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On January 17, 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was taken into Soviet custody. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 1034
On this day, January 17, 1961, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 998
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 1167
On January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1168
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1381
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 1265
On January 13, 1952, the passenger train "City of San Francisco" got trapped on the Donner Pass. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 14 1528
On this day, January 13, 1908, the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, PA killed 171 people. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 1037
Alabama Black Belt designated National Heritage Area, unlocking up to $1M each year to preserve hist 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1075
On this day, January 11, 1755 or 1757, Alexander Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 907
On January 8, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 9 1287
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 GenXer47 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1227
January 3, 1944: First usage of a helicopter for the US military 1 steve2470 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1506
On December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford died. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1166
On December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1360
On December 29, 1975, a bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1071
Art at Capitol honors 140 enslavers and 13 Confederates. Who are they? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 959
On this day, December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred at least 146 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 12 1321
Sincere ignorant, admittedly, question about black and white film and still photos 1939 to 1945 7 steve2470 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 1801
Ninety years ago today, December 27, 1932, Radio City Music Hall opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1129
The Founding of the United States 1 elleng Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 1038
George Washington had a SCOTUS nomination rejected in 1795 0 steve2470 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1363
JFK's motorcade route was published in advance - @BeschlossDC 5 BootinUp Nov 2022 Dec 2022 11 2035
The Real History of the Americas before Columbus 1 littlemissmartypants Oct 2022 Oct 2022 7 1587
How four British migrations defined America 1 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1031
I surprised myself and read this wiki 2 Tetrachloride Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1541
In President Harry's Truman's remarks in Syracuse, New York on October 10, 1952, he said this: 8 elleng Sep 2022 Oct 2022 19 2558
On This Day in History December 14, 1799: George Washington dies at Mount Vernon. 1 elleng Dec 2021 Sep 2022 8 1992
Did it take lots of physical strength to fly WWII war planes? 7 raccoon Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1701
just for the record: September 11, 1996 - UP control of SP and its subsidiaries was cleared 0 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1517

American History Continued...

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On this day September 4 in 1823, Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams about dictators 1 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 37 2541
Learn Our History Today: On September 1, 1864, during the Civil War, 3 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 1662
Wow! Did Joe hit out of the park, or what? 7 vlyons Sep 2022 Sep 2022 16 1396
Just watched some of FDR's state of the union in 1941 where he laid out the 4 freedoms 4 captain queeg Jul 2022 Aug 2022 9 2023
Robert Hall Clothes - Life in America 6 bucolic_frolic Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1481
The last known photo of Ulysses S. Grant. 19 Bleacher Creature Feb 2022 Aug 2022 33 4598
Mary Katharine Goddard, the Woman who Signed the Declaration of Independence (Smithsonian) 4 eppur_se_muova Sep 2020 Aug 2022 12 3492
The Pioneers by David McCullough 2 Marthe48 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1078
The Founding of the United States 4 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1399
Clifford L. Alexander Jr., whose long career as a leading adviser to Democratic presidents 0 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1634
How the 1812 Overture Became Music for the Fourth of July 1 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1077
On This Day in History July 4, 1826: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die. 0 elleng Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1187
1776, if it's not on TCM or elsewhere, I may actually pay to 'rent' it, sucker that I am. 12 elleng Jun 2022 Jul 2022 4 2532
The Siena Presidential Ranking Poll Screws Up Again. Unfair to James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson. 5 NNadir Jun 2022 Jun 2022 8 1656
'Bringing us together': The Ann Richards Legacy Project releases new book 'The One Ann Only.' 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1407
Battle of St. Leonard Creek 0 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1164
THE BURNING DESIRE FOR EDUCATION 1 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 1155
--Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938 3 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1192
Learn Our History Today: On June 16, 1858, Abraham Lincoln gave his famous "House Divided" 0 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 981
Charles Blockson's grade school teacher told him Black people have no history. He set out to prove h 0 cbabe Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1292
Audie Murphy, 'What's My Line?': One of the Most Decorated Combat Soldiers of WW2, Texan, Democrat 12 appalachiablue May 2022 Jun 2022 5 2867
Documents Rediscovered: Sojourner Truth's Historic Fight to Save Her Young Son from Slavery 6 appalachiablue Jun 2022 Jun 2022 20 1928
On This Day - June 13, 1777, during the American Revolution, a young French aristocrat 4 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1324
On This Day in History June 12, 1776 In Williamsburg, the Virginia Convention adopted 2 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1077
How RFK Could Have Become President 3 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 1610
Did Jack Welch break Capitalism? 6 SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1845
Historical Context Of JIM Crow 0 elleng May 2022 May 2022 8 1006
On This Day in History May 17, 1769 George Washington criticizes "taxation without representation" 2 elleng May 2022 May 2022 2 1221
Lincoln Quote of The Week... 5 elleng May 2022 May 2022 16 1345
On This Day in History May 14, 1804 Lewis and Clark depart to explore the Northwest 6 elleng May 2022 May 2022 2 1463

American History Continued...

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May 10, 1869 The Golden Spike 0 elleng May 2022 May 2022 2 1013
The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History 0 Uncle Joe May 2022 May 2022 11 1483
May 2, 1927, Buck v. Bell, Supreme Ct. Sterilization of Unfit; Eugenics, 1924 Immigration Law, Nazis 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 7 1538
"The Wobblies": Iconic Film on the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Is Rereleased for May Day 3 Uncle Joe Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1418
The Death of President Roosevelt, April 12, 1945 7 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 1680
Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant Complicated 200 Years After Birth 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1470
THE PEARL, Largest Attempted Slave Escape In US History, 1848, Wash., DC: Paul Jennings 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1548
Fight w Descendants of The Enslaved, Employee Firings At Montpelier, Home of J. Madison, 4th US Pres 1 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1327
Crews work to save decommissioned WWII destroyer taking on water 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1539
1911 video of New York City (remastered, colorized) 7 steve2470 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 21 2020
NY Slave Revolt of April 6, 1712: Prelude To Decades of Hardship; Sojourner Truth, Dutch New York 5 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 13 1932
April 9, 1865, Appomattox, Virginia hostilities cease 1 elleng Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1602
April 6, 1846 - 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1033
Roosevelt & Churchill In Ottawa And Quebec - SOUND 0 bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1057
The Interesting Thesis that the Turning Point of the US Civil War Was a Battle the Union Lost. 2 NNadir Jan 2022 Apr 2022 6 1775
The Founding of the United States 1 elleng Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1082
Ghost Army honored with gold medal, but who were they? 1 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1595
Sorry About Your Sleep. 4 elleng Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1402
WHY THE FIRST U.S. COWBOYS WERE BLACK 2 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 17 1879
California and "This Guy" -- cross-posting from the California group 0 momta Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1465
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