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Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 Jan 10 1 436
On Sunday, December 4, 2016, Edgar Maddison Welch drove armed from Salisbury NC to Comet Ping Pong in Washington DC. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 284
On this day, January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 225
On this day, January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 2 281
Trump and His Allies Set the Stage for Riot Well Before January 6, 2021 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 6 479
On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 Jan 7 5 262
Mike Rinder, Scientology Spokesman Turned Critic, Dies at 69 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 Jan 7 10 385
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 6 Jan 6 7 474
On this day, January 5, 2024, a door plug blew out on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 6 315
On this day, January 5, 1949, Harry Truman announced his "Fair Deal" proposals. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 3 239
1957 Voting Machines Film (curtains and levers) 2 Dennis Donovan Jan 4 Jan 5 4 378
The January 2017 issue of National Geographic was the publication's first to feature a transgender person on the cover. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 3 429
On this day, January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 3 209
On this day, January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 0 326
On this day, January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 1 252
U.S. Marine killed in World War II accounted for 8 decades after sending ominous letter to family 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 3 Jan 3 11 851
How America's deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years - Washington Post 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 3 Jan 3 6 890
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 343
On this day, January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 304
The last time a president died in Georgia, his casket was brought from Atlanta to Washington on a train. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 6 15208
On this day, December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 31 2 324
Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 8 529
On this day, December 31, 1986, three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 2 398
On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 7 338
On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 3 289
Is is the law or just protocol that flags be flown at half-staff upon the death of a president? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 12 790
December 30, 2006: Twenty-one gun salute on arrival of casket of former President Gerald Ford 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 4 360
On December 28, 1958, "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 2 349
On this day, December 30, 1953, Admiral demonstrated to its distributors the first home color television set, at $1,175. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 4 308
On December 29, 1975, a bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 2 278

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On December 29, 1876, the LS and MS Railway bridge over the Ashtabula River collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 1 286
On December 28, 1948, a plane flying from San Juan to Miami disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 2 280
On December 28, 1972, Harry Truman was buried. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 1 256
On December 28, 1972, the draft ended. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 2 221
Empire State Bldg Plane Crash Accident, US Pilot, Sat June 28, 1945, 20 Yr Old Elevator Operator Survivor 5 appalachiablue Dec 28 Dec 28 3 534
To Assuage My Despair For America: Two History Books My Family Gave Me for Christmas. 3 NNadir Dec 28 Dec 28 15 707
On this day, December 27, 1932, Radio City Music Hall opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 2 255
On this day, December 26, 1919, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 2 343
On this day, December 26, 1956, Preston Tucker died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 3 375
On this day, December 25, 1884 or 1885, Evelyn Nesbit was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 25 Dec 26 2 274
On this day, December 26, 1996, JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 3 301
On this day, December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford died. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 1 271
On this day, December 26, 1973, Richard Nixon flew from IAD to LAX on United Flight 55. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 3 398
On this day, December 26, 1972, former President Harry S. Truman died in Independence, Missouri. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 5 266
On this day, December 24, 1940, Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 6 322
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On December 23, 2019, Donald Trump announced more judicial nominees. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 0 293
Stand at Elsenborn Ridge - The History Guy 0 sl8 Dec 23 Dec 23 2 338
Donald Trump's December 23, 2020, signing statement regarding the NOAA Amendments Act of 2020 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 2 307
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On this day, December 23, 2020, Donald Trump vetoed an act that required the renaming of certain military installations. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 2 288
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22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 7 325
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On this day, December 23, 2020, "Balloon Boy"'s parents were pardoned. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 0 294
On December 23, 1986, Voyager became first aircraft to fly non-stop around world w/o refueling 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 2 201
One hundred years ago today, December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 21 Dec 22 10 706
On this day, December 21, 2020, Trump issued an "Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 21 Dec 21 0 343
On this day, December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon met in the White House. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 21 Dec 21 2 313

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On this day, December 21, 1988, a bomb exploded on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 21 Dec 21 3 326
On this day, December 21, 1970, the F-14 flew for the first time. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 21 Dec 21 1 283
Three Black men were lynched. A rural Virginia county has cleared their names. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 21 Dec 21 4 340
Joanne Pierce Misko, Ex-Nun Who Made F.B.I. History, Dies at 83 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 20 Dec 20 3 696
On This Day In History 12/18/1620, the Mayflower passengers set foot on what would become Plymouth Rock. 0 elleng Dec 20 Dec 20 4 304
On this day, December 19, 1907, two hundred thirty-nine coal miners died in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek PA. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 19 Dec 19 2 267
On this day, December 19, 1914, 1949 Boston mayoral candidate Walter A. O'Brien, Jr. was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 19 Dec 19 3 291
On this day, December 18, 2002, Gray Davis announced that California would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 18 Dec 18 1 278
On this day, December 18, 2019, Donald Trump was impeached for the first time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 18 Dec 18 2 310
On this day, December 18, 2020, Donald Trump listed the names of the people he wanted on his Advisory 1776 Commission. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 18 Dec 18 2 346
On this day, December 18, 1972, the "Christmas bombings" of North Vietnam began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 18 Dec 18 2 271
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On this day, December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took to the air for 12 seconds. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 17 Dec 17 3 285
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On December 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Assn voted to remove homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 16 Dec 16 2 320
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