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On this day, September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage had a large iron rod driven through his head. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1005
On this day, September 12, 2008, 25 died when two trains collided in Chatsworth, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 790
On this day, September 12, 1991, the last stoplight was removed from I-90 in Idaho. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 960
On this day, September 12, 1962, Kennedy gave his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 819
Grog! Rum Rations In The 18th Century Navy ⛵ 0 appalachiablue Sep 2023 Sep 2023 5 723
On this day, September 12, 2009, agronomist and Nobel Prize recipient Norman Borlaug died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 991
The Courageous Life and Death of Rick Rescorla, a September 11 Hero 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 911
On September 11, 2015, Meadville beat DuBois 107-90 in a Pennsylvania high school football shootout. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1012
Manhattan, September 10, 2001, photographed by a Canadian tourist, twenty-two years ago this week: 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 11 977
On this day, September 9, 1850, California was admitted into the Union. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 864
On this day, September 8, 1922, Lyndon Larouche was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 775
On this day, September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 872
On this day, September 7, 2008, the Feds took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 982
On this day, September 7, 1964, The "Daisy" commercial aired on TV. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 671
On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. played in a baseball game for the 2,131st time in a row. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 987
On September 5, 2020, several boats sank during the Lake Travis Trump Boat Parade. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 971
On September 6, 1869, a continuous railroad line was extended from Omaha to Alameda, California. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1118
On September 4, 1882, the electrical age began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 827
On September 4, 2019, Sharpiegate happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 761
On this day, September 5, 1957, "On the Road" was published. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 766
On September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 794
On September 4, 2015, same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 868
On this day, September 4, 1949, the Peekskill riots erupted after a Paul Robeson concert in NY. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 1247
It's "E Day." On this day, September 4, 1957, the Edsel was introduced. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 701
On this day, September 4, 1957, Elizabeth Eckford attempted to enter Little Rock Central High. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 8 930
From August 25 to September 2, 1921, the Battle of Blair Mountain occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 7 747
On this day, September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall over Ohio. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 884
On this day, August 28, 2014, America lived through its most unspeakably horrifying day of shame. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Sep 2023 7 1759
On this day, September 2, 1885, the Rock Springs massacre occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1069
On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 749

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On September 1, 1961, the deadliest (at the time) single plane disaster in U.S. history happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1027
On this day, August 31, 1940, Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashed near Lovettsville VA. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1062
Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan released August 30, 1965 6 spike jones Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1349
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES HARLEM RENAISSANCE EXHIBITION 0 elleng Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 794
On this day, August 29, 2007, Richard Jewell died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 843
On this day, August 29, 1944, troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1031
Emmett Till murdered August 28, 1955 3 spike jones Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 1116
On this day, August 28, 2003, Brian Wells died during a bank robbery, in a most unusual way. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 2364
The Working Man's Breakfast, 18th Century 🍲 6 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1202
I had no idea that there were tapes of Kennedy discussing Vietnam. 7 NNadir Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1409
On this day, August 26, 2015, two Virginia TV station workers were shot and killed while on the air. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1246
On this day, August 25, 1967, George Lincoln Rockwell was assassinated while doing the laundry. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1283
On August 24, 1919, Ray Caldwell survived a lightning strike during a baseball game. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 606
On this day, August 24, 1970, the Army Mathematics Research Center at UWisconsin was bombed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 949
On this day, August 24, 1814, the British set the Presidential Mansion and the Capitol on fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1123
On this day, August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake was felt across the eastern U.S. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1301
On this day, August 23, 1933, the Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane made landfall on the Outer Banks. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1023
On this day, August 23, 1891, Elijah Barrett Prettyman was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 704
On this day, August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse traversed the continental United States. 15 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1818
On August 20, 1989, as their parents watched television, Lyle and Erik Menendez shot them to death. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1696
On this day, August 21, 1939, one of America's first sit-ins took place. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 604
On this day, August 17, 1915, a category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1013
On this day, August 19, 1962, this president was not wearing a tan suit. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1080
On this day, August 16, 1969, Hurricane Camille headed for the US after striking Cuba. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1081
On this day, August 17, 1915, Leo Frank was lynched in Marietta, Georgia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 825
On this day, August 16, 1969, Charles Manson was arrested. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 740
This Day In History, August 15, 1969 - Woodstock Music Festival, Bethel, New York 0 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 8 1009
On this day, August 15, 1969, "An Aquarian Exposition in White Lake,N.Y." began. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1001
This Day In History: Aug. 14, 1935, FDR Signs Social Security Act 5 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1085
On this day, August 14, 1969, Hurricane Camille formed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1055

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On this day, August 14, 1945, Japan surrendered. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 579
On August 13, 2020, it was reported that the U.S. Agency for Global Media had hired Frank Wuco. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 858
Historical French Toast, Pain Perdu 18th Century 🥖 4 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1017
On this day, August 13, 1860, sharpshooter and media sensation Annie Oakley was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1124
On this day, August 12, 1981, the IBM PC was released. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 909
On this day, August 11, 1942, actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil received a patent. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1211
On August 10, 1927, President Coolidge dedicated the site of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 913
On the night of August 11, 2017, an estimated 200 Nazis marched up the Lawn at UVa. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1057
On this day, August 11, 2000, Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 was subject to an incident of air rage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 954
On August 6, 1956, the DuMont Television Network ceased network operations. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1061
On this day, August 9, 1944, Smokey Bear was "born," or introduced, or whatever. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1039
On this day, August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford became president. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 661
On August 9 and August 10, 1969, the Tate-LaBianca murders occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 652
On this day, August 8, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Largo. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 724
On the night of August 8, 1969, Tex Watson took several Manson girls to 10050 Cielo Drive in LA. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1486
On August 5, 2011, 38 people were killed when a Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 737
Breakfast Waffles Over The Fire - 18th Century Cooking 🧇 4 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 990
On this day, August 6, 1930, Judge Crater got into a cab and was never seen again. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 1054
On August 5, 1949, thirteen firefighters were killed in the Mann Gulch fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 631
On this day, August 5, 1974, Richard Nixon released the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded June 23, 1972. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 965
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