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WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 820
Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 992
On this day, November 13, 2022, three members of the University of Virginia football team were shot and killed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 798
On this day, November 13, 2022, four students were murdered at the University of Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 875
On this day, November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 804
On this day, November 13, 1957, the Longview, Texas, chapter of the NAACP refused to disclose its membership. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 786
On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 774
On this day, November 13, 2020, Trump nominated two more judges for the federal judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 765
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2024 1 976
On November 10, 1954, the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 707
On this day, November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 1183
On this day, November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1148
On this day, November 12, 2022, a B-17G and a P-63 collided in mid-air at "Wings Over Dallas." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 790
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 698
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 849
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 786
On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 759
Today, I find myself reflecting on the death of John Waldron as a comfort. 3 NNadir Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1970
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 824
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 858
On this day, November 10, 1972, Southern Airways Flight 49 was hijacked. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 819
On this day, November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 9 1224
On this day, November 10, 1898, the Wilmington massacre of 1898 occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1690
On this day, November 9, 1960, Robert McNamara was named president of the Ford Motor Company. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 947
On this day, November 9, 1913, the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 hit its peak, "when the Gales of November came early." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1120
On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 897
Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 736
On this day, November 8, 1965, Kennedy assassination skeptic Dorothy Kilgallen died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 1188
On this day, November 7, 2020, Rudy Giuliani held a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 650
On this day, November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 817

American History Continued...

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On this day, Thursday, November 7, 1968, this was the front page of the New York Times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 744
On October 17, 1871, Pres. Grant declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in South Carolina. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 2024 7 1317
On October 19, 1987, Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 2024 0 1719
On this day, November 6, 2012, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the US Senate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 574
On this day, November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 536
On this day, November 5, 1862, 303 Dakota warriors were found guilty of the rape and murder of whites. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 1225
Legal Defense Fund: It's Election Day! 2 Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 959
On this day, November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted for the first time. She was later fined $100. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 721
On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 716
On this day, November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as 37th President of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 642
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 11 978
James Blake Miller the Marlboro Marine. 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1514
On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 822
On this day, November 3, 1948, Dewey defeated Truman. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 878
On this day, November 3, 2007, Navy ended an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak to Notre Dame. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 692
Wesley Clark - facts you may not have known about the man who beat Serbia. 2 elleng Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1215
On November 3, 1987 ... 0 ificandream Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 893
On this day, November 2, 1947, the "Spruce Goose" took to the air for the one and only time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 760
Leon N. Cooper, Nobel physicist who probed superconductivity, dies at 94 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 652
On this day, November 2, 1920, KDKA started broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 593
On this day, November 2, 2000, the first long-term residents arrived at the International Space Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 592
On November 1, 1950, Puerto Rican pro-independence activists attempted to assassinate Harry Truman at the Blair House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 538
On this day, November 1, 1918, the worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2024 1 1080
On the evening of Friday, November 1, 1918, the worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 614
On this day, November 1, 1941, Ansel Adams took the photograph "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 13 576
On this day, November 1, 1949, a P-38 collided with an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 at Washington National Airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 691
On this day, November 1, 1894; Buffalo Bill, 15 Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 554
On this day, November 1, 1938, Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in an upset victory. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 606
On this day, November 1, 1982, Honda's Marysville, Ohio, plant opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 500
It was a legendary suffragist's home. This year it's a voting site. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 10 761

American History Continued...

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History and the Headless Horseman, Sleepy Hollow, America's 1st Ghost Story: The History Guy 🐎 0 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 918
Lost for centuries, Virginia school for enslaved children gets new life 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 951
On this day, October 30, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 28.40 points, or 12.34%, to close at 258.47. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 845
On this day, Sunday, October 30, 1938, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast "The War of the Worlds." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 833
On October 14, 1890, Dwight Eisenhower was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 751
This day, Tuesday, October 29, 1929, was "Black Tuesday." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 749
On this day, October 29, 1969, Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education was handed down. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 864
On this day, October 29, 1960, a C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 963
On September 29, 1760, the Williamsburg Bray School, dedicated to educating Black children, opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Oct 2024 1 804
Megan Marshack, aide with Nelson Rockefeller on fatal night, dies at 70 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 1007
On this day, October 28, 1963, the demolition of New York City's Pennsylvania Station began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1253
On this day, October 27, 1904, the first regularly operated line of the New York City Subway was opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 908
On this day, October 27, 1962, "A guy called Vasily Arkhipov saved the world." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 1102
On this day, October 27, 1992, Radioman 3rd Class Allen R. Schindler Jr. was murdered. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 865
On September 1, 1972, David Halberstam's "The Best and the Brightest" was published. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 942
On this day, October 26, 1963, JFK rode in a rented open car in Amherst, Massachusetts. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 819
On this day, October 25, 1995, a commuter train hit a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1094
On this day, October 25, 1962, Adlai Stevenson showed photos of Soviet missiles in Cuba at the UN. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 859
On this day, Oct. 25, 1848, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad became the first railroad to operate in Chicago. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 649
On this day, October 25, 2021, the Boise Towne Square Mall shooting occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 658
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