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Orson Welles on American Imperialism 4 Uncle Joe 10 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 4 321
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 7 195
On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 4 mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 4 165
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 2 192
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 2 158
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago 17 hrs ago 3 217
On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 4 280
On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 3 184
On this day, January 13, 1952, the passenger train "City of San Francisco" got trapped on the Donner Pass. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Thursday 4 332
8 Black Women Labor Leaders You Should Know 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 2 158
On this day, January 15, 1974, serial killer Dennis Rader, the "BTK killer," murdered his first four victims. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 0 184
On this day, January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 2 204
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 0 256
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 226
On this day, January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 2 230
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 2 281
On this day, January 13, 1908, the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, PA killed 171 people. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 2 200
Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 3 202
On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt introduced the "Four Freedoms" in his State of the Union address. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 3 236
On January 11, 1944, Franklin Roosevelt proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" or "Bill of Economic Rights." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 6 201
On this day, January 11, 2021. Melania Trump issued a statement, "Our Path Forward." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 332
On this day, January 11, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to Jim Jordan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 195
On January 10, 2021, Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring United States Capitol Police officers. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 232
On this day, January 11, 2021. Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for the District of Columbia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 224
On this day, January 11, 1755 or 1757, Alexander Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 150
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Nuclear Engineer, Humanitarian: President Jimmy Carter (1 Oct 1924 - 29 Dec 2024) 2 C0RI0LANUS Jan 10 Saturday 13 292
Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 Jan 10 1 370
On Sunday, December 4, 2016, Edgar Maddison Welch drove armed from Salisbury NC to Comet Ping Pong in Washington DC. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 228
On this day, January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 177
On this day, January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 2 233

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Trump and His Allies Set the Stage for Riot Well Before January 6, 2021 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 6 391
On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 Jan 7 5 205
Mike Rinder, Scientology Spokesman Turned Critic, Dies at 69 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 Jan 7 10 337
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 6 Jan 6 7 420
On this day, January 5, 2024, a door plug blew out on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 6 265
On this day, January 5, 1949, Harry Truman announced his "Fair Deal" proposals. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 3 199
1957 Voting Machines Film (curtains and levers) 2 Dennis Donovan Jan 4 Jan 5 4 302
The January 2017 issue of National Geographic was the publication's first to feature a transgender person on the cover. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 3 338
On this day, January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 3 155
On this day, January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 0 261
On this day, January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 1 202
U.S. Marine killed in World War II accounted for 8 decades after sending ominous letter to family 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 3 Jan 3 11 751
How America's deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years - Washington Post 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 3 Jan 3 6 811
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 282
On this day, January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 262
The last time a president died in Georgia, his casket was brought from Atlanta to Washington on a train. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 6 9459
On this day, December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 31 2 277
Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 8 460
On this day, December 31, 1986, three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 2 331
On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 7 287
On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 3 244
Is is the law or just protocol that flags be flown at half-staff upon the death of a president? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 12 707
December 30, 2006: Twenty-one gun salute on arrival of casket of former President Gerald Ford 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 4 318
On December 28, 1958, "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 2 307
On this day, December 30, 1953, Admiral demonstrated to its distributors the first home color television set, at $1,175. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 4 254
On December 29, 1975, a bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 2 209
On December 29, 1876, the LS and MS Railway bridge over the Ashtabula River collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 1 258
On December 28, 1948, a plane flying from San Juan to Miami disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 2 243
On December 28, 1972, Harry Truman was buried. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 1 218
On December 28, 1972, the draft ended. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 2 192

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Empire State Bldg Plane Crash Accident, US Pilot, Sat June 28, 1945, 20 Yr Old Elevator Operator Survivor 5 appalachiablue Dec 28 Dec 28 3 460
To Assuage My Despair For America: Two History Books My Family Gave Me for Christmas. 3 NNadir Dec 28 Dec 28 15 623
On this day, December 27, 1932, Radio City Music Hall opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 2 205
On this day, December 26, 1919, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 2 288
On this day, December 26, 1956, Preston Tucker died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 3 325
On this day, December 25, 1884 or 1885, Evelyn Nesbit was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 25 Dec 26 2 231
On this day, December 26, 1996, JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 3 259
On this day, December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford died. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 1 231
On this day, December 26, 1973, Richard Nixon flew from IAD to LAX on United Flight 55. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 3 363
On this day, December 26, 1972, former President Harry S. Truman died in Independence, Missouri. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 5 203
On this day, December 24, 1940, Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 6 281
Trump's schedule for Thursday, December 24, 2020, edited to show the actual schedule 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 0 415
On December 23, 2019, Donald Trump announced more judicial nominees. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 0 257
Stand at Elsenborn Ridge - The History Guy 0 sl8 Dec 23 Dec 23 2 309
Donald Trump's December 23, 2020, signing statement regarding the NOAA Amendments Act of 2020 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 2 266
On December 22, 2020, Donald Trump pardoned a bunch of the usual grifters and con artists. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 2 284
On this day, December 23, 2020, Donald Trump vetoed an act that required the renaming of certain military installations. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 2 259
On this day, December 23, 2020, Donald Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, Paul Manafort, and Roger Stone. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 2 231
On this day, December 23, 1985, two Judas Priest fans shot themselves after hearing "Stained Class." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 1 303
22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 23 Dec 23 7 286
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