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On September 1, 1972, David Halberstam's "The Best and the Brightest" was published. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 26 1 260
On this day, October 26, 1963, JFK rode in a rented open car in Amherst, Massachusetts. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 26 Oct 26 1 320
On this day, October 25, 1995, a commuter train hit a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 25 Oct 25 3 283
On this day, October 25, 1962, Adlai Stevenson showed photos of Soviet missiles in Cuba at the UN. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 25 Oct 25 2 242
On this day, Oct. 25, 1848, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad became the first railroad to operate in Chicago. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 25 Oct 25 3 199
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Lincoln and Taney's great writ showdown 5 NNadir Oct 24 Oct 24 1 285
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On this day, October 24, 1972, Jackie Robinson died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 24 Oct 24 3 184
On this day, October 24, 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph was completed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 24 Oct 24 5 273
On this day, October 24, 2003, Concorde made its last commercial flight. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 24 Oct 24 3 304
On this day, October 23, 1980, Mark David Chapman quit his security job, signing out for the last time as "John Lennon." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 23 4 301
On this day, October 23, 1983, 307 people were killed in the truck bombing of two barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 23 1 295
On this day, October 23, 2001, the iPod was introduced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 23 1 244
Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the Little Rock Nine, dies at 83 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 22 Oct 22 2 231
Patti McGee, first women's pro skateboarder, dies at 79 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 22 Oct 22 7 304
On the evening of October 22, 1962, Pres. Kennedy announced the discovery of Russian missiles in Cuba to the US public. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 22 Oct 22 5 252
On this day, October 22, 2020, the Sen. Judiciary Comm. voted to send the Amy Coney Barrett nomination to the Senate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 22 Oct 22 0 230
Remember??? 9 elleng Oct 21 Oct 22 24 738
On this day, October 21, 1972, Spiro Agnew and the Osmond Brothers attended a Nixon-Agnew fundraiser in Chicago. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 21 1 273
On this day, October 21, 1972, Spiro Agnew and "Deep Throat" both had something to say about Watergate. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 21 1 267
On this day, October 21, 2021, a shooting occurred on the set of the film "Rust." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 21 0 259
On this day, October 21, 1861, the battle of Ball's Bluff took place. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 21 2 300
The North Carolina flood of 1916 compares to 2024. 0 diehardblue Oct 21 Oct 21 2 365
On this day, October 21, 1986, Natalee Holloway was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 21 1 284
Carter White House Cornbread - From Plains, Ga with Love 🌽 2 appalachiablue Oct 20 Oct 20 12 526
On this day, October 20, 1972, President and Pat Nixon watched "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" at Camp David. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 1 274
On this day, October 20, 1973, Henry Kissinger met Leonid Brezhnev to work out a Mideast cease-fire plan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 1 227
On this day, October 20, 1951, Johnny Bright was assaulted during a football game at Oklahoma A&M. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 2 343

