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What was the best law that Franklin D Roosevelt signed? 6 irisblue Friday Yesterday 24 2063
On the night of September 20, 1776 -- September 21, the Great Fire of New York occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 341
On September 23, 1911, the first official airmail delivery was made in the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 0 311
On September 22, 1975, Gerald Ford survived his second assassination attempt in 3 weeks. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 3 362
On September 22, 1993, Amtrak experienced its deadliest train wreck. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 4 335
On September 24, 1869, the Black Friday gold panic broke out in the US and triggered a financial crisis. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 334
On this day, September 26, 2020, Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 0 306
On September 25, 2008, Washington Mutual was placed into receivership. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 374
On September 23, 1779, John Paul Jones said, "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 361
On September 21, 1976, Exiled Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt were killed by a car bomb. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 359
Legendary N.D. columnist Marilyn Hagerty, of viral Olive Garden review fame, dies at 99 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Friday 9 1615
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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 1898
On September 11, 2015, Meadville beat DuBois 107-90 in a Pennsylvania high school football shootout. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 423
On September 12, 1991, the last stoplight was removed from I-90, in Wallace, Idaho. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 3 1263
On September 11, 1857, the Mountain Meadows Massacre culminated in the mass slaughter of an emigrant party. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 7 2084
On September 12, 1962, Kennedy gave his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 3 376
On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 374
On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley died, eight days after he was shot. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 386
On September 12, 2008, 25 died when two trains collided in Chatsworth, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 1 459
On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage had a large iron rod driven through his head. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 16 Sep 16 3 508
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 1 388
September 5 thru 11, 1609 -- Henry Hudson vs Verrazzano 4 GreatGazoo Sep 8 Sep 16 8 1771
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20 First Ladies of the United States Brought Back to Life - Martha Washington, Jacqueline Kennedy 3 QueerDuck Sep 11 Sep 11 5 3216

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Michael Seltzer, Who Raised Millions to Fight AIDS, Dies at 78 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 9 Sep 9 4 797
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On this day, September 8, 1922, Lyndon Larouche was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 2 866
On September 6, 1869, a continuous railroad line was extended from Omaha to Alameda, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 0 981
On this day, September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 1 471
On September 7, 2008, the Feds took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 1 362
Circular to the General Officers, 8 September 1775 0 struggle4progress Sep 7 Sep 7 7 1402
1863 The New Ironsides firing on Condederate traitors 0 irisblue Sep 7 Sep 7 10 1262
Wehrmacht Soldiers Got 6 Cigarettes Daily While Americans Had Chocolate In Every K-Ration 0 struggle4progress Sep 6 Sep 6 4 852
On the day, September 5, 2020, several boats sank during the Lake Travis Trump Boat Parade. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 9 2073
On this day, September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 0 660
On this day, September 4, 2019, Sharpiegate happened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 2 309
On this day, September 4, 1949, the Peekskill riots erupted after a Paul Robeson concert in NY. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 5 1959
It's "E Day." On this day, September 4, 1957, the Edsel was introduced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 6 1958
On this day, September 4, 1957, Elizabeth Eckford attempted to enter Little Rock Central High. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 1 299
On this day, September 4, 2015, same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 1 306
On August 31, 1940, a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3A crashed near Lovettsville VA. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 1 584
On September 1, 1961, the deadliest (at the time) single plane disaster in U.S. history happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 4 321
On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 6 335
On September 2, 1885, the Rock Springs massacre occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 2 288
On this day, September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall over Ohio. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 1 256
On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2 Sep 2 2 329
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 2 264
On this day, August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 2 275
On this day, August 28, 2014, America was subjected to its most unspeakably horrifying day of shame ever. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 6 610
On this day, August 28, 2003, Brian Wells died during a bank robbery, in a collar bomb explosion. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 1 359
On August 22, 1984, Gregory Lee Johnson set an American flag on fire during the Republican National Convention. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 26 1 406
On this day, August 21, 1939, one of America's first sit-ins took place. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 4 375
On August 18, 1962, "Miss Sherri" of Arizona's version of "Romper Room" got an abortion in Sweden. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 4 461
On this day, August 21, 1945, physicist Harry Daghlian was fatally irradiated at Los Alamos. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 2 421

American History Continued...

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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 2 358
On August 4, 1964, civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found dead. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 399
On August 5, 1949, thirteen firefighters were killed in the Mann Gulch fire. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 369
On August 5, 2011, 38 people were killed when a Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 2 373
On August 4, 1889, the Great Spokane Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 1 324
On August 12, 1963, 21-year-old University of Chicago student Bernie Sanders was charged with resisting arrest. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 8 418
On August 5, 1969, the "Lonesome Cowboys" police raid in Atlanta occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 348
On August 12, 1933, the Century of Progress World's Fair celebrated Black people with "National Negro Day." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 380
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Edward R Murrow's final reply to Senator Joseph McCarthy's See It Now appearance April 13, 1954 1 Uncle Joe Aug 8 Aug 8 8 483
Barbara Jordan's 1974 Watergate speech, link below, nt 5 ShazamIam Aug 4 Aug 4 6 543
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On August 2, 1814, the Declaration of Independence was smuggled out of DC to keep it from being burned. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 Aug 3 5 413
On August 2, 1945, sailors were spotted adrift in the ocean between Guam and the Philippines. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 Aug 3 3 529
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