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Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly detected by sonar 16,000 feet underwater, exploration team claims 3 catbyte Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 942
On the night of Saturday, January 28, 1922, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapsed. 9 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1097
On this day, March 4, 1933, Frances Perkins became Secretary of Labor. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Jan 2024 6 1711
On this day, January 27, 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee died in a launchpad capsule fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 515
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 2024 Jan 2024 1 660
On this day, January 26, 2001, lacrosse coach Diane Whipple was killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 696
On January 25, 1947, Thomas Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann applied for a patent for the first ever electronic game. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 698
Amy Goodman Reflects on the Build Up to the Iraq War and the Role of Media 0 Uncle Joe Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 566
On this day, January 25, 2004, Mars Exploration Rover - B, aka "Opportunity," landed on Mars. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 626
On this day, January 23, 1920, Fred Morrison, inventor of the "Pluto Platter" flying disc, was born. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 844
On this day, January 22, 1984, the Apple Macintosh TV commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 685
On this day, January 23, 1870, the Marias massacre occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 628
TOP SECRET U.S. Government Tunnels Cities Of The Underworld (S4, E2) Full Episode 0 Uncle Joe Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 815
On this day, January 22, 1973, Lyndon Baines Johnson died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 602
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 877
On January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 906
On this day, January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 464
On this day, January 18, 2021, the 1776 Commission took people to task for saying such bad things about slavery. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 810
On this day, January 18, 2021, Trump signed Executive Order 13978: "Building the National Garden of American Heroes." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 647
On this day, January 18, 1983, the family of Jim Thorpe was presented with commemorative medals for the 1912 Olympics. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 701
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 604
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 644
On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 658
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 603
On January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 558
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 730
On January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 483
On January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 567
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On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 574

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On January 13, 1952, the passenger train "City of San Francisco" got trapped on the Donner Pass. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 9 1000
On this day, January 13, 1908, the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, PA killed 171 people. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 500
On this day, January 11, 1755 or 1757, Alexander Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 476
On January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 691
On this day, January 5, 1949, Harry Truman announced his "Fair Deal" proposals. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 611
'Fala Speech,' FDR Turns His Dog on Dewey, 1944 Campaign, WW2, Wins 4th Term US President 6 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 925
On this day, January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 865
On this day, January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 534
On this day, January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 664
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 9 764
On this day, December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 643
On this day, December 29, 1975, a bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 704
On this day, December 29, 1876, the LS and MS Railway bridge over the Ashtabula River collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 712
On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 481
On this day, December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 763
On this day, December 28, 1948, a plane flying from San Juan to Miami disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 914
On this day, December 28, 1972, Harry Truman was buried. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 627
On this day, December 28, 1972, the draft ended. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 576
On this day, December 27, 1932, Radio City Music Hall opened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 555
Maureen Sweeney, weather watcher who influenced D-Day plans, dies at 100 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 726
On this day, December 26, 1996, JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 832
On this day, December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 564
On this day, December 26, 1972, former President Harry S. Truman died in Independence, Missouri. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 718
On this day, December 26, 1973, Richard Nixon flew from IAD to LAX on United Flight 55. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 674
After World War II, tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers mutinied -- and won 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 11 971
On this day, December 25, 1884, Evelyn Nesbit was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 508
On this day, December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 845
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On this day, December 24, 1940, Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci was born. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 17 782
On December 22, 2019, Donald Trump got into the Christmas spirit at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 672

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On this day, December 23, 2020, "Balloon Boy"'s parents were pardoned. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 577
On this day, December 23, 1986, Voyager is first aircraft to fly non-stop around world w/o refueling 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 468
On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. 15 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 48 2390
22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 637
On this day, December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon met in the White House. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 582
On this day, December 21, 1988, a bomb exploded on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 779
On this day, December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 was launched from Cape Kennedy. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 420
On this day, December 19, 1914, 1949 Boston mayoral candidate Walter A. O'Brien, Jr. was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 671
On December 15, 1944, the Japanese prisoner of war transport ship "Oryoku Maru" was sunk in Subic Bay. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 702
On this day, December 18, 1972, the "Christmas bombings" of North Vietnam began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 568
On this day, December 18, 2017, an Amtrak train running on a new route derailed near Olympia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 540
On this day, December 17, 1944, soldiers of the Waffen-SS carried out the Malmedy massacre. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 689
On this day, December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took to the air for 12 seconds. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 534
At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1081
On Friday, December 16, 1960, a United DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation collided in mid-air over Staten Island. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 679
On this day, December 16, 1773, hundreds of crates of tea were dumped into Boston harbor in protest against the Tea Act. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 635
On this day, December 16, 1777, Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 533
Congress may honor Major Taylor, first Black American sports world hero; overcame racism to become world champion. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 731
On December 11, 1960, President-elect John F. Kennedy escaped an attempt at assassination. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 829
On December 14, 2012, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 532
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