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Amanda Gorman says a ban on her poetry felt 'like a gut punch': Full interview 1 Uncle Joe Feb 12 Feb 12 12 590
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On this day, February 12, 2004, the city of San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 12 Feb 12 1 220
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On this day, Sunday, February 7, 1904, fire was reported in the John E. Hurst Building in Baltimore. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 7 Feb 7 2 291
On this day, Friday, February 7, 1964, "Beatlemania Grips Gotham" as the Beatles arrived in America. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 7 Feb 7 3 315
On this day, February 6, 2020, Donald Trump delivered remarks at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 6 Feb 6 0 319
On February 2, 2025, Harry Stewart Jr., One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat, Died at 100. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 6 Feb 6 4 310
On this day, February 5, 1840, Hiram Maxim was born. His son was Hiram Percy Maxim, of amateur radio fame 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 5 Feb 5 1 337
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On this day, February 5, 2020, Donald Trump was acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 5 Feb 5 0 280
On this day, February 5, 1865, Abraham Lincoln sat for this photograph by Alexander Gardner. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 5 Feb 5 7 432
On this day, February 5, 2020, Trump announced four judicial nominees 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 5 Feb 5 1 319
On this day, February 4, 1913, Rosa Parks was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 5 3 271
On this day, February 3, 1943, the American troop ship SS Dorchester sank. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 3 Feb 3 4 357
On November 26, 1988, Saint Ronnie delivered a radio address on Canadian elections and free trade. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2 Feb 2 4 12751
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On this day, February 1, 1960, the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 1 Feb 1 2 328
On this day, February 1, 1968, the merger that resulted in the Penn Central occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 1 Feb 1 0 334
On this day, February 1, 1956, Autherine Lucy Foster integrated The University of Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 1 Feb 1 1 274
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On this day, January 30, 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 4 352
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On this day, January 30, 1919, Fred Korematsu was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 3 357
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American History Continued...

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On November 1, 1949, a P-38 collided with an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 at Washington National Airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 3 379
On the night of Saturday, January 28, 1922, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 1 290
'They called me a traitor': Serving Capitol Police officer on the pardoned mob of January 6 2 Uncle Joe Jan 27 Jan 27 13 471
On this day, January 27, 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee died in a launchpad capsule fire. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 27 Jan 27 10 424
On January 26, 2001, lacrosse coach Diane Whipple was killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 27 Jan 27 4 461
On the afternoon of this day, January 27, 1922, snow began to fall in DC. The snow went on all the next day. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 27 Jan 27 2 403
On January 26, 1945, Audie Murphy found himself surrounded by six German tanks. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 27 Jan 27 9 508
Today is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of the Bulge, WW2. 3 paleotn Jan 26 Jan 26 8 413
On January 25, 1947, Thomas Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann applied for a patent for the first ever electronic game. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 25 Jan 25 0 360
On this day, January 25, 2004, Mars Exploration Rover - B, aka "Opportunity," landed on Mars. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 25 Jan 25 0 257
America's 1st Viral Post, Jan 10, 1776, Thom Paine's 'Common Sense' Sparked A Revolution, Tore Down Monarchy 2 appalachiablue Jan 23 Jan 24 8 411
On this day, January 23, 1920, Fred Morrison, inventor of the "Pluto Platter" flying disc, was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 23 Jan 23 3 420
On January 23, 1870, some 200 Piegan Blackfeet Indians were massacred at the Marias River in Montana Territory. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 23 Jan 23 9 353
On this day, January 22, 1973, Lyndon Baines Johnson died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 22 Jan 22 4 383
On the afternoon of this day, January 22, 2016, "Snowzilla" began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 22 Jan 22 2 349
On this day, January 22, 1984, the Apple Macintosh TV commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 22 Jan 22 5 433
How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began Robert Reich 1 Uncle Joe Jan 21 Jan 21 7 441
On January 21, 2022, the Archives announced that previously contested January 6 records had been delivered. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 21 Jan 21 1 399
On this day, January 21, 1963, the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ended operation. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 21 Jan 21 3 336
On January 18, 1933, audio engineer Ray Dolby was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 21 Jan 21 3 312
On this day, January 20, 2020, Donald Trump issued a memorandum regarding his impeachment trial. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 20 Jan 20 0 400
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On this day, January 19, 2021, Donald Trump worked from early in the morning until late in the evening. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 19 Jan 19 0 467
On this day, January 19, 2021, Trump awarded presidential commendations to members of the "Operation Warp Speed" team. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 19 Jan 19 0 301
On this day, January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 19 Jan 19 0 282
64 Years Today (19 Jan 1961), Americans Celebrated President JFK with Stellar Pre-Inaugural Gala in Washington, DC 7 C0RI0LANUS Jan 19 Jan 19 21 1152
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On this day, January 18, 2021. Donald Trump proclaimed January 22, 2021, "National Sanctity of Human Life Day." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 2 261
On January 18, 2021, Executive Order 13934 was amended to list who would be in the "National Garden of American Heroes." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 0 423
On this day, January 18, 1983, the family of Jim Thorpe was presented with commemorative medals for the 1912 Olympics. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 1 237
On this day, January 18, 2021, the 1776 Commission took people to task for saying such bad things about slavery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 5 354
On this day, January 18, 2021, Trump signed Executive Order 13978: "Building the National Garden of American Heroes." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 18 Jan 18 0 346
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 7 373
On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 5 366
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 2 333
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 2 321
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 17 Jan 17 3 355
On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 4 448
On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 3 388
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On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 0 488
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 1 347
On this day, January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 2 482
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