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On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 811
On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 774
On this day, January 13, 1952, the passenger train "City of San Francisco" got trapped on the Donner Pass. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 1194
8 Black Women Labor Leaders You Should Know 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 693
On this day, January 15, 1974, serial killer Dennis Rader, the "BTK killer," murdered his first four victims. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 697
On this day, January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 954
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 885
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 728
On this day, January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 1180
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 878
On this day, January 13, 1908, the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, PA killed 171 people. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 895
Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 660
On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt introduced the "Four Freedoms" in his State of the Union address. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 799
On January 11, 1944, Franklin Roosevelt proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" or "Bill of Economic Rights." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 746
On this day, January 11, 2021. Melania Trump issued a statement, "Our Path Forward." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 974
On this day, January 11, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to Jim Jordan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 693
On January 10, 2021, Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring United States Capitol Police officers. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 817
On this day, January 11, 2021. Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for the District of Columbia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 645
On this day, January 11, 1755 or 1757, Alexander Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 562
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Nuclear Engineer, Humanitarian: President Jimmy Carter (1 Oct 1924 - 29 Dec 2024) 2 C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 Jan 2025 13 888
Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 1109
On Sunday, December 4, 2016, Edgar Maddison Welch drove armed from Salisbury NC to Comet Ping Pong in Washington DC. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 673
On this day, January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 717
On this day, January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 675
Trump and His Allies Set the Stage for Riot Well Before January 6, 2021 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1201
On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 643
Mike Rinder, Scientology Spokesman Turned Critic, Dies at 69 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 10 771
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 1320
On this day, January 5, 2024, a door plug blew out on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 829
On this day, January 5, 1949, Harry Truman announced his "Fair Deal" proposals. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 673

American History Continued...

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1957 Voting Machines Film (curtains and levers) 2 Dennis Donovan Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 1007
The January 2017 issue of National Geographic was the publication's first to feature a transgender person on the cover. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 1044
On this day, January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 651
On this day, January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 1017
On this day, January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 710
U.S. Marine killed in World War II accounted for 8 decades after sending ominous letter to family 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 11 1499
How America's deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years - Washington Post 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1496
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 1251
On this day, January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 806
The last time a president died in Georgia, his casket was brought from Atlanta to Washington on a train. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 15882
On this day, December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 847
Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 1116
On this day, December 31, 1986, three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 949
On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 883
On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 725
Is is the law or just protocol that flags be flown at half-staff upon the death of a president? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 12 1368
December 30, 2006: Twenty-one gun salute on arrival of casket of former President Gerald Ford 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 739
On December 28, 1958, "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 842
On this day, December 30, 1953, Admiral demonstrated to its distributors the first home color television set, at $1,175. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 706
On December 29, 1975, a bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 845
On December 29, 1876, the LS and MS Railway bridge over the Ashtabula River collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 676
On December 28, 1948, a plane flying from San Juan to Miami disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 731
On December 28, 1972, Harry Truman was buried. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 704
On December 28, 1972, the draft ended. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 601
Empire State Bldg Plane Crash Accident, US Pilot, Sat June 28, 1945, 20 Yr Old Elevator Operator Survivor 5 appalachiablue Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 1337
To Assuage My Despair For America: Two History Books My Family Gave Me for Christmas. 3 NNadir Dec 2024 Dec 2024 15 1368
On this day, December 27, 1932, Radio City Music Hall opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 719
On this day, December 26, 1919, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 901
On this day, December 26, 1956, Preston Tucker died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 794
On this day, December 25, 1884 or 1885, Evelyn Nesbit was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 670

American History Continued...

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On this day, December 26, 1996, JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 751
On this day, December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford died. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 757
On this day, December 26, 1973, Richard Nixon flew from IAD to LAX on United Flight 55. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 859
On this day, December 26, 1972, former President Harry S. Truman died in Independence, Missouri. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 814
On this day, December 24, 1940, Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 909
Trump's schedule for Thursday, December 24, 2020, edited to show the actual schedule 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 1028
On December 23, 2019, Donald Trump announced more judicial nominees. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 697
Stand at Elsenborn Ridge - The History Guy 0 sl8 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 685
Donald Trump's December 23, 2020, signing statement regarding the NOAA Amendments Act of 2020 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 695
On December 22, 2020, Donald Trump pardoned a bunch of the usual grifters and con artists. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 692
On this day, December 23, 2020, Donald Trump vetoed an act that required the renaming of certain military installations. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 665
On this day, December 23, 2020, Donald Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, Paul Manafort, and Roger Stone. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 690
On this day, December 23, 1985, two Judas Priest fans shot themselves after hearing "Stained Class." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 775
22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 857
On December 22, 2019, Donald Trump got into the Christmas spirit at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 673
On this day, December 23, 2020, "Balloon Boy"'s parents were pardoned. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 645
On December 23, 1986, Voyager became first aircraft to fly non-stop around world w/o refueling 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 576
One hundred years ago today, December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 1246
On this day, December 21, 2020, Trump issued an "Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 857
On this day, December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon met in the White House. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 828
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