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On this day, July 12, 1917, vigilantes kidnapped and deported 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 9 391
On June 19, 1947, Pan Am Flight 121 crashed following an engine failure and in-flight fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 1 334
On this day, July 12, 1973, the National Personnel Records Center caught on fire. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 2 389
On the night of July 12, 1979, Disco Demolition Night was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 3 658
On July 11, 1944, Democratic Party leaders concerned by the president's declining health met with him in the White House 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 3 421
On July 10, 1913, the air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 degrees F. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 1 318
On July 11, 1960, "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 2 320
On July 10, 1962, communications satellite Telstar 1 became the first privately sponsored space launch. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 0 305
On July 10, 2012, the Episcopal Church USA allowed same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 2 221
On July 10, 1856, -- or July 28, 1856, -- Nikola Tesla was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 1 282
On July 10, 1972, the Democratic convention opened in Miami Beach. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 12 Jul 12 0 220
On July 5, 1971, the 26th Amendment was formally certified by Richard Nixon. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 10 4 336
On July 9, 1982, Pan Am flight 759 crashed shortly after takeoff from New Orleans as the result of a microburst. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 4 334
On this day, July 9, 1962, Andy Warhol unveiled a wall of 32 Campbell Soup can paintings at an LA gallery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 2 248
On this day, July 9, 1981, Nintendo released "Donkey Kong." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 0 315
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 9 Jul 9 2 277
On this day, July 9, 1864, the Battle of Monocacy was fought. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 1 265
On this day, July 9, 1755, British commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies Edward Braddock was mortally wounded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 1 280
Front page of "Roswell Daily Record," July 8, 1947: "RAAF Captures Flying Saucer on Ranch in Roswell Region" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 8 Jul 8 1 321
On July 3, 1952, the SS United States set sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 258
On this day, June 25, 1906, the Murder of the Century occurred on the roof of Madison Square Garden. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jul 7 2 631
On July 1, 1916, Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie Doud were married in Denver. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 3 290
On July 1, 1963, the ZIP Code was introduced. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 4 273
On July 1, 1971, the United States Postal Service began operations. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 378
On July 1, 1862, the "Union Pacific Rail Road" was incorporated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 0 202
On July 2, 1964, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 226
On July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 291
At around 7:30 AM, July 1, 1863, a small patrol of the 8th IL Cav led by Lieutenant Marcellus Jones ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 0 312
On July 2, 1982, "Lawnchair Larry" took to the air. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 0 284
On July 2, 1881, Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President Garfield. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 207

American History Continued...

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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 7 Jul 7 2 268
On July 6, 1944, Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 259
On July 6, 1944, at least 167 people were killed and more than 700 were injured in the Hartford circus fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 238
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass asked, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 5 226
On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the first black player in the American League. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 244
On July 4, 1918, twin sisters Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer and Pauline Phillips were born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 276
On July 4, three of the first five presidents died; Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1831. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 4 223
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 7 Jul 7 0 184
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig declared himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 192
Trumbull Called It "One of the Highest Moral Lessons Ever Given the World," As I learned at Yale, On Kings. 0 NNadir Jul 6 Jul 6 7 471
Let's celebrate the 4th of July with illustrations from America's favorite homoerotic illustrator, J. C. Leyendecker. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 4 Jul 4 7 505
Americas First Black Postmaster 1 struggle4progress Jul 2 Jul 2 4 400
On this day, June 26, 1963, President Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner" to a vast crowd in West Berlin. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jul 1 2 396
new History Hit video: "The Real History Behind the Boston Tea Party" 1 eShirl Jun 30 Jun 30 5 429
I'm reading "Reading the Man" in which we discover what a horrible human being R.E "Bobby" Lee was. 3 NNadir Jun 26 Jun 26 13 753
On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 10 503
On this day, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 4 370
On this day, June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Lawrence v. Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 2 324
On this day, June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 1 345
On this day, June 26, 2000, the Supreme Court handed down the opinion in Apprendi v. New Jersey. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 2 379
On June 28, 1942, the DuMont Television Network did not begin operation. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 1 471
On the night of June 23, 1950, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 disappeared over Lake Michigan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 2 450
On June 24, 1975, Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encountered severe wind shear and crashed on final approach to JFK. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 1 444
On June 24, 1973, the UpStairs Lounge arson attack took place at a gay bar in New Orleans. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 3 315
Has Trump gotten worse over the last five years? From June 25, 2020: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 0 490
On this day, June 25, 1978, the rainbow flag appeared in a parade for the first time. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 4 361
On this day, June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 2 510
On this day, June 25, 1962, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in MANual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 2 286
On June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 5 381
On this day, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 2 340

American History Continued...

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On June 22, 1951, Harry Truman laid the cornerstone for a new center at the NIH. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 0 288
On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers were brutally murdered in Mississippi. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 2 354
On June 23, 1972, Nixon and H. R. Haldeman were taped talking about using the CIA to cover up Watergate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 0 279
In the early hours of this day, June 24, 2021, the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 1 334
On this day, June 24, 1994, a B-52 crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base during practice for an airshow. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 2 372
Fred Smith, FedEx founder and American business magnate, dies at 80 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 22 Jun 22 0 504
On the night of June 11, 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 4 448
On this day, June 17, 1971, the war on drugs began. Well, Richard Nixon's version of it. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 3 397
Betsy Jochum, 104, Dies; Last Original Member of Women's Baseball League 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 12 499
On June 16, 1944, George Junius Stinney Jr., 14, became the youngest person executed in the US in the 20th century. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 11 603
On June 16, 1858, Abraham Lincoln wrote, "A house divided against itself, cannot stand." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 2 431
On June 15, 1943, a race riot broke out in Beaumont, Texas. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 1 2509
On June 16, 1917, Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 1 288
On this day, June 17, 1972, the Watergate break-in happened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 1 328
On this day, June 17, 1963, Abington School District v. Schempp was decided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 6 402
Civil War, Ken Burns, PBS 3 elleng Jun 14 Jun 14 2 570
On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 14 Jun 14 0 365
On this day, June 14, 1977, Illinois Nazis received a favorable ruling in their quest to march in Skokie, Illinois. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 14 Jun 14 5 444
On this day, June 14, 2017, Steve Scalise and several aides were shot during practice for a congressional baseball game. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 14 Jun 14 1 410
On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 14 Jun 14 0 345
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