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On this day, January 10, 2021, Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring United States Capitol Police officers. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 688
On this day, January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 750
On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 708
On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 640
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 900
On January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 743
On January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 588
On this day, January 5, 2024, a door plug blew out on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 648
On January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 675
Excerpt from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 1 Uncle Joe Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 795
On December 28, 1958, "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 974
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 759
On Friday, December 16, 1960, a United DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation collided in mid-air over Staten Island. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 763
On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 660
On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 835
On December 31, 1970, Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in US history, committed the first of 93 murders. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1048
On this day, January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 929
This was the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" for the week of Saturday, January 2, 1926: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 865
On December 31, 1986, three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 745
On December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 674
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 32 2411
At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 839
This was the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" for the week of Saturday, December 26, 1925: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 12 1290
On December 21, 2020, Trump issued an "Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 766
On December 17, 1984, during a lung biopsy, Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 771
On December 17, 1944, soldiers of the Waffen-SS carried out the Malmedy massacre. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 705
22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 676
Relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein 0 Uncle Joe Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 991
On this day, Decenber 26, 1963, Capitol Records released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the U.S. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 812
🎄 MACY'S CHRISTMAS PARADE 1927🎄 🛷 6 appalachiablue Dec 2025 Dec 2025 23 1495

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🎄Christmas 100 Years Ago, Detroit, Mich., 1920s In Color, Remastered with Sound 4 appalachiablue Dec 2025 Dec 2025 11 1193
An amateur codebreaker may have just solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings 5 WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 Dec 2025 12 1445
On December 19, 1907, two hundred thirty-nine coal miners died in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek PA. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 756
On December 19, 1914, 1949 Boston mayoral candidate Walter A. O'Brien, Jr. was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 664
On December 23, 1985, two Judas Priest fans shot themselves after hearing "Stained Class." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 727
On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 838
On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon met in the White House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 660
On December 21, 1988, a bomb exploded on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 775
On December 9, 1775, William "Billy" Flora, a free Black man, fought in the Battle of Great Bridge. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 577
He Was The Most Decorated Marine In US History. Then He Turned on The Empire. 3 Uncle Joe Dec 2025 Dec 2025 11 1278
WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 9 794
On this day, December 19, 2020, Donald Trump summoned a mob to Washington, D.C., for a "protest" on Jan. 6, 2021. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 705
On this day December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court decided that votes do not count. 3 spike jones Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 962
On this day, December 8, 1915, a white mob raped and lynched Cordelia Stevenson near Columbus, Mississippi. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 1061
On December 6, 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline went to the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 9 948
On December 7, 1941, the refurbished, streamlined Empire State Express made its first run. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 732
On December 6, 1913, Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Holm was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 612
On December 6, 1877, The Washington Post was founded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 652
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 480
On December 6, 1969, 18-year-old Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by Hells Angels at the Altamont Free Concert. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 797
On December 6, 1907, 362 workers were killed in the Monongah mining disaster. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 728
On this day, December 8, 1941, Roosevelt addressed Congress and asked it to declare war on Japan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 582
On this day, December 8, 1963, Pan Am flight 214 crashed after being struck by lightning. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 590
On this day, December 8, 1940, the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 536
On December 7, 1946, 119 people died in Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 731
On this day, December 8, 1972, United Airlines Flight 553 crashed on approach to Midway. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 684
Map of US Site 0 littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 660
On December 6, 1971, Ryan White was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 741
On November 29, 1864, U.S. forces killed hundreds of indigenous people in the Sand Creek massacre. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 10 1072
On December 5, 1946, Harry Truman created the President's Committee on Civil Rights. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 536

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On this day, December 6, 1915, the Supreme Court ruled that American women with foreign husbands lost their citizenship. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 871
On December 5, 1910, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled that a child could not attend school because she was 1/16th Black. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 640
On this day, December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 665
On this day, December 5, 1945, Flight 19, a group of TBF Avengers, disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 705
On December 3, 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 566
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On December 2, 2015, a mass shooting and attempted bombing occurred at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, CA. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 847
On this day, December 4, 1858, Chester Greenwood, inventor of the earmuff, was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 655
On this day, December 4, 1619, the first Thanksgiving celebrated by English colonists took place, in Virginia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 684
On December 1, 1974, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, sent to pick up the Baltimore Colts in Buffalo, crashed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 752
On December 1, 1974, TWA Flight 514 crashed into Mount Weather while on approach to Dulles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 620
On the night of November 29, 1962, Yo-Yo Ma performed at "An American Pageant of the Arts." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 554
On Monday, December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 712
On November 28, 1942, the Cocoanut Grove Fire started. 492 people were killed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 737
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On this day, December 3, 1979, eleven fans were suffocated in a crush for seats at a Who concert in Cincinnati. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 750
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On this day, November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force departed Hittokapu Bay in the Kuril Islands en route to Hawaii. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 580
New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 15 913
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