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The airliner pilot who gets to fly World War Two's biggest bomber 3 mahatmakanejeeves 13 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 11 1758
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Captured German Nurses Shocked By American Medical Abundance 5 struggle4progress Thursday 21 hrs ago 9 2848
***The American Revolution, Burns PBS 5 elleng Tuesday Wednesday 1 1337
On September 15, 1963, a bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 6 1824
On September 11, 2015, Meadville beat DuBois 107-90 in a Pennsylvania high school football shootout. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 382
On September 12, 1991, the last stoplight was removed from I-90, in Wallace, Idaho. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 3 1119
On September 11, 1857, the Mountain Meadows Massacre culminated in the mass slaughter of an emigrant party. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 7 2010
On September 12, 1962, Kennedy gave his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 3 342
On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 345
On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley died, eight days after he was shot. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 356
On September 12, 2008, 25 died when two trains collided in Chatsworth, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 387
On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage had a large iron rod driven through his head. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 3 474
On this day, September 16, 2013, a gunman killed twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 350
September 5 thru 11, 1609 -- Henry Hudson vs Verrazzano 4 GreatGazoo Sep 8 Tuesday 8 1690
Henry Hudson's Progeny Forced to Live in Muncie Indiana? The Sept 15th Log Entry 1 GreatGazoo Tuesday Tuesday 9 2102
On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. played in a baseball game for the 2,131st time in a row. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Monday 6 1503
20 First Ladies of the United States Brought Back to Life - Martha Washington, Jacqueline Kennedy 3 QueerDuck Sep 11 Sep 11 5 3164
Michael Seltzer, Who Raised Millions to Fight AIDS, Dies at 78 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 9 Sep 9 4 770
On September 7, 1964, The "Daisy" commercial aired on TV. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 3 839
On this day, September 8, 1922, Lyndon Larouche was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 2 830
On September 6, 1869, a continuous railroad line was extended from Omaha to Alameda, California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 0 918
On this day, September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 1 411
On September 7, 2008, the Feds took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 8 Sep 8 1 333
Circular to the General Officers, 8 September 1775 0 struggle4progress Sep 7 Sep 7 7 1376
1863 The New Ironsides firing on Condederate traitors 0 irisblue Sep 7 Sep 7 10 1229
Wehrmacht Soldiers Got 6 Cigarettes Daily While Americans Had Chocolate In Every K-Ration 0 struggle4progress Sep 6 Sep 6 4 824
On the day, September 5, 2020, several boats sank during the Lake Travis Trump Boat Parade. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 9 2037
On this day, September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 0 594
On this day, September 4, 2019, Sharpiegate happened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 2 267

American History Continued...

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On this day, September 4, 1949, the Peekskill riots erupted after a Paul Robeson concert in NY. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 5 1925
It's "E Day." On this day, September 4, 1957, the Edsel was introduced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 6 1926
On this day, September 4, 1957, Elizabeth Eckford attempted to enter Little Rock Central High. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 1 271
On this day, September 4, 2015, same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 1 232
On August 31, 1940, a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3A crashed near Lovettsville VA. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 1 514
On September 1, 1961, the deadliest (at the time) single plane disaster in U.S. history happened. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 4 287
On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 6 307
On September 2, 1885, the Rock Springs massacre occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 2 260
On this day, September 3, 1925, the USS Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall over Ohio. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 1 228
On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2 Sep 2 2 296
On this day, September 2, 1901, VP Teddy Roosevelt first publicly used the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2 Sep 2 2 238
On this day, August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 2 241
On this day, August 28, 2014, America was subjected to its most unspeakably horrifying day of shame ever. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 6 583
On this day, August 28, 2003, Brian Wells died during a bank robbery, in a collar bomb explosion. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 Aug 28 1 324
On August 22, 1984, Gregory Lee Johnson set an American flag on fire during the Republican National Convention. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 26 1 371
On this day, August 21, 1939, one of America's first sit-ins took place. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 4 335
On August 18, 1962, "Miss Sherri" of Arizona's version of "Romper Room" got an abortion in Sweden. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 4 422
On this day, August 21, 1945, physicist Harry Daghlian was fatally irradiated at Los Alamos. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 21 Aug 21 2 390
Vietnam: Back to My Lai 60 Minutes Archive 1 Uncle Joe Aug 20 Aug 20 7 558
How bigotry crushed the dreams of an all-Black Little League team 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 19 Aug 20 8 531
On August 5, 1974, Richard Nixon released the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 2 324
On August 4, 1964, civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found dead. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 362
On August 5, 1949, thirteen firefighters were killed in the Mann Gulch fire. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 331
On August 5, 2011, 38 people were killed when a Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 2 342
On August 4, 1889, the Great Spokane Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 1 292
On August 12, 1963, 21-year-old University of Chicago student Bernie Sanders was charged with resisting arrest. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 8 387
On August 5, 1969, the "Lonesome Cowboys" police raid in Atlanta occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 314
On August 12, 1933, the Century of Progress World's Fair celebrated Black people with "National Negro Day." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 4 339
Live coverage: Protesters swarm Capitol, abruptly halting electoral vote count 0 Uncle Joe Aug 12 Aug 12 4 510
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American History Continued...

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Edward R Murrow's final reply to Senator Joseph McCarthy's See It Now appearance April 13, 1954 1 Uncle Joe Aug 8 Aug 8 8 447
Barbara Jordan's 1974 Watergate speech, link below, nt 5 ShazamIam Aug 4 Aug 4 6 502
Sandra Grimes, Who Helped Unmask a C.I.A. Traitor, Dies at 79 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 4 Aug 4 10 583
On August 1, 1966, the Texas Tower Sniper shootings occurred. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 Aug 3 4 447
On August 2, 1814, the Declaration of Independence was smuggled out of DC to keep it from being burned. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 Aug 3 5 381
On August 2, 1945, sailors were spotted adrift in the ocean between Guam and the Philippines. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 Aug 3 3 493
On this day, August 3, 2019, 23 people were killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting in El Paso TX. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 Aug 3 1 309
Joan Anderson, Unsung Heroine of Hula Hoop History, Dies at 101 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2 Aug 2 7 481
On this day, July 31, 1968, "Peanuts" got a new character, Franklin. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 31 Jul 31 5 436
On this day, July 31, 1969, Gary Alan Hinman was found murdered in Topanga Canyon, California. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 31 Jul 31 2 533
On Sunday, July 28, 1974, this was the front page of the New York Times: 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 12 585
On this day, July 30, 1965, LBJ signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 6 456
On July 29, 1967, a fire broke out on board the USS Forrestal. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 1 448
On this day, July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa was seen in public for the last time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 0 379
On July 29, 1924, Elizabeth Short, the "Black Dahlia," was born. She was murdered in 1947. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 2 425
On this day, July 30, 1974, Richard Nixon released subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 0 304
On the night of July 13-14, 1966, Richard Speck killed eight student nurses in their Chicago residence. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 0 407
On July 15, 1962, Morton Mintz of the Washington Post broke the thalidomide story. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 29 Jul 29 5 520
Washington Post, Monday, July 28, 1952: "'Saucer' Outran Jet, Pilot Reveals" 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 28 Jul 29 7 554
On this day, July 28, 1973, nearly 600,000 people attended "The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen," in Watkins Glen, New York. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 28 Jul 28 6 541
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