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At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2319
On Friday, December 16, 1960, a United DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation collided in mid-air over Staten Island. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 1136
On this day, December 16, 1773, hundreds of crates of tea were dumped into Boston harbor in protest against the Tea Act. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 968
On this day, December 16, 1777, Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 901
Congress may honor Major Taylor, first Black American sports world hero; overcame racism to become world champion. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1117
On December 11, 1960, President-elect John F. Kennedy escaped an attempt at assassination. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1338
On December 14, 2012, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 987
On this day, December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was enacted. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1038
On this day, December 15, 1952, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were unveiled at the Archives. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 973
if you like primative stuff + old samplers, poke me. one sampler was a surprise. 0 pansypoo53219 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 779
if you love primatives, old samplers poke me. there is 1 sanmpler that was a hoot. 0 pansypoo53219 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 951
On this day, December 14, 2020, the members of the Electoral College met across the U.S. to cast their official votes. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 860
On this day, December 14, 1799, George Washington died at Mount Vernon. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 869
On this day, December 14, 1964, "Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States" was decided. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 958
On this day, December 14, 1907: the first large marine oil spill? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 783
On this day, December 13, 1948, Harry Truman accepted two Christmas turkeys at the White House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 902
On this day, December 13, 1977, Air Indiana Flight 216 crashed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 1035
On this day, December 12, 1851, Joel Roberts Poinsett died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 968
There's no known photograph of Homer Plessy (of Plessy v Ferguson fame) 0 Bucky Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1207
December 12, 2000, a date that will live in infamy 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1675
On this day, December 12, 2000, General Motors pulled the plug on Oldsmobile. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1341
On this day, December 12, 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed after takeoff at Gander, Newfoundland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 1440
On this day, December 11, 1985, computer store owner Hugh Scrutton was killed by a bomb mailed by the Unabomber. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1029
On this day, December 11, 1725, George Mason was born. He conceived the Bill of Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 943
On this day, December 10, 1994, advertising executive Thomas J. Mosser was killed by a bomb mailed by the Unabomber. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1323
World War Two: When 600 US planes crashed in Himalayas 7 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1809
On this day, December 10, 2021, a memorial service was held for Bob Dole at Washington National Cathedral. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 888
On this day, December 8, 1940, the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 922
On this day, December 9, 1968, the computer mouse, hypertext, and bit-mapped GUI were introduced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 932
On this day, December 8, 1963, Pan Am flight 214 crashed after being struck by lightning. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 1078

American History Continued...

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On this day, December 8, 2020, Trump was still announcing appointments. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 886
On this day, December 8, 1972, United Airlines Flight 553 crashed on approach to Midway. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1073
On this day, December 8, 1941, Roosevelt addressed Congress and asked it to declare war on Japan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 868
On this day, December 7, 1946, 119 people died in Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1072
On this day, December 7, 1941, the refurbished, streamlined Empire State Express made its first run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 1054
Then Again: American Revolution's 'necessary man' mentored Ethan Allen 0 sl8 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 932
On this day, December 6, 1907, 362 workers were killed in the Monongah mining disaster. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1030
On this day, December 6, 1957, America's first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1157
On this day, December 6, 1969, eighteen-year-old Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by Hells Angels at Altamont. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1167
On this day, December 6, 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline went to the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 985
On this day, December 6, 1877, The Washington Post was founded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 770
On this day, December 6, 1913, Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Holm was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 815
On this day, December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 925
On this day, December 4, 1619, the first Thanksgiving celebrated by English colonists took place, in Virginia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1037
On this day, December 3, 1999, the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 1110
On this day, December 3, 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 900
On this day, December 3, 1979, eleven fans were suffocated in a crush for seats at a Who concert in Cincinnati. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1225
On December 1, 1974, TWA Flight 514 crashed into Mount Weather while on approach to Dulles. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1259
On this day, December 2, 2001, Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 783
On this day, December 2, 2016, the Ghost Ship warehouse fire occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 897
On this day, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 821
Seattle WTO 24 years ago 0 spike jones Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1016
This date in history: Nov. 30, 1993 - The Brady Bill becomes law 0 ificandream Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 978
On November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force departed Hittokapu Bay in the Kuril Islands en route to Hawaii. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 1006
On November 29, 1941, the "Japanese American Review" of NYC cited the "Hopeful Tone" of Washington DC talks. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1081
On this day, November 29, 1962, Yo-Yo Ma performed at "An American Pageant of the Arts." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 905
On November 24, 1963, the Dallas police set out to transfer Lee Harvey Oswald from the city jail to the county jail. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 1160
On this day, November 28, 2019, Trump visited Afghanistan and gave an inspirational speech to the troops. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1271
On Nov. 27, 2013 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, is released. 2 ificandream Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1130
On this day, Monday, November 25, 1963, Washington, D.C., ground to a halt for Kennedy's funeral. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 1188

American History Continued...

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On Saturday, November 24, 1928, this was the cover of the Saturday Evening Post: 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1486
On November 24, 1963, President Kennedy's flag-covered casket was taken from the White House to the Capitol rotunda. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 991
On November 24, 1971, Dan "D. B." Cooper bought a one-way ticket on Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 to Seattle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1006
On this day, November 23, 1968, Harvard Beat Yale at football, 29-29. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 1117
On the morning of November 22, 1963, JFK appeared at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 1091
This is actually pretty cool for archology. 0 Eko Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1054
On this day, Thursday, November 21, 1963, it's wheels up for JFK and Jackie on their way to Texas. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1147
On this day, November 21, 2021, an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 823
On this day, November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand fire in Las Vegas, Nevada, occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1145
On this day, November 21, 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 782
On this day, November 17, 1973, Richard Nixon said, "I'm not a crook." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1247
In which battle did the most Americans die? The question is answered in the following lecture: 13 NNadir Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2922
Born 11/20/1942: Joe Biden, President (1/20/2021-), US Senator, Delaware (1973-2009); Pres. Barack Obama VP 2 ificandream Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 928
Nov. 20, 3013 - Oprah Winfrey awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Obama 1 ificandream Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 826
On this day, November 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in an explosion at the Consolidated No. 9 mine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 8 825
On November 18, 1883, North America experienced "The Day of Two Noons." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1397
On this day, November 19, 1915, Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1208
On this day, November 19, 1863, eight score years ago ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 21 1589
On this day, November 19, Ford's Edsel division both started (1956) and ended (1959) 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1016
New Orleans civil rights activist's family home listed on National Register of Historic Places 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 804
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