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On this day, July 17, 1902, Willis Carrier created the first air conditioner, in Buffalo, New York. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday 10 hrs ago 1 140
On July 15, 1979, Jimmy Carter went on TV. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 3 231
On tis day, July 17, 2001, Katharine Graham died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 1 106
On July 17, 1975, the commanders of the Apollo and the Soyuz exchanged the first international handshake in space. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 4 119
On July 15, 1940, Ronald Gene Simmons, the most prolific mass murderer in Arkansas history, was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 1 164
On this day, July 17, 1944, two ships laden with munitions for World War II exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 2 144
On this day, July 17, 1941, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell summoned George Bergstrom and Major Hugh Casey. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 2 167
On July 16, 1945, the Atomic Age began, and the USS Indianapolis left San Francisco with a secret cargo. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 2 127
On this day, July 17, 1981, a walkway collapsed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 1 168
On July 13, 1923, James H. Harvey was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 3 184
On this day, July 14, 2001, Katharine Graham fell on a sidewalk in Sun Valley, Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 371
On this day, July 14, 1965, Adlai Stevenson died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 3 168
On this day, July 14, 1970, the Nixons welcomed Prince Charles and Princess Anne to the White House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 0 164
On this day, July 13, 2021, analog TV broadcasting in the United States, other than Alaska, came to an end. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 1 251
On this day, July 12, 1917, vigilantes kidnapped and deported 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 9 264
On June 19, 1947, Pan Am Flight 121 crashed following an engine failure and in-flight fire 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 225
On this day, July 12, 1973, the National Personnel Records Center caught on fire. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 254
On the night of July 12, 1979, Disco Demolition Night was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 3 481
On July 11, 1944, Democratic Party leaders concerned by the president's declining health met with him in the White House 3 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 3 286
On July 10, 1913, the air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 degrees F. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 201
On July 11, 1960, "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 211
On July 10, 1962, communications satellite Telstar 1 became the first privately sponsored space launch. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 183
On July 10, 2012, the Episcopal Church USA allowed same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 118
On July 10, 1856, -- or July 28, 1856, -- Nikola Tesla was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 164
On July 10, 1972, the Democratic convention opened in Miami Beach. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 136
On July 5, 1971, the 26th Amendment was formally certified by Richard Nixon. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 10 4 220
On July 9, 1982, Pan Am flight 759 crashed shortly after takeoff from New Orleans as the result of a microburst. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 4 249
On this day, July 9, 1962, Andy Warhol unveiled a wall of 32 Campbell Soup can paintings at an LA gallery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 2 171
On this day, July 9, 1981, Nintendo released "Donkey Kong." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 0 237
On this day, July 9, 1937, a fire broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 2 205

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On this day, July 9, 1864, the Battle of Monocacy was fought. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 1 188
On this day, July 9, 1755, British commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies Edward Braddock was mortally wounded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 1 205
Front page of "Roswell Daily Record," July 8, 1947: "RAAF Captures Flying Saucer on Ranch in Roswell Region" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 8 Jul 8 1 257
On July 3, 1952, the SS United States set sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 183
On this day, June 25, 1906, the Murder of the Century occurred on the roof of Madison Square Garden. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jul 7 2 520
On July 1, 1916, Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie Doud were married in Denver. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 3 222
On July 1, 1963, the ZIP Code was introduced. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 4 210
On July 1, 1971, the United States Postal Service began operations. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 304
On July 1, 1862, the "Union Pacific Rail Road" was incorporated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 0 140
On July 2, 1964, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 160
On July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 220
At around 7:30 AM, July 1, 1863, a small patrol of the 8th IL Cav led by Lieutenant Marcellus Jones ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 0 250
On July 2, 1982, "Lawnchair Larry" took to the air. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 0 234
On July 2, 1881, Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President Garfield. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 155
On this day, July 7, 1946, Howard Hughes nearly died when his XF-11 aircraft prototype crashed in Beverly Hills. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 207
On July 6, 1944, Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 199
On July 6, 1944, at least 167 people were killed and more than 700 were injured in the Hartford circus fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 186
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass asked, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 5 181
On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the first black player in the American League. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 1 181
On July 4, 1918, twin sisters Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer and Pauline Phillips were born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 216
On July 4, three of the first five presidents died; Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and Monroe in 1831. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 4 164
On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe beat Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to win Wimbledon men's singles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 0 139
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig declared himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 Jul 7 2 144
Trumbull Called It "One of the Highest Moral Lessons Ever Given the World," As I learned at Yale, On Kings. 0 NNadir Jul 6 Jul 6 7 411
Let's celebrate the 4th of July with illustrations from America's favorite homoerotic illustrator, J. C. Leyendecker. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 4 Jul 4 7 464
Americas First Black Postmaster 1 struggle4progress Jul 2 Jul 2 4 353
On this day, June 26, 1963, President Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner" to a vast crowd in West Berlin. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jul 1 2 340
new History Hit video: "The Real History Behind the Boston Tea Party" 1 eShirl Jun 30 Jun 30 5 377
I'm reading "Reading the Man" in which we discover what a horrible human being R.E "Bobby" Lee was. 3 NNadir Jun 26 Jun 26 13 673
On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 10 437

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On this day, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 4 320
On this day, June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Lawrence v. Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 2 279
On this day, June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 1 296
On this day, June 26, 2000, the Supreme Court handed down the opinion in Apprendi v. New Jersey. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 2 339
On June 28, 1942, the DuMont Television Network did not begin operation. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 Jun 26 1 413
On the night of June 23, 1950, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 disappeared over Lake Michigan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 2 402
On June 24, 1975, Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encountered severe wind shear and crashed on final approach to JFK. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 1 379
On June 24, 1973, the UpStairs Lounge arson attack took place at a gay bar in New Orleans. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 3 276
Has Trump gotten worse over the last five years? From June 25, 2020: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 0 444
On this day, June 25, 1978, the rainbow flag appeared in a parade for the first time. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 4 306
On this day, June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 25 Jun 25 2 420
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 2 246
On June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 5 336
On this day, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 2 284
On June 22, 1951, Harry Truman laid the cornerstone for a new center at the NIH. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 0 237
On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers were brutally murdered in Mississippi. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 2 313
On June 23, 1972, Nixon and H. R. Haldeman were taped talking about using the CIA to cover up Watergate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 0 235
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 1 288
On this day, June 24, 1994, a B-52 crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base during practice for an airshow. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 24 Jun 24 2 335
Fred Smith, FedEx founder and American business magnate, dies at 80 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 22 Jun 22 0 470
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