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On October 3, 1932, state troopers marched into Kincaid, Ill., to guard against a sympathy strike.	4	mahatmakanejeeves	16 hrs ago	14 hrs ago	3	216
On this day, October 3, 1951, there was a shot heard 'round the world.	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Yesterday	Yesterday	1	159
On this day, October 3, 2019, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman tried to smear Elizabeth Warren.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Yesterday	Yesterday	1	146
A Lecture by Annette Gordon Reed on the Hemmings of Monticello.	0	NNadir	Monday	Monday	5	184
On this day, October 2, 2018, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Monday	Monday	3	57
On this day, October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Monday	Monday	2	156
On this day, October 2, 2002, the Beltway sniper shootings began.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Monday	Monday	4	90
NEW Digging Band of Brothers: Time Team Special with Tony Robinson (2023) - FULL EPISODE	0	Eko	Sunday	Sunday	0	202
On October 1, 2017, the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in American history occurred.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sunday	Sunday	2	274
On this day, September 29, 2008, the stock market crashed, due to Congressional inaction.	7	mahatmakanejeeves	Friday	Friday	4	252
On September 25, 2008, Washington Mutual went belly-up.	4	mahatmakanejeeves	Friday	Friday	1	207
On September 29, 1760, the Williamsburg Bray School, dedicated to educating Black children, opened.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Friday	Friday	0	160
On this day, September 28, 1919, race riots began in Omaha, Nebraska.	4	mahatmakanejeeves	Thursday	Thursday	3	215
Camden Central Airport	0	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Thursday	Thursday	4	152
On this day, September 28, 1940, FDR laid the cornerstone of Washington National Airport.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Thursday	Thursday	2	207
On this day, September 27, 1903, Southern Railway mail train 97 rolled off the Stillhouse Trestle.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Wednesday	Wednesday	2	260
On this day, September 26, 2020, Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.	3	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 26	Sep 26	1	234
On September 23, 1911, the first official airmail delivery was made in the United States.	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 25	Sep 25	4	245
On this day, September 23, 1779, John Paul Jones said, "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!"	7	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 23	Sep 24	3	548
Two Ford's Theatre tickets for night of Lincoln murder to be auctioned	6	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 23	Sep 23	3	217
On this day, September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon went on television to give his "Checkers speech."	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 23	Sep 23	1	251
On this day, September 23, 1913, the United Mine Workers of America launched a strike in Colorado.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 23	Sep 23	1	239
Grandson in southern MD learning U.S. History! 4th grade	0	elleng	Sep 22	Sep 22	6	558
On this day, September 22, 1975, Gerald Ford survived his second assassination attempt in 3 weeks.	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 22	Sep 22	5	320
On this day, September 22, 1993, Amtrak experienced its deadliest train wreck.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 22	Sep 22	1	234
On September 20, 1973, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs played tennis on TV.	3	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 21	Sep 21	0	396
On this day, September 19, 1921, WBZ started broadcasting.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 19	Sep 19	1	177
On this day, September 19, 1883, Mabel Vernon was born.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 19	Sep 19	1	292
On this day, September 19, 1995, the Unabomber manifesto was published.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 19	Sep 19	0	185
On September 18, 2008, Ben Bernanke requested a $700 billion fund to acquire toxic mortgages.	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 18	Sep 18	7	440
On this day, September 18, 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 18	Sep 18	4	147
On this day, September 18, 2001, the first of what became the 2001 anthrax attacks occurred.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 18	Sep 18	0	290
"Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding	3	elleng	Sep 18	Sep 18	13	584
"Fight for the things that you care about,	1	elleng	Sep 18	Sep 18	2	185
On this day, September 17, 1787, the Constitution was signed.	4	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 17	Sep 17	2	375
On this day, September 15, 1963, a bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 15	Sep 15	5	442
On this day, September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry."	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 14	Sep 14	2	246
On this day, September 14, 1901, President William McKinley died, eight days after he was shot.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 14	Sep 14	3	321
On this day, September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage had a large iron rod driven through his head.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 13	Sep 13	4	450
