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On this day, July 7, 1861, Nettie Stevens was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 7 208
On July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world. 6 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 3 270
On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe beat Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to win Wimbledon men's singles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 4 123
On this day, July 7, 1946, Howard Hughes nearly died when his XF-11 aircraft prototype crashed in Beverly Hills. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 1 197
On July 6, 1944, Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 4 201
On July 5, 1971, the 26th Amendment was formally certified by Richard Nixon. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 3 200
On July 6, 1944, at least 167 people were killed and more than 700 were injured in the Hartford circus fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 3 146
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass asked, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" 0 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 3 128
On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the first black player in the American League. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 1 118
On this day, July 4, three of the first five presidents died. Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1831 2 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 275
On July 4, three of the first five presidents died; Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1831. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Saturday 4 637
On this day, July 4, three of the first five presidents died. Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1831. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Saturday 4 827
On this day, July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig declared himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 4 247
On this day, July 4, 1918, twin sisters Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer and Pauline Phillips were born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 3 279
On July 3, 1952, the SS United States set sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 244
Murder at City Hall: The killing of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk 0 marmar Saturday Saturday 3 271
Gettysburg Address, Narrated by Governor JB Pritzker 1 marmar Friday Friday 7 309
Civil War Income Taxes, Narrated by Danny Werfel 0 marmar Friday Friday 1 269
"The Star-Spangled Banner," Narrated by Sarah Longwell 0 marmar Friday Friday 1 252
On this day, July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed the Lee Resolution. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 4 314
On July 1, 1862, the "Union Pacific Rail Road" was incorporated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 3 307
On July 1, 1963, the ZIP Code was introduced. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 263
On this day, July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 5 246
On June 30, 1971, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in New York Times Co. v. United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 246
On this day, July 2, 1982, "Lawnchair Larry" took to the air. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 1 329
On July 1, 1971, the United States Postal Service began operations. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 3 251
On this day, July 2, 1881, Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President Garfield. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 0 199
On June 30, 1956, 128 people died as a result of a mid-air collision over the Grand Canyon. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 180
On June 30, 2013, nineteen firefighters died controlling a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 0 164
From June 3 through June 8, 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots occurred in Los Angeles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 6 Thursday 2 1033

American History Continued...

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CSPAN: Step Inside the Room Where the U.S. Declared Independence & the Constitution Was Created 2 marmar Wednesday Wednesday 5 374
Thurgood Marshall, Narrated by Governor Wes Moore 1 marmar Wednesday Wednesday 6 350
America 250: The Legacy of Frederick Douglass 0 marmar Wednesday Wednesday 2 288
PBS: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War 0 marmar Jun 30 Jun 30 2 352
On June 17, 1963, Abington School District v. Schempp was decided. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 29 Jun 29 6 390
National Geographic: America's Last Slave Ship (Full Episode) 1 marmar Jun 29 Jun 29 3 437
Frances Perkins, Narrated by Cameron Katz 1 marmar Jun 28 Jun 28 3 393
Obergefell v. Hodges, Narrated by Jim Obergefell 0 marmar Jun 26 Jun 26 3 375
On the night of June 11, 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 3 509
On June 16, 1944, George Junius Stinney Jr., 14, became the youngest person executed in the US in the 20th century. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 7 588
On this day, June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 0 496
On this day, June 25, 1962, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in MANual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 2 399
On this day, June 25, 1978, the rainbow flag appeared in a parade for the first time. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 2 349
Civilian Conservation Corps, Narrated by Harrison Ford 2 marmar Jun 25 Jun 25 9 431
On June 24, 1975, Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encountered severe wind shear and crashed on final approach to JFK. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 3 435
On June 10, 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 5 551
On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers were brutally murdered in Mississippi. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 9 431
On June 23, 1972, Nixon and H. R. Haldeman were taped talking about using the CIA to cover up Watergate. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 4 356
On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 6 691
On the night of June 23, 1950, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 disappeared over Lake Michigan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 3 662
On this day, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 0 344
On this day, June 24, 1973, the UpStairs Lounge arson attack took place at a gay bar in New Orleans. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 3 314
On June 22, 1951, Harry Truman laid the cornerstone for a new center at the NIH. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 4 278
In the early hours of this day, June 24, 2021, the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 3 305
June 17,1972 - wasn't that the day of the Watergate break in? 4 rurallib Jun 17 Jun 21 3 509
Hoover Dam, Narrated by Michael Green 0 marmar Jun 21 Jun 21 3 449
Eatonville, Narrated by Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost 0 marmar Jun 21 Jun 21 2 391
Establishment of Washington D.C., Narrated by Lisa Ann Walter 0 marmar Jun 21 Jun 21 0 390
Stolen Girls of the Lee County Stockade- 1963 in Georgia 0 irisblue Jun 19 Jun 19 9 390
Michelle Obama's full speech at Obama Center grand opening 5 littlemissmartypants Jun 18 Jun 18 23 769

American History Continued...

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Obama Presidential Center Dedication Ceremony 5 littlemissmartypants Jun 18 Jun 18 9 628
On this day, June 8, 1972, nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phc was burned by napalm. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 18 7 772
PBS: Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP (full documentary) 0 marmar Jun 16 Jun 16 4 518
Great Americans: A conversation with Ruby Bridges 3 marmar Jun 15 Jun 15 9 562
David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 13 Jun 13 9 712
PBS: How the Public Library Became an American Civic Institution (full documentary) 2 marmar Jun 13 Jun 13 6 601
On June 9 and 10, 1960, the Arlington County, Virginia, lunch counter sit-ins occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 9 Jun 9 3 560
On this day, June 8, 2023, Pat Robertson died. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 9 1 654
On June 8, 2023, Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 9 Jun 9 6 615
On this day, June 8, 1968, Robert Kennedy's funeral train operated from New York City to Washington, D.C. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 7 592
On this day, June 8, 1789, James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights to Congress. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 3 430
On June 5, 1976, the Teton Dam, on the Teton River in Idaho, failed. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 6 627
On June 7, 1965, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 5 601
On this day, June 8, 1966, an XB-70A Valkyrie and F-104 Starfighter collided in mid-air. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 2 501
On June 4, 1939, MS St. Louis, carrying 963 German Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in Florida. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 6 500
Canada and D-Day: On June 7 through June 17, 1944, the Ardenne Abbey massacres occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 3 436
On June 5, 1946, the La Salle Hotel fire in Chicago killed 61 people. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 4 467
Happy **** The Draft Day! On June 7, 1971, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Cohen v. California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 4 484
On June 5, 1981, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ran a report about an unusual disorder. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 3 736
On June 7, 1911, industrial designer Brooks Stevens was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 2 587
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