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On this day, January 27, 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee died in a launchpad capsule fire. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 10 672
On January 26, 2001, lacrosse coach Diane Whipple was killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 796
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 2025 Jan 2025 2 600
On January 26, 1945, Audie Murphy found himself surrounded by six German tanks. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 9 800
Today is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of the Bulge, WW2. 3 paleotn Jan 2025 Jan 2025 8 683
On January 25, 1947, Thomas Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann applied for a patent for the first ever electronic game. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 595
On this day, January 25, 2004, Mars Exploration Rover - B, aka "Opportunity," landed on Mars. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 433
America's 1st Viral Post, Jan 10, 1776, Thom Paine's 'Common Sense' Sparked A Revolution, Tore Down Monarchy 2 appalachiablue Jan 2025 Jan 2025 8 684
On this day, January 23, 1920, Fred Morrison, inventor of the "Pluto Platter" flying disc, was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 746
On January 23, 1870, some 200 Piegan Blackfeet Indians were massacred at the Marias River in Montana Territory. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 9 531
On this day, January 22, 1973, Lyndon Baines Johnson died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 602
On the afternoon of this day, January 22, 2016, "Snowzilla" began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 532
On this day, January 22, 1984, the Apple Macintosh TV commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 721
How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began Robert Reich 1 Uncle Joe Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 621
On January 21, 2022, the Archives announced that previously contested January 6 records had been delivered. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 633
On this day, January 21, 1963, the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ended operation. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 526
On January 18, 1933, audio engineer Ray Dolby was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 475
On this day, January 20, 2020, Donald Trump issued a memorandum regarding his impeachment trial. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 578
Joe Biden's Schedule for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 611
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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 2025 Jan 2025 0 617
On this day, January 19, 2021, Trump awarded presidential commendations to members of the "Operation Warp Speed" team. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 445
On this day, January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 491
64 Years Today (19 Jan 1961), Americans Celebrated President JFK with Stellar Pre-Inaugural Gala in Washington, DC 7 C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 Jan 2025 21 1694
On this day, January 18, 2021, Donald Trump worked from early in the morning until late in the evening. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 855
Orson Welles on American Imperialism 7 Uncle Joe Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 1077
On this day, January 21, 2021, Melania Trump wrote about "Honoring American Craftsmanship in the People's House." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 593
On this day, January 18, 2021. Donald Trump proclaimed January 22, 2021, "National Sanctity of Human Life Day." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 421
On January 18, 2021, Executive Order 13934 was amended to list who would be in the "National Garden of American Heroes." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 593

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On this day, January 18, 1983, the family of Jim Thorpe was presented with commemorative medals for the 1912 Olympics. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 444
On this day, January 18, 2021, the 1776 Commission took people to task for saying such bad things about slavery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 525
On this day, January 18, 2021, Trump signed Executive Order 13978: "Building the National Garden of American Heroes." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 542
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 591
On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 686
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 517
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 526
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 526
On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 642
On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 606
On this day, January 13, 1952, the passenger train "City of San Francisco" got trapped on the Donner Pass. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 919
8 Black Women Labor Leaders You Should Know 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 511
On this day, January 15, 1974, serial killer Dennis Rader, the "BTK killer," murdered his first four victims. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 504
On this day, January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 710
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 719
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 552
On this day, January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 818
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 691
On this day, January 13, 1908, the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, PA killed 171 people. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 602
Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 522
On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt introduced the "Four Freedoms" in his State of the Union address. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 645
On January 11, 1944, Franklin Roosevelt proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" or "Bill of Economic Rights." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 576
On this day, January 11, 2021. Melania Trump issued a statement, "Our Path Forward." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 774
On this day, January 11, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to Jim Jordan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 529
On January 10, 2021, Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring United States Capitol Police officers. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 604
On this day, January 11, 2021. Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for the District of Columbia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 498
On this day, January 11, 1755 or 1757, Alexander Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 423
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Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 855
On Sunday, December 4, 2016, Edgar Maddison Welch drove armed from Salisbury NC to Comet Ping Pong in Washington DC. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 535

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On this day, January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 522
On this day, January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 491
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On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 478
Mike Rinder, Scientology Spokesman Turned Critic, Dies at 69 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 10 614
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 973
On this day, January 5, 2024, a door plug blew out on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 652
On this day, January 5, 1949, Harry Truman announced his "Fair Deal" proposals. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 519
1957 Voting Machines Film (curtains and levers) 2 Dennis Donovan Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 773
The January 2017 issue of National Geographic was the publication's first to feature a transgender person on the cover. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 812
On this day, January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 463
On this day, January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 768
On this day, January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 533
U.S. Marine killed in World War II accounted for 8 decades after sending ominous letter to family 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 11 1239
How America's deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years - Washington Post 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1271
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 889
On this day, January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 579
The last time a president died in Georgia, his casket was brought from Atlanta to Washington on a train. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Jan 2025 6 15623
On this day, December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 669
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