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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 1 371
Happy 216th Birthday, President Lincoln! 1 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 438
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On this day, Sunday, February 7, 1904, fire was reported in the John E. Hurst Building in Baltimore. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 450
On this day, Friday, February 7, 1964, "Beatlemania Grips Gotham" as the Beatles arrived in America. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 484
On this day, February 6, 2020, Donald Trump delivered remarks at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 518
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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 1 507
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On this day, February 5, 1865, Abraham Lincoln sat for this photograph by Alexander Gardner. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 601
On this day, February 5, 2020, Trump announced four judicial nominees 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 476
On this day, February 4, 1913, Rosa Parks was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 453
On this day, February 3, 1943, the American troop ship SS Dorchester sank. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 556
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On this day, February 1, 1960, the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 568
On this day, February 1, 1968, the merger that resulted in the Penn Central occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 504
On this day, February 1, 1956, Autherine Lucy Foster integrated The University of Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 483
March 27, 2020: Remarks by Trump, Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 523
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On this day, January 30, 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 609
On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure-skating team was killed in a plane crash. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 826
On this day, January 30, 1919, Fred Korematsu was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 559
Stephan Thernstrom, Leading Critic of Affirmative Action, Dies at 90 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 624
On November 1, 1949, a P-38 collided with an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 at Washington National Airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 556
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On the afternoon of this day, January 27, 1922, snow began to fall in DC. The snow went on all the next day. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 565
On January 26, 1945, Audie Murphy found himself surrounded by six German tanks. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 9 748
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On this day, January 25, 2004, Mars Exploration Rover - B, aka "Opportunity," landed on Mars. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 404
America's 1st Viral Post, Jan 10, 1776, Thom Paine's 'Common Sense' Sparked A Revolution, Tore Down Monarchy 2 appalachiablue Jan 2025 Jan 2025 8 631
On this day, January 23, 1920, Fred Morrison, inventor of the "Pluto Platter" flying disc, was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 684
On January 23, 1870, some 200 Piegan Blackfeet Indians were massacred at the Marias River in Montana Territory. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 9 501
On this day, January 22, 1973, Lyndon Baines Johnson died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 572
On the afternoon of this day, January 22, 2016, "Snowzilla" began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 501
On this day, January 22, 1984, the Apple Macintosh TV commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 681
How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began Robert Reich 1 Uncle Joe Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 587
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On this day, January 21, 1963, the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ended operation. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 488
On January 18, 1933, audio engineer Ray Dolby was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 445
On this day, January 20, 2020, Donald Trump issued a memorandum regarding his impeachment trial. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 548
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On this day, January 18, 1983, the family of Jim Thorpe was presented with commemorative medals for the 1912 Olympics. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 417

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On this day, January 18, 2021, the 1776 Commission took people to task for saying such bad things about slavery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 496
On this day, January 18, 2021, Trump signed Executive Order 13978: "Building the National Garden of American Heroes." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 515
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On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 647
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 484
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 496
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 495
On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 606
On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 573
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On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 686
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 525
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 2 779
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On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt introduced the "Four Freedoms" in his State of the Union address. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 617
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