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Seventy years ago, the United States received news about Stalin's death through a coded message. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 1000
On this day, May 31, 2013, the El Reno tornado crossed central Oklahoma. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 744
On this date the Johnstown Flood occurred 4 Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2023 May 2023 4 737
On this day, May 30, 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 5 810
On this day, May 29, 1950, Norfolk and Western Railway locomotive # 611 entered revenue service. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 5 1018
On this day, May 29, 1917, John F. Kennedy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 9 624
JFK at Arlington National Cemetery for what would become his final Memorial Day, May 30, 1963 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 10 819
On this day, May 26, 1934, the Pioneer Zephyr made its record-breaking Denver-Chicago run. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 1049
On this day, May 25, 1961, President Kennedy called for a manned lunar landing. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 770
On this day, May 25, 1979, the deadliest aviation accident in United States history occurred. 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 6 1427
Presidential reviewing stand at Union Army victory parade, May 23, 1865 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 815
Eleven days before his death, Robert Kennedy as if looking into the future, Astoria OR, May 24, 1968 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 10 1205
On this day, May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow died, outside Gibsland, Louisiana. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 639
On this day, May 20, 2013, 24 people were killed when an EF5 tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 0 892
Lincoln Quote of The Week... 1 elleng May 2023 May 2023 7 652
On this day, May 18, 1927, the deadliest school massacre in U.S. history occurred. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 11 1218
On this day, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 893
On this day, May 17, 1954, Brown v. Board of Education was decided. 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 951
On May 5, 2009, scandal erupted when Barack Obama ordered Dijon mustard for his hamburger. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 1186
On May 15, 1979, Willie Nelson and Charley Pride presented Jimmy Carter with a gold record. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 938
The "Freedom Matters" exhibition 2 TexasDem69 May 2023 May 2023 1 898
On this day, May 15, 2008, California became the second U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 5 928
On This Day in History May 14, 1804 Lewis and Clark depart to explore the Northwest 0 elleng May 2023 May 2023 4 609
On this day, May 12, 1968, C&O passenger train the Fast Flying Virginian (FFV) made its final run. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 1171
On May 13, 1958, Eisenhower sent troops to rescue Vice President Nixon when he was endangered. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 1026
On this day, May 14, 1961, a Freedom Riders bus was attacked and set on fire near Anniston, Alabama. 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 930
On this day, May 14, 1607, Jamestown was founded. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 775
On this day, May 14, 1988, the Carrollton bus collision happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 800
On this day, May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg floated high over Manhattan on its way to NAS Lakehurst. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 0 898
On May 10, 1969, the Temptations and the Turtles performed at Tricia Nixon's masked ball. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 691

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On this day, May 10, 1869, a railroad from Omaha to Sacramento was completed, but not a transcon. 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 1359
Otherwise known as the Golden Spike Ceremony, this historic event 2 elleng May 2023 May 2023 1 675
On May 7, 1912, Dr. Elizabeth Hayes, "Dr. Betty," was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 821
On this day, May 7, 1955, George Lee was assassinated in retaliation for registering voters. 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 18 1152
On this day, May 7, 1960, steam locomotives made their final run on the Norfolk & Western Railway. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 862
On this day, May 6, 2010, the Dow-Jones average plunged nearly 1,000 points in 36 minutes. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 713
Launch from Cape Canaveral of Freedom 7, with Alan Shepard, first American in space, May 5, 1961 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 0 782
A Thought Provoking Perspective: Elvis's Army. 0 NNadir May 2023 May 2023 5 787
On this day, May 5, 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in 1:59-2/5, still a record. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 854
May 2 1927 Buck v Bell US Supreme Ct, Sterilization of Unfit; Eugenics,1924 Immigration Law, Nazis 2 appalachiablue May 2023 May 2023 4 854
On this day, May 3, 2003, the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 1035
On this day, May 2, 1939, Lou Gehrig took the day off. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 1023
On this day, May 2, 1983, Microsoft introduced its two-button mouse. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 761
On May 1, 1852, sharpshooter and raconteur Calamity Jane was born. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 990
On this day, May 1, 1971, Amtrak began operation. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 836
On the night of April 30, 2011, Donald Trump attended the WH Correspondents' Association dinner. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 1063
On this day, April 30, 1939, the New York World's Fair opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 647
On this day, April 30, 1975, American forces completed a helicopter evacuation of Saigon. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 850
On this day, April 30, 1904, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opened in St. Louis. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 730
On this day, April 30, 1926, the number 66 was assigned to a Chicago-to-Los Angeles highway. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 727
On this day, April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile was built. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 1034
On this day, April 29, 1970, U.S. troops entered Cambodia. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 644
Graphic: On this day, April 28, 1945, Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1012
On this day, April 28, 1971, OSHA was formed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 623
On this day, April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was on its way from Hilo to Honolulu. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 966
Old Tolbert Rock House, Greenwood, SC - 19th Century Civil Rights Cross post Photography 0 WalkerinSC Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 848
On this day, April 26, 1944, in Chicago, the US government took over retail giant Montgomery Ward. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 1086
Doctors and nurses of New York Birth Control Clinical Research Bureau brought to court today, 1929 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 860
On April 23, 1951, Barbara Johns launched a student strike for equal education in Virginia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 817
On this day, April 25, 1946, the wreck of the Exposition Flyer occurred. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 736

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On this day, April 25, 1945, United States and Soviet troops met in Torgau along the Elbe River. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 888
"RIP Pearl Harbor survivor Ken Potts who passed away on Friday, one week after his 102nd birthday." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 981
Deadliest Strike US History, Ludlow Massacre April 20 1914, 1200 Miners: Rockefeller Jr Armed Thugs 7 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1230
On this day, April 21, 1910, Mark Twain died. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 887
April 23, 1987: L'Ambiance Plaza collapse, the worst construction accident in Connecticut's history 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 855
On this day, April 23, 1940, 209 people were killed in the Rhythm Club fire in Natchez. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 864
On this day, April 22, 1994, Richard Nixon died. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 865
CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite talking about the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 878
On this day, April 19, 1989, a gun turret on board the battleship Iowa exploded, killing 47 sailors. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 1011
On this day, April 19, 1995, the Murrah Building, in Oklahoma City, was bombed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 752
On this day, April 19, 1993, the Waco siege ended as the Branch Davidian compound was burned. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 829
"Listen, my children, and you shall hear ..." 8 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1200
On April 18, 1923, here's Babe Ruth at the first game in New York City's new Yankee Stadium. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 876
Lt Col (Dr) Alexander T Augusta, US Army's 1st Black Doctor, 7th USCT, Civil War, Buried Arl Nat Cem 2 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1180
On April 17, 2013, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, killed 15 people. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 797
On April 17, 1964, the Ford Mustang was introduced to the public at the New York World's Fair. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 931
President Eisenhower throws first ball, April 16, 1953, Washington, D.C. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 825
On April 16, 1945, the bulk of the German forces surrendered in the collapse of the Ruhr pocket. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 993
President Lincoln Death, April 15, 1865. Son Robert Todd Lincoln Aided by Actor Edwin Booth c.1865 0 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 889
On this day, April 16, 2007, the Virginia Tech school shootings occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 813
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