November 20, 2019: a reminder of what's coming next. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 885
On the morning of Friday, November 22, 1963, JFK appeared at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 917
On November 18 through 21, 1974, an exchange of letters took place between a Cleveland Browns fan and the team's lawyer. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 885
On this day, November 20, 1963, JFK met in the Oval Office with Lena Horne, Carol Lawrence, and others. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 985
New York magnate seeks to stop famous ocean liner from becoming world's largest artificial reef 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 1234
On this day, November 21, 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 827
On this day, Thursday, November 21, 1963, it's wheels up for President Kennedy, on his way to Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 841
On the morning of November 21, 1963, JFK and Jackie went to Andrews Air Force Base to board Air Force One. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 819
On this day, November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand fire happened in Las Vegas, Nevada. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 899
Thomas Kurtz, co-inventor of BASIC computer language, dies at 96 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1096
On this day, November 20, 1820, an 80-ton sperm whale attacked and sank the Essex, a whaling ship from Nantucket. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 1230
On this day, November 20, 1969, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published explicit photographs of dead villagers from My Lai. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 841
On November 19, 1963, President Kennedy received the Thanksgiving turkey in the Rose Garden. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 826
On November 20, 1963, his final night in the WH, JFK and Jacqueline held a reception for members of the Judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 787
On this day, November 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in an explosion at the Consolidated No. 9 mine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 776
On this day, November 19, 1863, eight score and one years ago ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 1022
On this day, November 19, Ford's Edsel division both started (1956) and ended (1959) 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 913
FDR's Compliant Justices 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 887
Clifton Wharton Jr., barrier-breaking leader in academia and business, dies at 98 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 685
On this day, November 19, 1915, Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 952
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