This Day in History: Prohibition comes to an end
On this day in 1933, FDR signs the Cullen-Harrison Act. Americans would finally be allowed to drink beer again! Well, sort of....
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- Feb 15
- 3 min
This Day in History: 1961 USA figure skating tragedy
On this day in 1961, the United States figure skating team is killed in the crash of Sabena flight 548. The terrible tragedy shook the...
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- Jan 12
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Queen of Cotton
On this day in 1916, a future scientist is born. Ruth Rogan Benerito would become a chemist and an inventor at a time when women simply...
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- Jan 11
- 4 min
This Day in History: Amelia Earhart's record-setting flight across the Pacific
On this day in 1935, Amelia Earhart departs from Honolulu. The flight that followed would make her the first person to fly solo from...
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- Jul 7, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Hoover Dam
On this day in 1930, the Secretary of the Interior issues an order: Construction on the Boulder Dam should commence immediately! Today,...
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- May 18, 2022
- 2 min
This Day in History: “In God We Trust” restored to U.S. coins
On this day in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt signs an act restoring the motto “In God We Trust” to certain U.S. coins. Interesting, because...
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- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Black Sunday's Dust Storm
On this day in 1935, a massive dust storm blows over the southern plains. The day came to be known as Black Sunday because of the immense...
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- Feb 22, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Men’s U.S. Hockey Team & the “Miracle on Ice”
On this day in 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” occurs. The United States men’s hockey team defeats the Soviets at the Lake Placid Olympic...
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- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Birth of the United States Coast Guard
On this day in 1915, two agencies are consolidated into a new United States Coast Guard. Wait. If the Coast Guard began as late as...
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- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The World Teeters on the Brink of Nuclear War
On this day in 1995, an aide hands a nuclear briefcase to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Nuclear missiles were ready to go. Would...
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- Jan 23, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Captain Sully's Miracle
On this day in 1951, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is born. Captain Sully is best known for successfully crash landing an airplane in the...
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- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
This Day in History: "History is a Journey"
On this day in 1985, Ronald Reagan is publicly inaugurated for the second time. Today's story is a simple one, but perhaps it's also a...
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- Jan 19, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Iran Hostage Crisis
On this day in 1981, representatives from the United States and Iran sign the Algiers Accords. That document laid the groundwork for...
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- Jan 8, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Elvis Presley & the U.S. Army
On this day in 1935, Elvis Presley is born. Much has been said and written about the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, of course, but do you know...
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- Dec 17, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
On this day in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first sustained, powered flight of a heavier-than-air machine under the complete...
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- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Great White Fleet
On this day in 1907, the United States Navy launches its Great White Fleet. Sixteen American battleships would circumnavigate the globe,...
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- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: Brigadier General Roscoe Cartwright
On this day in 1974, Brigadier General Roscoe “Rock” Cartwright is killed in a plane crash. The tragedy came just as Cartwright was...
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- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: The War of the Worlds
On this day in 1938, the nation is terrified by a too-realistic radio dramatization of H.G. Wells’s “The War of the Worlds.” Were...
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- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Van Buren Sisters' amazing ride
On this day in 1916, two women conclude a remarkable motorcycle ride across the United States. The Van Buren sisters had undertaken the...
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- Aug 28, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: “I have a dream!”
On this day in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. famously delivers his “I have a dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and...
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