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On March 6, 1836, the Alamo fell. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 530
On March 6, 1857, the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford was handed down. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 577
Joseph Wambaugh, cop-turned-best-selling-author, dies at 88 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 659
On this day, March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks and four others were killed in the Boston Massacre. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 532
Lincoln's Second Inauguration: 160 Years Ago Today, March 4, 1865 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 636
On this day, March 4, 1933, Frances Perkins became Secretary of Labor. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 686
On this day, March 4, several presidents were inaugurated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 465
On March 4, 1853, Judah P. Benjamin became the first Jew who had not renounced his faith sworn in to the US Senate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 503
Lincoln is Elected President & Confronts a Nation Divided Abraham Lincoln 0 Uncle Joe Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 526
On this day, March 3, 1919, the decision in Schenck v. United States was handed down. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 605
On this day, March 3, 1890, teacher and civic activist Memphis Tennessee Garrison was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 469
Speaker of the House Joe Cannon was on the cover of the first issue of Time Magazine, dated this day, March 3, 1923. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 557
On Monday, March 3, 1913, there was a women's suffrage parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in DC. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 552
On March 2, 1983, compact discs and CD players went on sale in the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 489
On March 1, 1933, FDR left Hyde Park, headed to Washington DC for his inauguration. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 450
On March 1, 1910, the deadliest avalanche in United States history buried a train in Washington state. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 497
Presidents' Private Love Lives Explored in New Book, Including JFK's Alleged Affair with a Possible Nazi Spy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 614
On this day, February 28, 1993, ATF agents raided the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 520
On February 1, 2017, Donald Trump cited Frederick Douglass as "an example of somebody who's done an amazing job ..." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 628
On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 447
On February 27 or February 29, 1960, the Tampa, Florida, Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 449
Alvin F. Poussaint, 90, Dies; Saw Racism Affecting Black Mental Health 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 646
William R. Lucas, Official Blamed in Challenger Tragedy, Dies at 102 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 801
The Hill: 'The Internet? Bah!' Remembering 1995, the year of the world wide web. 2 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 616
On this day, February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Cooper Union speech. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 513
On this day, February 27, 1968, Walter Cronkite called for an end to the war in Vietnam. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 439
On this day, February 27, 1943, an explosion ripped through Smith Mine No. 3 in Montana. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 450
On this day, February 27, 1897, Marian Anderson was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 408
On this day, February 27, 1869, Alice Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 453
On this day, February 26, 1882, Husband E. Kimmel was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 533

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On this day, February 25, 1946, a race riot broke out in Columbia, Tennessee. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 6719
On this day, February 25, 2020, Kayleigh McEnany said, "We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 11 684
Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys' Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 11 737
On February 23, 1886, Charles Hall discovered an inexpensive way to smelt aluminum. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 722
On this day, February 24, 1989, the cargo door tore off United Airlines Flight 811, ejecting nine people from the plane. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 655
On February 23, 1945, the American flag was raised on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi -- several times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 855
On this day, February 21, 1947, Edwin Land demonstrated the first instant camera, the Polaroid Land Camera. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 5 587
On this day, February 21, 1994, Aldrich Ames was arrested for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 647
On this day, February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 567
One hundred years ago today, February 21, 1925, The New Yorker published its first issue. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 561
On this day, February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 637
David Crockett Attacks President Andrew Jackson 0 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 667
Why Did It Take a Fire for the World to Learn of Altadena's Black Arts Legacy? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 5 588
On this day, February, 20, 1939, the largest ever pro-Nazi rally in US history was convened in Madison Square Garden. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 528
Anne Marie Hochhalter, Paralyzed in Columbine Shooting, Dies at 43 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 683
On this day, February 19, 1976, President Gerald R. Ford signed a proclamation formally terminating EO 9066. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 953
On this day, February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order (EO) 9066. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 593
On this day, February 19, 1999, Billy Jack Gaither was brutally murdered for being gay in Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 460
On this day, February 18, 1970, the Chicago Seven were found "not guilty" of conspiracy. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 466
On this day, February 18, 1983, thirteen people died and one was seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 474
On this day, February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 572
On this day, February 18, 1848, Louis Comfort Tiffany was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 437
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 2025 Feb 2025 1 641
On February 17, 1974, Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzed the White House in a stolen helicopter. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 564
On February 17, 1864, the H. L. Hunley became the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 444
Today, Monday, February 17, 2025, is Washington's Birthday. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 476
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On this day, February 16, 1996, two passenger trains collided in Silver Spring, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 503
On February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 521
On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure-skating team was killed in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 461

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On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 462
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On this day, February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 space probe took the photograph "Pale Blue Dot." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 691
Jim Guy Tucker, Ex-Arkansas Governor Caught Up in Whitewater, Dies at 81 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 433
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Shirah Neiman, Pathbreaking New York City Prosecutor, Dies at 81 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 485
On this day, February 13, 1984, the consumer online service Prodigy was founded. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 566
On this day, February 13, 1892, Supreme Court justice Robert H. Jackson was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 396
Amanda Gorman says a ban on her poetry felt 'like a gut punch': Full interview 1 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 12 854
The Forgotten Story of Washington's First Race Riot, August 1835 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 8 521
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On this day, February 12, 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 407
On this day, February 12, 2004, the city of San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 426
Happy 216th Birthday, President Lincoln! 1 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 510
80 Years Ago Today: The Yalta Conference concludes 1 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 529
On this day, Sunday, February 7, 1904, fire was reported in the John E. Hurst Building in Baltimore. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 535
On this day, Friday, February 7, 1964, "Beatlemania Grips Gotham" as the Beatles arrived in America. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 560
On this day, February 6, 2020, Donald Trump delivered remarks at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 595
On February 2, 2025, Harry Stewart Jr., One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat, Died at 100. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 665
On this day, February 5, 1840, Hiram Maxim was born. His son was Hiram Percy Maxim, of amateur radio fame 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 565
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