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On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 715
On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley died, eight days after he was shot. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 756
On September 12, 2008, 25 died when two trains collided in Chatsworth, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 839
On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage had a large iron rod driven through his head. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 872
On this day, September 16, 2013, a gunman killed twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 731
September 5 thru 11, 1609 -- Henry Hudson vs Verrazzano 4 GreatGazoo Sep 2025 Sep 2025 8 2313
Henry Hudson's Progeny Forced to Live in Muncie Indiana? The Sept 15th Log Entry 1 GreatGazoo Sep 2025 Sep 2025 9 2548
On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. played in a baseball game for the 2,131st time in a row. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 1959
20 First Ladies of the United States Brought Back to Life - Martha Washington, Jacqueline Kennedy 3 QueerDuck Sep 2025 Sep 2025 5 3728
Michael Seltzer, Who Raised Millions to Fight AIDS, Dies at 78 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 1129
On September 7, 1964, The "Daisy" commercial aired on TV. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1339
On this day, September 8, 1922, Lyndon Larouche was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1293
On September 6, 1869, a continuous railroad line was extended from Omaha to Alameda, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 1372
On this day, September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 850
On September 7, 2008, the Feds took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 701
Circular to the General Officers, 8 September 1775 0 struggle4progress Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 1707
1863 The New Ironsides firing on Condederate traitors 0 irisblue Sep 2025 Sep 2025 10 1594
Wehrmacht Soldiers Got 6 Cigarettes Daily While Americans Had Chocolate In Every K-Ration 0 struggle4progress Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 1177
On the day, September 5, 2020, several boats sank during the Lake Travis Trump Boat Parade. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 9 2753
On this day, September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 1029
On this day, September 4, 2019, Sharpiegate happened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 708
On this day, September 4, 1949, the Peekskill riots erupted after a Paul Robeson concert in NY. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 5 2361
It's "E Day." On this day, September 4, 1957, the Edsel was introduced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 2321
On this day, September 4, 1957, Elizabeth Eckford attempted to enter Little Rock Central High. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 621
On this day, September 4, 2015, same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 643
On August 31, 1940, a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3A crashed near Lovettsville VA. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 984
On September 1, 1961, the deadliest (at the time) single plane disaster in U.S. history happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 687
On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 648
On September 2, 1885, the Rock Springs massacre occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 607
On this day, September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall over Ohio. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 542

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On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 706
On this day, September 2, 1901, VP Teddy Roosevelt first publicly used the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 567
On this day, August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 620
On this day, August 28, 2014, America was subjected to its most unspeakably horrifying day of shame ever. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 963
On this day, August 28, 2003, Brian Wells died during a bank robbery, in a collar bomb explosion. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 661
On August 22, 1984, Gregory Lee Johnson set an American flag on fire during the Republican National Convention. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 789
On this day, August 21, 1939, one of America's first sit-ins took place. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 707
On August 18, 1962, "Miss Sherri" of Arizona's version of "Romper Room" got an abortion in Sweden. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 777
On this day, August 21, 1945, physicist Harry Daghlian was fatally irradiated at Los Alamos. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 703
Vietnam: Back to My Lai 60 Minutes Archive 1 Uncle Joe Aug 2025 Aug 2025 7 907
How bigotry crushed the dreams of an all-Black Little League team 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 975
On August 5, 1974, Richard Nixon released the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 683
On August 4, 1964, civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found dead. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 711
On August 5, 1949, thirteen firefighters were killed in the Mann Gulch fire. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 764
On August 5, 2011, 38 people were killed when a Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 627
On August 4, 1889, the Great Spokane Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 575
On August 12, 1963, 21-year-old University of Chicago student Bernie Sanders was charged with resisting arrest. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 728
On August 5, 1969, the "Lonesome Cowboys" police raid in Atlanta occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 583
On August 12, 1933, the Century of Progress World's Fair celebrated Black people with "National Negro Day." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 697
Live coverage: Protesters swarm Capitol, abruptly halting electoral vote count 0 Uncle Joe Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 778
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Edward R Murrow's final reply to Senator Joseph McCarthy's See It Now appearance April 13, 1954 1 Uncle Joe Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 740
Barbara Jordan's 1974 Watergate speech, link below, nt 5 ShazamIam Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 1089
Sandra Grimes, Who Helped Unmask a C.I.A. Traitor, Dies at 79 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 10 985
On August 1, 1966, the Texas Tower Sniper shootings occurred. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 834
On August 2, 1814, the Declaration of Independence was smuggled out of DC to keep it from being burned. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 755
On August 2, 1945, sailors were spotted adrift in the ocean between Guam and the Philippines. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 785
On this day, August 3, 2019, 23 people were killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting in El Paso TX. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 562
Joan Anderson, Unsung Heroine of Hula Hoop History, Dies at 101 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 7 770
On this day, July 31, 1968, "Peanuts" got a new character, Franklin. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 746

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On this day, July 31, 1969, Gary Alan Hinman was found murdered in Topanga Canyon, California. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 876
On Sunday, July 28, 1974, this was the front page of the New York Times: 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 12 846
On this day, July 30, 1965, LBJ signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 769
On July 29, 1967, a fire broke out on board the USS Forrestal. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 883
On this day, July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa was seen in public for the last time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 668
On July 29, 1924, Elizabeth Short, the "Black Dahlia," was born. She was murdered in 1947. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 679
On this day, July 30, 1974, Richard Nixon released subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 546
On the night of July 13-14, 1966, Richard Speck killed eight student nurses in their Chicago residence. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 681
On July 15, 1962, Morton Mintz of the Washington Post broke the thalidomide story. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 881
Washington Post, Monday, July 28, 1952: "'Saucer' Outran Jet, Pilot Reveals" 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 973
On this day, July 28, 1973, nearly 600,000 people attended "The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen," in Watkins Glen, New York. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 816
On this day, July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 14. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 835
On this day, July 28, 1967, sheriff's deputies apprehended Charles Manson and 14-year-old runaway Ruth Ann Moorehouse. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 823
On this day, July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 for Nixon's impeachment. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 608
On this day, July 27, 1969, Gary Alan Hinman was killed. It was the first of the Manson Family slayings. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 847
On this day, July 26, 1863, the Confederate Army got as far north as it ever would. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 849
On this day, July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 674
On this day, July 26, 1945, the USS Indianapolis arrived at Tinian with components for the "Little Boy" bomb. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 628
On this day, July 26, 1948, Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 572
July 25 1960 the Woolworth Lunch counter sit ins ended 3 irisblue Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 849
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