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On this day, October 20, 1968, Jackie Kennedy became Jackie Onassis. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 1 296
On October 19, 1960, Martin Luther King was arrested at a lunch counter sit-in. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 3 187
On the evening of October 20, 1973, the Saturday Night Massacre took place. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 3 359
On this day, October 18, 1954, the transistor radio was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 18 Oct 18 4 343
📜 SOLD: Rare Copy of US Constitution Up For Auction In NC, Printed in 1787 7 appalachiablue Oct 18 Oct 18 10 507
John Adams: I Must Study Politics, War, Sons Have Liberty to Study Math, Philosophy, Children Study Ptg, Poetry 4 appalachiablue Oct 17 Oct 17 12 397
On October 17, 1969, 14 Black players were dismissed from UWyo's football team for wanting to protest racial injustice. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 17 Oct 17 1 265
On this day, October 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the Black Power salute at the Olympics. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 16 Oct 16 6 426
On this day, October 16, 1882, the Nickel Plate Road began operation. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 16 Oct 16 0 364
On this day, October 16, 1991, the Luby's shooting in Killeen, Texas, occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 16 Oct 16 0 366
On this day, October 16, 1923, the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 16 Oct 16 0 295
On October 12, 2024, Lilly Ledbetter, a stalwart in the fight for fair pay, died at the age of 86. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 15 Oct 15 3 370
On this day, October 15, 1965, a draft card was burned during an anti-war rally. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 15 Oct 15 3 409
On this day, October 15, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 733 points. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 15 Oct 15 1 367
On this day, October 15, 2018, Dorcas Reilly, the inventor or popularizer of the green bean casserole, died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 15 Oct 15 1 418
On this day, October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel made landfall in the Carolinas. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 15 Oct 15 1 432
On this day, October 14, 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in a Bell X-1. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 14 Oct 14 5 389
On this day, October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 14 Oct 14 2 440
On this day, October 14, 1963, JFK met with his aides in the Oval Office while John John was at play. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 14 Oct 14 6 445
Opinion: Born in another ugly era, Columbus Day is an accident of history 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 13 Oct 14 4 557
On this day, October 13, 1983, cell service was first provided to the general public. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 13 Oct 13 1 352
On this day, October 12, 1928, the iron lung was used for the first time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 12 3 329
On this day, October 12, 1871, Pres. Grant took the first step to suspending habeas corpus in South Carolina. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 12 2 354
On this day, October 12, 1998, Matthew Shepard died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 12 8 315
My 6 Year old granddaughter asked why witches wear pointy hats 35 Marigold Oct 11 Oct 12 107 4291
On this day, October 11, 2023, a memorial to the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire was unveiled. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 11 Oct 11 3 354
On this day, October 11, 1987, the AIDS Memorial Quilt was displayed for the first time. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 11 Oct 11 2 404
On this day, October 11, 1963, the President's Commission on the Status of Women released its report. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 11 Oct 11 2 316
On this day, October 10, 1774, the Battle of Point Pleasant was fought. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 10 1 496
On this day, October 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 10 2 318

American History Continued...

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On this day, October 10, 1957, Ghanian finance minister Komla Gbedemah was denied service at a Delaware restaurant. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 10 4 398
On this day, October 9, 1949, activist William E. Woods was born. His work led to the legalization of same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 9 Oct 9 1 316
On this day, October 8, 1956, Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 2 378
Private Snafu: The World War II Propaganda Cartoons Created by Dr. Seuss, Frank Capra & Mel Blanc 1 BootinUp Oct 8 Oct 8 6 685
On this day, October 8, 1871, the Great Chicago, Great Michigan, and Peshtigo Fires started. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 2 329
On this day, October 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 6 292
On this day, October 7, 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland by a score of 222-0. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 0 328
On October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard was attacked and fatally wounded near Laramie, Wyoming 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 10 330
On October 6, 1949, inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur Lonnie George Johnson was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 2 256
The Absolute Unit That Was The USS Enterprise 3 Eko Oct 6 Oct 6 3 659
The amazing story of how a young Jimmy Carter helped avert a nuclear disaster 7 Uncle Joe Oct 5 Oct 6 10 888
On this day, October 5, 1982, Tylenol products were recalled after bottles were found with cyanide. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 5 2 511
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On this day, October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs died. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 5 Oct 5 3 304
On this day, October 5, 1970, the Public Broadcasting Service was founded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 5 Oct 5 2 263
On this day, October 4, 1918, the T. A. Gillespie Company shell loading plant explosions began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 4 Oct 4 4 348
On this day, October 4, 1957, the Russians launched Sputnik. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 4 Oct 4 1 285
On October 2, 1978, Jimmy Carter proclaimed October 4, 1978, as "10-4 Day." It's also called National CB Radio Day. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 4 Oct 4 2 469
On this day, October 3, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found semi-conscious and delirious in Baltimore. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 3 Oct 3 8 441
On this day, October 3, 1995, O. J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 3 Oct 3 1 315
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