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On this day, July 10, 1913, the air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 degrees F. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 610
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 1 578
This portrait of Dolley Madison might be the first photo of a first lady 1 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 36 1500
On this day, July 10, 1972, the Democratic convention opened in Miami Beach. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 451
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 1239
On this day, July 9, 1864, the Battle of Monocacy was fought. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1189
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 2 674
On this day, July 9, 1981, Nintendo released "Donkey Kong." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 525
Front page of "Roswell Daily Record," July 8, 1947: "RAAF Captures Flying Saucer on Ranch in Roswell Region" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 882
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 2 552
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 4 547
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 1 535
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On this day, July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1086
On this day, July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass asked, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 909
On this day, July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the first black player in the American League. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 579
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 3 741
On this day, July 5, 1971, the 26th Amendment was formally certified by Richard Nixon. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 581
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 2 498
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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 4 539
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 1 665
On this day, July 4, 1918, twin sisters Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer and Pauline Phillips were born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 633
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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 1028
On July 1, 1862, the "Union Pacific Rail Road" was incorporated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 488
On July 1, 1963, the ZIP Code was introduced. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 541
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 1 493
On July 1, 1971, the United States Postal Service began operations. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 559

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On this day, July 2, 1982, "Lawnchair Larry" took to the air. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 610
On this day, July 2, 1964, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 843
On July 1, 1916, Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie Doud were married in Denver. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 479
At around 7:30 AM, July 1, 1863, a small patrol of the 8th IL Cav led by Lieutenant Marcellus Jones ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 608
On this day, July 2, 1881, Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President Garfield. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 491
As cycling boomed in 19th-century America, its Black stars shone bright 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 572
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On this day, June 30, 1956, 128 people died as a result of a mid-air collision over the Grand Canyon. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 539
On this day, June 30, 2013, nineteen firefighters died controlling a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 575
On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, killing over 400 people. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 327
On this day, June 28, 1969, the Stonewall riots began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 266
On this day, June 28, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at the offices of "The Capital Gazette" in Annapolis, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 271
On this day, June 28, 1919, Harry Truman and Bess Wallace were married in Independence, Missouri. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 286
On this day, June 27, 1895, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue made its first run. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 493
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On this day, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 532
On this day, June 26, 1942, the DuMont Television Network began operation. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 513
On this day, June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 462
On this day, June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Lawrence v. Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 481
On this day, June 26, 1963, President Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner" to a vast crowd in West Berlin. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 546
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On this day, June 25, 1906, the Murder of the Century occurred on the roof of Madison Square Garden. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 947
On this day, June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 973
On this day, June 25, 1962, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in MANual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 519
On this day, June 25, 1978, the rainbow flag appeared in a parade for the first time. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 533
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On this day, June 24, 1994, a B-52 crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base during practice for an airshow. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 1044
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On this day, June 23, 1972, Nixon and H. R. Haldeman were taped talking about using the CIA to cover up Watergate. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 468

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On this day, June 22, 1951, Harry Truman laid the cornerstone for a new center at the NIH. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 462
Tuskegee Airmen, African American Pilots WW2; Memories - Red Tails Fighter Pilot; 1st Top Gun Winner Turns 100 0 appalachiablue Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 629
On this day, June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers were brutally murdered in Mississippi. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 7 827
On June 18, 1904, Gordon Buehrig was born in Mason City, Illinois. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 545
On this day, June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 647
On this day, June 20, 1972, Richard Nixon and his advisers were discussing some recent arrests at the Watergate. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 571
On this day, June 20, 1973, Richard Nixon presented Leonid Brezhnev with a 1973 dark blue Lincoln Continental. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 9793
On This Day - June 13, 1805 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark had set out on their expedition 0 elleng Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 9743
On this day, June 19, 1838, the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus agreed to sell 272 slaves to two planters. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 645
On this day, June 19, 1903, Lou Gehrig was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 449
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On this day, June 18, 2023, five passengers got into a submersible to have a look at the wreckage of RMS Titanic. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 582
Pvt. William Loop & father, Cpl. Roderick Loop, bid farewell to each other. Anzio, March 6, 1944. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 35 1811
On this day, June 18, 2007, the deadliest firefighter disaster in the U.S. since the September 11 attacks occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 9534
On this day, June 18, 1948, the long-playing record was unveiled. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 489
Washington Post, Sunday, June 18, 1972, page A1: "5 Held in Plot to Bug Democrats' Office Here" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 523
On June 17, 1963, Abington School District v. Schempp was decided. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 551
On this day, June 18, 1873, Susan B. Anthony was convicted for voting in the 1872 election. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 461
On June 17, 1972, the Watergate break-in happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 444
On June 16, 1858, Abraham Lincoln wrote, "A house divided against itself, cannot stand." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 535
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