On this day, September 12, 2008, 25 died when two trains collided in Chatsworth, California.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 12	Sep 12	2	303
On this day, September 12, 1991, the last stoplight was removed from I-90 in Idaho.	3	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 12	Sep 12	2	315
On this day, September 12, 1962, Kennedy gave his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 12	Sep 12	2	345
Grog! Rum Rations In The 18th Century Navy ⛵	0	appalachiablue	Sep 12	Sep 12	5	348
On this day, September 12, 2009, agronomist and Nobel Prize recipient Norman Borlaug died.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 12	Sep 12	1	397
The Courageous Life and Death of Rick Rescorla, a September 11 Hero	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 11	Sep 11	11	395
On September 11, 2015, Meadville beat DuBois 107-90 in a Pennsylvania high school football shootout.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 11	Sep 11	0	489
Manhattan, September 10, 2001, photographed by a Canadian tourist, twenty-two years ago this week:	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 11	Sep 11	11	514
On this day, September 9, 1850, California was admitted into the Union.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 9	Sep 9	2	384
On this day, September 8, 1922, Lyndon Larouche was born.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 8	Sep 8	1	297
On this day, September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 8	Sep 8	2	371
On this day, September 7, 2008, the Feds took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 7	Sep 7	1	495
On this day, September 7, 1964, The "Daisy" commercial aired on TV.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 7	Sep 7	3	256
On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. played in a baseball game for the 2,131st time in a row.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 6	Sep 6	2	460
On September 5, 2020, several boats sank during the Lake Travis Trump Boat Parade.	5	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 6	Sep 6	4	324
On September 6, 1869, a continuous railroad line was extended from Omaha to Alameda, California.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 6	Sep 6	1	602
On September 4, 1882, the electrical age began.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 5	Sep 5	1	352
On September 4, 2019, Sharpiegate happened.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 5	Sep 5	3	340
On this day, September 5, 1957, "On the Road" was published.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 5	Sep 5	2	346
On September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 5	Sep 5	0	320
On September 4, 2015, same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 4	Sep 4	2	396
On this day, September 4, 1949, the Peekskill riots erupted after a Paul Robeson concert in NY.	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 4	Sep 4	6	686
It's "E Day." On this day, September 4, 1957, the Edsel was introduced.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 4	Sep 4	1	243
On this day, September 4, 1957, Elizabeth Eckford attempted to enter Little Rock Central High.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 4	Sep 4	8	492
From August 25 to September 2, 1921, the Battle of Blair Mountain occurred.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 4	Sep 4	7	333
On this day, September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall over Ohio.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 3	Sep 3	1	458
On this day, August 28, 2014, America lived through its most unspeakably horrifying day of shame.	5	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 28	Sep 3	7	908
On this day, September 2, 1885, the Rock Springs massacre occurred.	2	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 2	Sep 2	2	557
On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire started.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 2	Sep 2	3	401
On September 1, 1972, David Halberstam's "The Best and the Brightest" was published.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 2	Sep 2	0	334
On September 1, 1961, the deadliest (at the time) single plane disaster in U.S. history happened.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Sep 1	Sep 1	3	591
On this day, August 31, 1940, Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashed near Lovettsville VA.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 31	Aug 31	0	592
Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan released August 30, 1965	6	spike jones	Aug 30	Aug 30	5	606
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES HARLEM RENAISSANCE EXHIBITION	0	elleng	Aug 30	Aug 30	2	447
On this day, August 29, 2007, Richard Jewell died.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 29	Aug 29	2	410
On this day, August 29, 1944, troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees.	0	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 29	Aug 29	4	598
Emmett Till murdered August 28, 1955	3	spike jones	Aug 28	Aug 28	11	405
On this day, August 28, 2003, Brian Wells died during a bank robbery, in a most unusual way.	1	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 28	Aug 28	4	715
The Working Man's Breakfast, 18th Century 🍲	6	appalachiablue	Aug 27	Aug 27	3	590
I had no idea that there were tapes of Kennedy discussing Vietnam.	7	NNadir	Aug 25	Aug 26	3	713
On this day, August 26, 2015, two Virginia TV station workers were shot and killed while on the air.	3	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 26	Aug 26	2	764