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On March 1, 1933, FDR left Hyde Park, headed to Washington DC for his inauguration. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 2 217
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Presidents' Private Love Lives Explored in New Book, Including JFK's Alleged Affair with a Possible Nazi Spy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2 Mar 2 1 376
On this day, February 28, 1993, ATF agents raided the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 Feb 28 0 252
On February 1, 2017, Donald Trump cited Frederick Douglass as "an example of somebody who's done an amazing job ..." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 Feb 28 3 342
On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 Feb 28 4 224
On February 27 or February 29, 1960, the Tampa, Florida, Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 Feb 28 4 223
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On this day, February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Cooper Union speech. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 2 262
On this day, February 27, 1968, Walter Cronkite called for an end to the war in Vietnam. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 3 214
On this day, February 27, 1943, an explosion ripped through Smith Mine No. 3 in Montana. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 1 219
On this day, February 27, 1897, Marian Anderson was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 1 189
On this day, February 27, 1869, Alice Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 3 206
On this day, February 26, 1882, Husband E. Kimmel was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 26 Feb 26 4 310
On this day, February 25, 1946, a race riot broke out in Columbia, Tennessee. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 25 4 6512
On this day, February 25, 2020, Kayleigh McEnany said, "We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 25 11 440
Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys' Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 11 409
On February 23, 1886, Charles Hall discovered an inexpensive way to smelt aluminum. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 4 338
On this day, February 24, 1989, the cargo door tore off United Airlines Flight 811, ejecting nine people from the plane. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 2 383
On February 23, 1945, the American flag was raised on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi -- several times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 6 332
On this day, February 21, 1947, Edwin Land demonstrated the first instant camera, the Polaroid Land Camera. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 5 283
On this day, February 21, 1994, Aldrich Ames was arrested for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 2 275
On this day, February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 6 290
One hundred years ago today, February 21, 1925, The New Yorker published its first issue. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 6 284
On this day, February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 20 Feb 20 1 291
David Crockett Attacks President Andrew Jackson 0 Uncle Joe Feb 20 Feb 20 6 411
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On this day, February, 20, 1939, the largest ever pro-Nazi rally in US history was convened in Madison Square Garden. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 20 Feb 20 2 291

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Anne Marie Hochhalter, Paralyzed in Columbine Shooting, Dies at 43 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 2 387
On this day, February 19, 1976, President Gerald R. Ford signed a proclamation formally terminating EO 9066. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 3 559
On this day, February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order (EO) 9066. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 0 297
On this day, February 19, 1999, Billy Jack Gaither was brutally murdered for being gay in Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 0 240
On this day, February 18, 1970, the Chicago Seven were found "not guilty" of conspiracy. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 0 237
On this day, February 18, 1983, thirteen people died and one was seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 2 263
On this day, February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 3 280
On this day, February 18, 1848, Louis Comfort Tiffany was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 3 222
On this day, February 17, 1970, the family of U.S. Army captain Jeffrey R. MacDonald was found murdered in their home. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 17 Feb 17 1 393
On February 17, 1974, Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzed the White House in a stolen helicopter. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 17 Feb 17 1 292
On February 17, 1864, the H. L. Hunley became the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 17 Feb 17 1 224
Today, Monday, February 17, 2025, is Washington's Birthday. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 17 Feb 17 0 224
America's Darkest DNA Secret The Melungeons of Appalachia 7 Uncle Joe Feb 16 Feb 17 39 2023
On this day, February 16, 1996, two passenger trains collided in Silver Spring, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 1 259
On February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 4 227
On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure-skating team was killed in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 0 243
On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 0 250
The 6888 Postal Directory Battalion 2 struggle4progress Feb 14 Feb 14 1 284
On this day, February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 space probe took the photograph "Pale Blue Dot." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 14 Feb 14 6 328
Jim Guy Tucker, Ex-Arkansas Governor Caught Up in Whitewater, Dies at 81 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 14 Feb 14 0 227
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Shirah Neiman, Pathbreaking New York City Prosecutor, Dies at 81 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 13 Feb 13 0 227
On this day, February 13, 1984, the consumer online service Prodigy was founded. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 13 Feb 13 2 267
On this day, February 13, 1892, Supreme Court justice Robert H. Jackson was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 13 Feb 13 0 184
Amanda Gorman says a ban on her poetry felt 'like a gut punch': Full interview 1 Uncle Joe Feb 12 Feb 12 12 570
The Forgotten Story of Washington's First Race Riot, August 1835 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 12 Feb 12 8 286
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On this day, February 12, 2004, the city of San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 12 Feb 12 1 213
Happy 216th Birthday, President Lincoln! 1 Dennis Donovan Feb 12 Feb 12 4 249

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80 Years Ago Today: The Yalta Conference concludes 1 Dennis Donovan Feb 11 Feb 11 4 256
On this day, Sunday, February 7, 1904, fire was reported in the John E. Hurst Building in Baltimore. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 7 Feb 7 2 280
On this day, Friday, February 7, 1964, "Beatlemania Grips Gotham" as the Beatles arrived in America. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 7 Feb 7 3 306
On this day, February 6, 2020, Donald Trump delivered remarks at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 6 Feb 6 0 310
On February 2, 2025, Harry Stewart Jr., One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat, Died at 100. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 6 Feb 6 4 297
On this day, February 5, 1840, Hiram Maxim was born. His son was Hiram Percy Maxim, of amateur radio fame 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 5 Feb 5 1 328
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On this day, February 5, 1865, Abraham Lincoln sat for this photograph by Alexander Gardner. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 5 Feb 5 7 420
On this day, February 5, 2020, Trump announced four judicial nominees 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 5 Feb 5 1 311
On this day, February 4, 1913, Rosa Parks was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 5 3 263
On this day, February 3, 1943, the American troop ship SS Dorchester sank. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 3 Feb 3 4 349
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On this day, February 1, 1960, the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 1 Feb 1 2 319
On this day, February 1, 1968, the merger that resulted in the Penn Central occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 1 Feb 1 0 310
On this day, February 1, 1956, Autherine Lucy Foster integrated The University of Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 1 Feb 1 1 252
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