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In the Wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald 3 elleng Saturday Saturday 9 329
Eugenics: Madison Grant Book 'Passing of the Great Race,' Hitler Bible; White Sup, Nordic, Anti Immigrant 2 appalachiablue Oct 4 Oct 4 3 359
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New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal's Bicentennial. 2 elleng Sep 28 Oct 2 6 1763
On this day, October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2 Oct 2 4 151
On the night of October 1, 2017, the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in American history occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2 Oct 2 4 298
On this day, October 2, 2018, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2 Oct 2 4 193
On this day, October 2, 2002, the Beltway sniper shootings began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2 Oct 2 0 193
Legendary N.D. columnist Marilyn Hagerty, of viral Olive Garden review fame, dies at 99 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 21 Sep 30 10 1715
1916 - at Age 24, Mary Pickford Becomes the First Woman in the World to Earn Over $1-Million per Year 1 GreatGazoo Sep 29 Sep 29 9 2159
September 29, 2005, John G. Roberts, Jr. was confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States. 5 irisblue Sep 29 Sep 29 2 444
Following Benedict Arnold: The 1775 Invasion of Quebec 3 eShirl Sep 28 Sep 29 5 1203
What was the best law Dwight Eisenhower signed 0 irisblue Sep 29 Sep 29 5 1795
On this day, September 28, 1940, FDR laid the cornerstone of Washington National Airport. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 28 Sep 28 3 422
On this day, September 28, 1919, race riots began in Omaha, Nebraska. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 28 Sep 28 2 444
On September 27, 1903, Southern Railway mail train 97 rolled off the Stillhouse Trestle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 28 Sep 28 2 369
What was the best law Harry S Truman signed, an idea taken from reddit 1 irisblue Sep 28 Sep 28 18 1849
What was the best law that Franklin D Roosevelt signed? 6 irisblue Sep 26 Sep 27 24 2194
On the night of September 20, 1776 -- September 21, the Great Fire of New York occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 2 417
On September 23, 1911, the first official airmail delivery was made in the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 0 381
On September 22, 1975, Gerald Ford survived his second assassination attempt in 3 weeks. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 3 450
On September 22, 1993, Amtrak experienced its deadliest train wreck. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 4 437
On September 24, 1869, the Black Friday gold panic broke out in the US and triggered a financial crisis. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 2 414
On this day, September 26, 2020, Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 0 394
On September 25, 2008, Washington Mutual was placed into receivership. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 1 566
On September 23, 1779, John Paul Jones said, "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 1 425
On September 21, 1976, Exiled Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt were killed by a car bomb. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 2 438
Ron DiMenna, Founder of the Ron Jon Surf Shop Chain, Dies at 88 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 23 Sep 23 2 404
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German Pilots Mocked The Tuskegee 'Red Tails' 2 struggle4progress Sep 19 Sep 19 8 2708

American History Continued...

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Captured German Nurses Shocked By American Medical Abundance 5 struggle4progress Sep 18 Sep 19 9 3100
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On September 15, 1963, a bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 7 1990
On September 11, 2015, Meadville beat DuBois 107-90 in a Pennsylvania high school football shootout. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 503
On September 12, 1991, the last stoplight was removed from I-90, in Wallace, Idaho. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 3 1389
On September 11, 1857, the Mountain Meadows Massacre culminated in the mass slaughter of an emigrant party. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 8 2152
On September 12, 1962, Kennedy gave his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 3 430
On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 427
On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley died, eight days after he was shot. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 441
On September 12, 2008, 25 died when two trains collided in Chatsworth, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 519
On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage had a large iron rod driven through his head. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 3 564
On this day, September 16, 2013, a gunman killed twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 448
September 5 thru 11, 1609 -- Henry Hudson vs Verrazzano 4 GreatGazoo Sep 8 Sep 16 8 1882
Henry Hudson's Progeny Forced to Live in Muncie Indiana? The Sept 15th Log Entry 1 GreatGazoo Sep 16 Sep 16 9 2194
On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. played in a baseball game for the 2,131st time in a row. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 15 6 1597
20 First Ladies of the United States Brought Back to Life - Martha Washington, Jacqueline Kennedy 3 QueerDuck Sep 11 Sep 11 5 3278
Michael Seltzer, Who Raised Millions to Fight AIDS, Dies at 78 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 9 Sep 9 4 852
On September 7, 1964, The "Daisy" commercial aired on TV. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 3 942
On this day, September 8, 1922, Lyndon Larouche was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 2 932
On September 6, 1869, a continuous railroad line was extended from Omaha to Alameda, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 0 1069
On this day, September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 1 550
On September 7, 2008, the Feds took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 1 420
Circular to the General Officers, 8 September 1775 0 struggle4progress Sep 7 Sep 7 7 1461
1863 The New Ironsides firing on Condederate traitors 0 irisblue Sep 7 Sep 7 10 1322
Wehrmacht Soldiers Got 6 Cigarettes Daily While Americans Had Chocolate In Every K-Ration 0 struggle4progress Sep 6 Sep 6 4 915
On the day, September 5, 2020, several boats sank during the Lake Travis Trump Boat Parade. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 9 2136
On this day, September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 0 721
On this day, September 4, 2019, Sharpiegate happened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 2 370
On this day, September 4, 1949, the Peekskill riots erupted after a Paul Robeson concert in NY. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 5 2019
It's "E Day." On this day, September 4, 1957, the Edsel was introduced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 6 2025

American History Continued...

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On this day, September 4, 1957, Elizabeth Eckford attempted to enter Little Rock Central High. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 1 354
On this day, September 4, 2015, same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 1 370
On August 31, 1940, a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3A crashed near Lovettsville VA. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 1 688
On September 1, 1961, the deadliest (at the time) single plane disaster in U.S. history happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 4 383
On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 6 397
On September 2, 1885, the Rock Springs massacre occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 2 352
On this day, September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall over Ohio. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 1 311
On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2 Sep 2 2 391
On this day, September 2, 1901, VP Teddy Roosevelt first publicly used the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2 Sep 2 2 322
On this day, August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 2 338
On this day, August 28, 2014, America was subjected to its most unspeakably horrifying day of shame ever. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 6 668
On this day, August 28, 2003, Brian Wells died during a bank robbery, in a collar bomb explosion. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 1 415
On August 22, 1984, Gregory Lee Johnson set an American flag on fire during the Republican National Convention. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 26 1 468
On this day, August 21, 1939, one of America's first sit-ins took place. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 4 437
On August 18, 1962, "Miss Sherri" of Arizona's version of "Romper Room" got an abortion in Sweden. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 4 518
On this day, August 21, 1945, physicist Harry Daghlian was fatally irradiated at Los Alamos. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 2 485
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On August 5, 1974, Richard Nixon released the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 2 411
On August 4, 1964, civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found dead. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 455
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