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On this day, February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Cooper Union speech. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 2 318
On this day, February 27, 1968, Walter Cronkite called for an end to the war in Vietnam. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 3 267
On this day, February 27, 1943, an explosion ripped through Smith Mine No. 3 in Montana. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 1 278
On this day, February 27, 1897, Marian Anderson was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 1 249
On this day, February 27, 1869, Alice Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 3 274
On this day, February 26, 1882, Husband E. Kimmel was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 26 Feb 26 4 365
On this day, February 25, 1946, a race riot broke out in Columbia, Tennessee. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 25 4 6570
On this day, February 25, 2020, Kayleigh McEnany said, "We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 25 11 499
Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys' Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 11 465
On February 23, 1886, Charles Hall discovered an inexpensive way to smelt aluminum. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 4 440
On this day, February 24, 1989, the cargo door tore off United Airlines Flight 811, ejecting nine people from the plane. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 2 467
On February 23, 1945, the American flag was raised on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi -- several times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 6 433
On this day, February 21, 1947, Edwin Land demonstrated the first instant camera, the Polaroid Land Camera. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 5 344
On this day, February 21, 1994, Aldrich Ames was arrested for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 2 371
On this day, February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 6 354
One hundred years ago today, February 21, 1925, The New Yorker published its first issue. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 21 6 385
On this day, February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 20 Feb 20 1 357
David Crockett Attacks President Andrew Jackson 0 Uncle Joe Feb 20 Feb 20 6 468
Why Did It Take a Fire for the World to Learn of Altadena's Black Arts Legacy? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 20 Feb 20 5 391
On this day, February, 20, 1939, the largest ever pro-Nazi rally in US history was convened in Madison Square Garden. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 20 Feb 20 2 355
Anne Marie Hochhalter, Paralyzed in Columbine Shooting, Dies at 43 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 2 451
On this day, February 19, 1976, President Gerald R. Ford signed a proclamation formally terminating EO 9066. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 3 639
On this day, February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order (EO) 9066. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 0 353
On this day, February 19, 1999, Billy Jack Gaither was brutally murdered for being gay in Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 0 296
On this day, February 18, 1970, the Chicago Seven were found "not guilty" of conspiracy. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 285
On this day, February 18, 1983, thirteen people died and one was seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 297
On this day, February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 334
On this day, February 18, 1848, Louis Comfort Tiffany was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 274
On this day, February 17, 1970, the family of U.S. Army captain Jeffrey R. MacDonald was found murdered in their home. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 439
On February 17, 1974, Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzed the White House in a stolen helicopter. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 357

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On February 17, 1864, the H. L. Hunley became the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 273
Today, Monday, February 17, 2025, is Washington's Birthday. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 269
America's Darkest DNA Secret The Melungeons of Appalachia 7 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 39 2219
On this day, February 16, 1996, two passenger trains collided in Silver Spring, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 319
On February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 298
On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure-skating team was killed in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 293
On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 293
The 6888 Postal Directory Battalion 2 struggle4progress Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 369
On this day, February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 space probe took the photograph "Pale Blue Dot." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 389
Jim Guy Tucker, Ex-Arkansas Governor Caught Up in Whitewater, Dies at 81 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 270
The Night the Lights Went Out in Texas: On February 14, 2021, it started to snow in Texas. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 452
Shirah Neiman, Pathbreaking New York City Prosecutor, Dies at 81 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 267
On this day, February 13, 1984, the consumer online service Prodigy was founded. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 329
On this day, February 13, 1892, Supreme Court justice Robert H. Jackson was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 241
Amanda Gorman says a ban on her poetry felt 'like a gut punch': Full interview 1 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 12 631
The Forgotten Story of Washington's First Race Riot, August 1835 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 8 338
100 Years Ago Today: New hires by the White House Police Force - all taller than 6 feet 2 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 386
On this day, February 12, 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 257
On this day, February 12, 2004, the city of San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 243
Happy 216th Birthday, President Lincoln! 1 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 297
80 Years Ago Today: The Yalta Conference concludes 1 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 313
On this day, Sunday, February 7, 1904, fire was reported in the John E. Hurst Building in Baltimore. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 320
On this day, Friday, February 7, 1964, "Beatlemania Grips Gotham" as the Beatles arrived in America. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 350
On this day, February 6, 2020, Donald Trump delivered remarks at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 364
On February 2, 2025, Harry Stewart Jr., One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat, Died at 100. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 353
On this day, February 5, 1840, Hiram Maxim was born. His son was Hiram Percy Maxim, of amateur radio fame 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 384
SS United States to leave Philadelphia to move to Okaloosa, FL for ultimate reefing. 4 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 505
On this day, February 5, 2020, Donald Trump was acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 310
On this day, February 5, 1865, Abraham Lincoln sat for this photograph by Alexander Gardner. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 479
On this day, February 5, 2020, Trump announced four judicial nominees 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 355

American History Continued...

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On this day, February 4, 1913, Rosa Parks was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 312
On this day, February 3, 1943, the American troop ship SS Dorchester sank. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 407
On November 26, 1988, Saint Ronnie delivered a radio address on Canadian elections and free trade. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 12796
On February 3, 2020, Trump announced his intent to nominate Craig E. Leen to be the Inspector General at OPM. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 432
Who benefited from President Kennedy's death? 4 ailsagirl Jan 2025 Feb 2025 12 851
On this day, February 1, 1960, the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 379
On this day, February 1, 1968, the merger that resulted in the Penn Central occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 377
On this day, February 1, 1956, Autherine Lucy Foster integrated The University of Alabama. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 367
March 27, 2020: Remarks by Trump, Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 394
March 9, 2020: Remarks by Vice President Pence in a Coronavirus Briefing with Cruise Line Executives and Port Directors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 342
On this day, January 30, 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 407
On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure-skating team was killed in a plane crash. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 649
On this day, January 30, 1919, Fred Korematsu was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 433
Stephan Thernstrom, Leading Critic of Affirmative Action, Dies at 90 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 433
On November 1, 1949, a P-38 collided with an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 at Washington National Airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 424
On the night of Saturday, January 28, 1922, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapsed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 341
'They called me a traitor': Serving Capitol Police officer on the pardoned mob of January 6 2 Uncle Joe Jan 2025 Jan 2025 13 531
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 10 472
On January 26, 2001, lacrosse coach Diane Whipple was killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 544
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 2 447
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