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On February 12, 1946, returning veteran Isaac Woodard was beaten until blind by SC police chief Lynwood Shull. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 10 443
Pending shutdown of facility that rebuilds vacuum tubes for radio transmitters raises a serious concern. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 7 433
Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies 2 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 7 360
On this day, February 18, 1983, thirteen people died and one was seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 3 290
On February 13, 1892, Supreme Court justice Robert H. Jackson was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 234
On this day, February 18, 1970, the Chicago Seven were found "not guilty" of conspiracy. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 4 162
On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 2 294
On February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 space probe took the photograph "Pale Blue Dot." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 8 348
On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure-skating team was killed in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 2 519
On February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 0 205
On this day, February 16, 1996, two passenger trains collided in Silver Spring, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 0 260
Today, Monday, February 16, 2026, is Washington's Birthday. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 0 174
On Friday, February 7, 1964, "Beatlemania Grips Gotham" as the Beatles arrived in America. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 1 226
Suzannah Lessard Dies at 81; Stanford White Descendant Who Wrote a Haunting Family Memoir 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 10 8 494
On this day, February 2, 2016, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush asked people to "please clap." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2 Feb 3 5 458
The 'Good German' - Marlene Dietrich vs. The Nazis 0 bucolic_frolic Feb 2 Feb 2 9 414
On this date in 1960, the first Woolworth lunch counter sit in occured 2 irisblue Feb 1 Feb 1 8 401
Help a sister out, I googled how European were fedin the US 3 irisblue Jan 30 Jan 30 0 478
Would any one help a sister our? 3 irisblue Jan 30 Jan 30 0 496
John Adams campaign song 0 struggle4progress Jan 27 Jan 27 5 382
On this day, January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 23 5 561
On this day, January 19, 1959, the key law behind Virginia's Massive Resistance laws was struck down. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 19 Jan 19 4 443
On December 28, 2020, the Hotel Harrington announced that it would be closed during planned Jan. Pro-Trump demonstration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 4 625
Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 5 482
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 6 407
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 5 432
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 5 412
On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 4 382
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 3 399
On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia was launched. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 3 511

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On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly enacted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 2 436
On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 1 458
Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, Dies; Last Survivor of Epidemic in Alaska 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 5 540
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 2 493
On this day, January 15, 1974, serial killer Dennis Rader, the "BTK killer," murdered his first four victims. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 0 472
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 1 544
On January 13, 1952, the passenger train "City of San Francisco" got trapped on the Donner Pass. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 10 638
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 1 539
On January 13, 1908, 171 people died in the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 3 527
On this day, January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 5 507
"History Will Judge Them." No It Won't. - Tad Stoermer 2 ihaveaquestion Jan 7 Jan 13 11 653
Two hundred and fifty years ago today, on January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published "Common Sense." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 Jan 10 9 452
On this day, January 10, 2021, Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring United States Capitol Police officers. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 Jan 10 1 441
On this day, January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 491
On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 5 460
On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 Jan 7 4 386
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 6 Jan 6 5 508
On January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 2 465
On January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 1 352
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 5 Jan 5 3 402
On January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 2 431
Excerpt from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 1 Uncle Joe Jan 4 Jan 4 4 518
On December 28, 1958, "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 599
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 476
On Friday, December 16, 1960, a United DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation collided in mid-air over Staten Island. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 530
On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 1 442
On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 10 533
On December 31, 1970, Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in US history, committed the first of 93 murders. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 738
On this day, January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 1 553
This was the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" for the week of Saturday, January 2, 1926: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 607

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On December 31, 1986, three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 0 504
On December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 449
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 28 Dec 28 32 1979
At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 5 558
This was the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" for the week of Saturday, December 26, 1925: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 12 1025
On December 21, 2020, Trump issued an "Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 2 552
On December 17, 1984, during a lung biopsy, Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 3 563
On December 17, 1944, soldiers of the Waffen-SS carried out the Malmedy massacre. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 8 495
22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 5 455
Relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein 0 Uncle Joe Dec 27 Dec 27 3 737
On this day, Decenber 26, 1963, Capitol Records released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the U.S. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 5 551
🎄 MACY'S CHRISTMAS PARADE 1927🎄 🛷 6 appalachiablue Dec 25 Dec 26 23 1039
🎄Christmas 100 Years Ago, Detroit, Mich., 1920s In Color, Remastered with Sound 4 appalachiablue Dec 25 Dec 26 11 836
An amateur codebreaker may have just solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings 5 WhiskeyGrinder Dec 23 Dec 26 12 1040
On December 19, 1907, two hundred thirty-nine coal miners died in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek PA. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 6 528
On December 19, 1914, 1949 Boston mayoral candidate Walter A. O'Brien, Jr. was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 2 454
On December 23, 1985, two Judas Priest fans shot themselves after hearing "Stained Class." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 0 538
On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 8 649
On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon met in the White House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 0 492
On December 21, 1988, a bomb exploded on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 1 616
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