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On this day, December 6, 1969, eighteen-year-old Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by Hells Angels at Altamont. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 843
On this day, December 6, 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline went to the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 655
On this day, December 6, 1877, The Washington Post was founded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 497
On this day, December 6, 1913, Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Holm was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 526
On this day, December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 629
On this day, December 4, 1619, the first Thanksgiving celebrated by English colonists took place, in Virginia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 680
On this day, December 3, 1999, the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 790
On this day, December 3, 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 575
On this day, December 3, 1979, eleven fans were suffocated in a crush for seats at a Who concert in Cincinnati. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 915
On December 1, 1974, TWA Flight 514 crashed into Mount Weather while on approach to Dulles. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 829
On this day, December 2, 2001, Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 500
On this day, December 2, 2016, the Ghost Ship warehouse fire occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 576
On this day, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 538
Seattle WTO 24 years ago 0 spike jones Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 702
This date in history: Nov. 30, 1993 - The Brady Bill becomes law 0 ificandream Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 748
On November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force departed Hittokapu Bay in the Kuril Islands en route to Hawaii. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 709
On November 29, 1941, the "Japanese American Review" of NYC cited the "Hopeful Tone" of Washington DC talks. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 706
On this day, November 29, 1962, Yo-Yo Ma performed at "An American Pageant of the Arts." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 541
On November 24, 1963, the Dallas police set out to transfer Lee Harvey Oswald from the city jail to the county jail. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 789
On this day, November 28, 2019, Trump visited Afghanistan and gave an inspirational speech to the troops. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 827
On Nov. 27, 2013 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, is released. 2 ificandream Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 703
On this day, Monday, November 25, 1963, Washington, D.C., ground to a halt for Kennedy's funeral. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 811
On Saturday, November 24, 1928, this was the cover of the Saturday Evening Post: 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1040
On November 24, 1963, President Kennedy's flag-covered casket was taken from the White House to the Capitol rotunda. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 684
On November 24, 1971, Dan "D. B." Cooper bought a one-way ticket on Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 to Seattle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 675
On this day, November 23, 1968, Harvard Beat Yale at football, 29-29. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 717
On the morning of November 22, 1963, JFK appeared at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 722
This is actually pretty cool for archology. 0 Eko Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 771
On this day, Thursday, November 21, 1963, it's wheels up for JFK and Jackie on their way to Texas. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 670
On this day, November 21, 2021, an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 547

American History Continued...

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On this day, November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand fire in Las Vegas, Nevada, occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 720
On this day, November 21, 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 483
On this day, November 17, 1973, Richard Nixon said, "I'm not a crook." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 714
In which battle did the most Americans die? The question is answered in the following lecture: 13 NNadir Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1798
Born 11/20/1942: Joe Biden, President (1/20/2021-), US Senator, Delaware (1973-2009); Pres. Barack Obama VP 2 ificandream Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 579
Nov. 20, 3013 - Oprah Winfrey awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Obama 1 ificandream Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 518
On November 20, 1963, his final night in the WH, JFK and Jacqueline held a reception for members of the Judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 940
On this day, November 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in an explosion at the Consolidated No. 9 mine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 8 533
On November 18, 1883, North America experienced "The Day of Two Noons." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 815
On this day, November 19, 1915, Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 868
On this day, November 19, 1863, eight score years ago ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 21 1148
On this day, November 19, Ford's Edsel division both started (1956) and ended (1959) 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 613
New Orleans civil rights activist's family home listed on National Register of Historic Places 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 537
On this day, November 18, 1999, the Texas A&M Aggie Bonfire collapsed, killing twelve. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 698
On this day, November 18, 2003, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 537
On this day, November 18, 1958, a freighter sank in a violent storm on one of the Great Lakes. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 26 1491
On this day, November 18, 1963, President Kennedy arrived in Miami. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 517
On November 12, 2022, a B-17G and a P-63 collided in mid-air at "Wings Over Dallas." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 538
On this day, November 18, 1978, The Jonestown Massacre occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 626
On this day, November 17, 1968, the Jets and the Raiders met in the "Heidi" Game. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 697
On this day, November 16, 1963, Wernher von Braun briefed JFK on NASA's new Saturn rocket at Cape Canaveral. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 748
On this day, November 16, 1940, George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber, planted his first bomb. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 662
On this day, November 15, 1969, the Second Moratorium March took place in Washington, D.C. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 803
On this day, November 14, 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed near Huntington WV. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1002
On this day, November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges entered the William Frantz Elementary School. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 578
On this day, November 14, 2020, Trump played golf. On his way there, he passed through a rally in DC. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 806
On this day, November 13, 2013, Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 441
On this day, November 13, 2022, four students were murdered at the University of Idaho. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 597
On November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 435
On November 13, 1957, the Longview, Texas, chapter of the NAACP refused to disclose its membership. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 634

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On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 690
On this day, November 13, 2020, Trump nominated two more judges for the federal judiciary. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 550
On this day, November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 603
On this day, November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 845
On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 665
Pres. Obama reflects on what his mother in law said and did on 2017 election night........ 2 riversedge Nov 2023 Nov 2023 8 867
On this day, November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald went down 5 edbermac Nov 2023 Nov 2023 12 1170
On this day, November 10, 1898, the Wilmington massacre of 1898 occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 748
On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 614
On this day, November 8, 1965, Kennedy assassination skeptic Dorothy Kilgallen died. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 1044
On this day, November 7, 2020, Rudy Giuliani held a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 637
On this day, November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 945
On this day, November 7, 1968, this was the front page of the New York Times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 814
On this day, November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted for the first time. She was later fined $100. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 713
On this day, November 5, 1862, 303 Dakota warriors were found guilty of the rape and murder of whites. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 764
On this day, November 5, 2021, Colin Powell's funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 587
On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 553
On this day, November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as 37th President of the United States. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 3 593
On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 580
What do you remember from your American History classes in high school? (anything at all, I taught American History) 47 Stuart G Oct 2023 Nov 2023 13 3972
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