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On this day, November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 1 246
On this day, November 13, 1957, the Longview, Texas, chapter of the NAACP refused to disclose its membership. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 6 276
On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 3 263
On this day, November 13, 2020, Trump nominated two more judges for the federal judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 0 237
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 12 1 436
On November 10, 1954, the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 4 224
On this day, November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 2 353
On this day, November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 3 422
On this day, November 12, 2022, a B-17G and a P-63 collided in mid-air at "Wings Over Dallas." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 0 292
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 1 242
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 11 Nov 11 4 320
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 11 Nov 11 2 287
On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 Nov 11 2 247
Today, I find myself reflecting on the death of John Waldron as a comfort. 3 NNadir Nov 9 Nov 11 8 583
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 10 Nov 10 3 335
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On this day, November 10, 1972, Southern Airways Flight 49 was hijacked. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 Nov 10 0 275
On this day, November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 Nov 10 9 400
On this day, November 10, 1898, the Wilmington massacre of 1898 occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 Nov 10 6 601
On this day, November 9, 1960, Robert McNamara was named president of the Ford Motor Company. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 0 355
On this day, November 9, 1913, the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 hit its peak, "when the Gales of November came early." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 4 328
On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 1 227
Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 8 Nov 8 2 260
On this day, November 8, 1965, Kennedy assassination skeptic Dorothy Kilgallen died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 8 Nov 8 1 367
On this day, November 7, 2020, Rudy Giuliani held a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 7 Nov 7 3 125
On this day, November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 7 Nov 7 3 179
On this day, Thursday, November 7, 1968, this was the front page of the New York Times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 7 Nov 7 3 193
On October 17, 1871, Pres. Grant declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in South Carolina. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 6 7 419
On October 19, 1987, Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Nov 6 0 452
On this day, November 6, 2012, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the US Senate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 6 Nov 6 0 98

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On this day, November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 6 Nov 6 1 80
On this day, November 5, 1862, 303 Dakota warriors were found guilty of the rape and murder of whites. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 0 325
Legal Defense Fund: It's Election Day! 2 Dennis Donovan Nov 5 Nov 5 4 228
On this day, November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted for the first time. She was later fined $100. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 7 241
On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 2 220
On this day, November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as 37th President of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 0 188
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 11 506
James Blake Miller the Marlboro Marine. 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 3 Nov 4 4 470
On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 1 310
On this day, November 3, 1948, Dewey defeated Truman. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 3 Nov 3 1 278
On this day, November 3, 2007, Navy ended an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak to Notre Dame. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 3 Nov 3 1 231
Wesley Clark - facts you may not have known about the man who beat Serbia. 2 elleng Nov 2 Nov 2 4 522
On November 3, 1987 ... 0 ificandream Nov 2 Nov 2 5 381
On this day, November 2, 1947, the "Spruce Goose" took to the air for the one and only time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2 Nov 2 8 187
Leon N. Cooper, Nobel physicist who probed superconductivity, dies at 94 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2 Nov 2 7 162
On this day, November 2, 1920, KDKA started broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2 Nov 2 3 103
On this day, November 2, 2000, the first long-term residents arrived at the International Space Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2 Nov 2 0 90
On November 1, 1950, Puerto Rican pro-independence activists attempted to assassinate Harry Truman at the Blair House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2 Nov 2 3 104
On this day, November 1, 1918, the worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 1 1 525
On the evening of Friday, November 1, 1918, the worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 Nov 1 5 125
On this day, November 1, 1941, Ansel Adams took the photograph "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 Nov 1 13 148
On this day, November 1, 1949, a P-38 collided with an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 at Washington National Airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 Nov 1 2 108
On this day, November 1, 1894; Buffalo Bill, 15 Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 Nov 1 4 116
On this day, November 1, 1938, Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in an upset victory. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 Nov 1 5 97
On this day, November 1, 1982, Honda's Marysville, Ohio, plant opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 1 Nov 1 1 80
It was a legendary suffragist's home. This year it's a voting site. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 31 Oct 31 10 162
History and the Headless Horseman, Sleepy Hollow, America's 1st Ghost Story: The History Guy 🐎 0 appalachiablue Oct 30 Oct 30 5 402
Lost for centuries, Virginia school for enslaved children gets new life 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 30 Oct 30 3 436
On this day, October 30, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 28.40 points, or 12.34%, to close at 258.47. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 30 Oct 30 1 369
On this day, Sunday, October 30, 1938, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast "The War of the Worlds." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 30 Oct 30 2 284

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On October 14, 1890, Dwight Eisenhower was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 29 Oct 29 1 331
This day, Tuesday, October 29, 1929, was "Black Tuesday." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 29 Oct 29 3 276
On this day, October 29, 1969, Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education was handed down. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 29 Oct 29 0 252
On this day, October 29, 1960, a C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 29 Oct 29 1 311
On September 29, 1760, the Williamsburg Bray School, dedicated to educating Black children, opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Oct 28 1 283
Megan Marshack, aide with Nelson Rockefeller on fatal night, dies at 70 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 28 Oct 28 1 481
On this day, October 28, 1963, the demolition of New York City's Pennsylvania Station began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 28 Oct 28 5 330
On this day, October 27, 1904, the first regularly operated line of the New York City Subway was opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 27 Oct 27 2 232
On this day, October 27, 1962, "A guy called Vasily Arkhipov saved the world." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 27 Oct 27 8 468
On this day, October 27, 1992, Radioman 3rd Class Allen R. Schindler Jr. was murdered. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 27 Oct 27 4 390
On September 1, 1972, David Halberstam's "The Best and the Brightest" was published. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 26 1 277
On this day, October 26, 1963, JFK rode in a rented open car in Amherst, Massachusetts. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 26 Oct 26 1 353
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On this day, October 25, 1962, Adlai Stevenson showed photos of Soviet missiles in Cuba at the UN. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 25 Oct 25 2 266
On this day, Oct. 25, 1848, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad became the first railroad to operate in Chicago. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 25 Oct 25 3 208
On this day, October 25, 2021, the Boise Towne Square Mall shooting occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 25 Oct 25 0 196
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On this day, October 24, 1972, Jackie Robinson died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 24 Oct 24 3 202
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