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On this day, July 24, 1935, the Dust Bowl heat wave reached its peak. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 407
On this day, July 24, 1897, Amelia Earhart was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 412
On this day, July 24, 1998, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson were shot and killed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 458
On July 23, 1967, the 1967 Detroit riot began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 421
On this day, July 19, 1969, Senator Kennedy crashed his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 505
On July 18, 1966, the Hough riots began in Cleveland, Ohio. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 424
On the night of July 19, 1952, an air traffic controller at Washington National Airport saw seven objects on his radar. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 606
On July 19, 1919, the Washington race riot of 1919 began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 395
On July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 went behind the Moon and fired its service propulsion engine to enter lunar orbit. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 368
On this day, July 21, 1925, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2025 4 1397
On July 21, 2003, the Kinzua Viaduct was destroyed by a tornado. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 446
On this day, July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed in Sioux City, Iowa. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 445
On July 21, 1925, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 392
Pictures from Michael Beschloss; July 21, 2020. From 1944, 1952, 1959, and 1969. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 463
On this day, July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 383
On this day, July 22, 1926, Dorcas Reilly, the inventor or popularizer of the green bean casserole, was born. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 608
On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air off the coast of Long Island and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 531
Herblock, July 21, 1974: "How Can They Say He Hasn't Faithfully Executed The Laws?" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 538
On this day, July 17, 1902, Willis Carrier created the first air conditioner, in Buffalo, New York. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 498
100 years: A Route 66 ghost town was 'frozen in time'. Is it on the brink of a comeback? 3 cbabe Jul 2025 Jul 2025 10 1081
On July 15, 1979, Jimmy Carter went on TV. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 580
On tis day, July 17, 2001, Katharine Graham died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 463
On July 17, 1975, the commanders of the Apollo and the Soyuz exchanged the first international handshake in space. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 472
On July 15, 1940, Ronald Gene Simmons, the most prolific mass murderer in Arkansas history, was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 480
On this day, July 17, 1944, two ships laden with munitions for World War II exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 457
On this day, July 17, 1941, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell summoned George Bergstrom and Major Hugh Casey. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 471
On July 16, 1945, the Atomic Age began, and the USS Indianapolis left San Francisco with a secret cargo. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 402
On this day, July 17, 1981, a walkway collapsed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 507
On July 13, 1923, James H. Harvey was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 420
On this day, July 14, 2001, Katharine Graham fell on a sidewalk in Sun Valley, Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 646

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On this day, July 14, 1965, Adlai Stevenson died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 398
On this day, July 14, 1970, the Nixons welcomed Prince Charles and Princess Anne to the White House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 410
On this day, July 13, 2021, analog TV broadcasting in the United States, other than Alaska, came to an end. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 556
On this day, July 12, 1917, vigilantes kidnapped and deported 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 9 537
On June 19, 1947, Pan Am Flight 121 crashed following an engine failure and in-flight fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 461
On this day, July 12, 1973, the National Personnel Records Center caught on fire. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 567
On the night of July 12, 1979, Disco Demolition Night was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 832
On July 11, 1944, Democratic Party leaders concerned by the president's declining health met with him in the White House 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 585
On July 10, 1913, the air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 degrees F. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 456
On July 11, 1960, "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 458
On July 10, 1962, communications satellite Telstar 1 became the first privately sponsored space launch. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 445
On July 10, 2012, the Episcopal Church USA allowed same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 348
On July 10, 1856, -- or July 28, 1856, -- Nikola Tesla was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 408
On July 10, 1972, the Democratic convention opened in Miami Beach. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 340
On July 5, 1971, the 26th Amendment was formally certified by Richard Nixon. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 476
On July 9, 1982, Pan Am flight 759 crashed shortly after takeoff from New Orleans as the result of a microburst. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 461
On this day, July 9, 1962, Andy Warhol unveiled a wall of 32 Campbell Soup can paintings at an LA gallery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 362
On this day, July 9, 1981, Nintendo released "Donkey Kong." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 442
On this day, July 9, 1937, a fire broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 397
On this day, July 9, 1864, the Battle of Monocacy was fought. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 376
On this day, July 9, 1755, British commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies Edward Braddock was mortally wounded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 400
Front page of "Roswell Daily Record," July 8, 1947: "RAAF Captures Flying Saucer on Ranch in Roswell Region" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 450
On July 3, 1952, the SS United States set sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 415
On this day, June 25, 1906, the Murder of the Century occurred on the roof of Madison Square Garden. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jul 2025 2 837
On July 1, 1916, Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie Doud were married in Denver. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 419
On July 1, 1963, the ZIP Code was introduced. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 394
On July 1, 1971, the United States Postal Service began operations. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 515
On July 1, 1862, the "Union Pacific Rail Road" was incorporated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 320
On July 2, 1964, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 356
On July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 416

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At around 7:30 AM, July 1, 1863, a small patrol of the 8th IL Cav led by Lieutenant Marcellus Jones ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 431
On July 2, 1982, "Lawnchair Larry" took to the air. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 427
On July 2, 1881, Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President Garfield. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 322
On this day, July 7, 1946, Howard Hughes nearly died when his XF-11 aircraft prototype crashed in Beverly Hills. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 388
On July 6, 1944, Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 379
On July 6, 1944, at least 167 people were killed and more than 700 were injured in the Hartford circus fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 369
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass asked, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 341
On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the first black player in the American League. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 356
On July 4, 1918, twin sisters Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer and Pauline Phillips were born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 422
On July 4, three of the first five presidents died; Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1831. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 347
On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe beat Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to win Wimbledon men's singles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 296
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig declared himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 300
Trumbull Called It "One of the Highest Moral Lessons Ever Given the World," As I learned at Yale, On Kings. 0 NNadir Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 592
Let's celebrate the 4th of July with illustrations from America's favorite homoerotic illustrator, J. C. Leyendecker. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 637
Americas First Black Postmaster 1 struggle4progress Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 542
On this day, June 26, 1963, President Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner" to a vast crowd in West Berlin. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jul 2025 2 557
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I'm reading "Reading the Man" in which we discover what a horrible human being R.E "Bobby" Lee was. 3 NNadir Jun 2025 Jun 2025 13 998
On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 10 644
On this day, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 499
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