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On this day, July 26, 1948, Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 379
July 25, 1990, The Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA Signed into Law 4 appalachiablue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 505
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 344
On this day, July 25, 1972, the story of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study broke. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 367
V-J Day, 1945 0 Lionel Mandrake Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 635
On this day, July 24, 1897, Amelia Earhart was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 380
On this day, July 24, 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that Nixon could not withhold WH tapes. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 345
On this day, July 24, 1998, Russell Weston went to the U.S. Capitol looking for a ruby satellite. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 477
On this day, July 24, 1935, the Dust Bowl heat wave reached its peak. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 390
These guns killed racists 2 orangecrush Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 704
A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington 2 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 796
On this day, July 23, 1962, Telstar relayed the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 639
RETROPOLIS: Before Biden, Truman and LBJ withdrew from races as support waned 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 480
On July 22, 1926, Dorcas Reilly, the inventor or popularizer of the green bean casserole, was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 403
On this day, July 23, 1928, astronomer Vera Rubin was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 321
On this day, July 23, 1967, the 1967 Detroit riot began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 369
On July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 333
John Trudell is such relevant poet for this day. 0 1WorldHope Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 455
Pictures from Michael Beschloss; July 21, 2020. From 1944, 1952, 1959, and 1969. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 310
On this day, July 21, 1925, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 234
On this day, July 21, 2003, the Kinzua Viaduct was destroyed by a tornado. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 10934
Jesse Owens won 4 Olympic golds -- then was paid to campaign against FDR 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 660
How Duke Kahanamoku won gold, lost to Tarzan and then found a bigger legacy 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 612
On July 19, 1919, the Washington race riot of 1919 began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 391
On this day, July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed in Sioux City, Iowa. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 641
On this day, July 19, 1969, Senator Kennedy crashed his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 553
On this day, July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 went behind the Moon and fired its service propulsion engine to enter lunar orbit. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 416
On this day, July 19, 1845, the Great New York City Fire of 1845 occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 376
On the night of July 19, 1952, an air traffic controller at Washington National Airport saw seven objects on his radar. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 594
On July 17, 2001, Katharine Graham died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 407

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On this day, July 18, 1966, the Hough riots began in Cleveland, Ohio. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 413
On July 17, 1981, a walkway collapsed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 484
On this day, July 17, 1902, Willis Carrier created the first air conditioner, in Buffalo, New York. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 520
On this day, July 17, 1944, two ships laden with munitions for World War II exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 495
On Thursday, July 17, 1941, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell summoned George Bergstrom and Major Hugh Casey. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 488
On this day, July 16, 1945, the Atomic Age began, and the USS Indianapolis left San Francisco with a secret cargo. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 456
On this day, July 15, 1940, Ronald Gene Simmons, the most prolific mass murderer in Arkansas history, was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 453
On this day, July 14, 1965, Adlai Stevenson died. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 546
On this day, July 14, 1970, the Nixons welcomed Prince Charles and Princess Anne to the White House. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 466
July 13, 2021, was the last day of analog TV in the United States, other than Alaska. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 477
On July 12, 1973, the National Personnel Records Center caught on fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 454
On this day, July 14, 2001, Katharine Graham fell on a sidewalk in Sun Valley, Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 633
Commentary: GOP debate made it clear that cutting humanities from universities is a danger to humankind 0 Uncle Joe Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 501
On July 11, 1944, Democratic Party leaders concerned by the president's declining health met with him in the White House 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 604
On July 10, 1962, communications satellite Telstar 1 became the first privately sponsored space launch. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 489
On this day, July 11, 1960, "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 429
NEW YORK TIMES MAKES GLARING ERROR ABOUT IRAQ WAR -- THEN CORRECTS IT INCORRECTLY 1 Uncle Joe Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 572
On July 9, 1982, Pan Am flight 759 crashed shortly after takeoff from New Orleans as the result of a microburst. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 522
On this day, July 10, 2012, the Episcopal Church USA allowed same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 366
Tessie Prevost, pioneer of Deep South school desegregation, dies at 69 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 596
On this day, July 10, 1856, -- or July 28, 1856, -- Nikola Tesla was born. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 517
On this day, July 10, 1913, the air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 degrees F. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 457
On this day, July 9, 1962, Andy Warhol unveiled a wall of 32 Campbell Soup can paintings at an LA gallery. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 450
This portrait of Dolley Madison might be the first photo of a first lady 1 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 36 1398
On this day, July 10, 1972, the Democratic convention opened in Miami Beach. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 348
On this day, July 9, 1755, British commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies Edward Braddock was mortally wounded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 1137
On this day, July 9, 1864, the Battle of Monocacy was fought. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1061
On this day, July 9, 1937, a fire broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 545
On this day, July 9, 1981, Nintendo released "Donkey Kong." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 418
Front page of "Roswell Daily Record," July 8, 1947: "RAAF Captures Flying Saucer on Ranch in Roswell Region" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 720

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On this day, July 7, 1946, Howard Hughes nearly died when his XF-11 aircraft prototype crashed in Beverly Hills. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 432
On this day, July 6, 1944, Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 433
On this day, July 6, 1944, at least 167 people were killed and more than 700 were injured in the Hartford circus fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 430
'We the People' Dec. of Indep., Consti., Bill of Rights, Emanc. Proc., Charters of Freedom, Natl Archives 📜 2 appalachiablue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 549
On this day, July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 829
On this day, July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass asked, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 760
On this day, July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the first black player in the American League. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 458
On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 612
On this day, July 5, 1971, the 26th Amendment was formally certified by Richard Nixon. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 479
On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe beat Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to win Wimbledon men's singles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 381
Newly Discovered Letter Thomas Jefferson, For Sale; Dec. of Indep, 3rd US Pres; D. July 4, 1826, Same Day as John Adams 0 appalachiablue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 592
🥃 SWITCHEL - 18th c. Energy Drink, Hot Summer Days - Townsends Early American Cooking 0 appalachiablue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 630
On this day, July 4, three of the first five presidents died. Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1831. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 410
On this day, July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig declared himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 465
On this day, July 4, 1918, twin sisters Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer and Pauline Phillips were born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 435
How you can help National Archives with Revolutionary War transcription mission 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 415
On this day, July 3, 1952, The SS United States set sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 836
On July 1, 1862, the "Union Pacific Rail Road" was incorporated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 385
On July 1, 1963, the ZIP Code was introduced. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 424
On June 30, 1971, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in New York Times Co. v. United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 411
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