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This Day in History: Mount Rushmore
On this day in 1941, Mount Rushmore is declared complete. Did you know that the famous presidential monument was partly inspired by a...
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Oct 31, 20232 min read
This Day in History: Benjamin Davis, Sr.
On this day in 1940, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. becomes the first black man to attain the rank of general in the United States Army. Would...
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Oct 25, 20233 min read
This Day in History: President William McKinley is shot
On this day in 1901, President William McKinley is shot by a gunman. He would pass away eight days later. The McKinleys were then...
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Sep 6, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Gerald Ford pardons Richard Nixon
On this day in 1974, President Richard Nixon announces his resignation from office. He’d been facing impeachment and possible criminal...
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Aug 8, 20233 min read
This Day in History: “I do not choose to run for president”
On this day in 1927, Calvin Coolidge declines to run for re-election as President. His statement to the press was simple: “I do not...
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Aug 2, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Roosevelt & Bonaparte conspire to create the FBI
On this day in 1908, the Attorney General of the United States orders a “corps of special agents” to staff the Office of the Chief...
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Jul 26, 20233 min read
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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Mar 22, 20233 min read
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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Feb 15, 20233 min read
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 12, 20233 min read
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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Jan 11, 20234 min read
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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Jul 7, 20223 min read
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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May 18, 20222 min read
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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Apr 14, 20223 min read
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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Feb 22, 20223 min read
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 28, 20223 min read
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 25, 20223 min read
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 23, 20224 min read
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 21, 20222 min read
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 19, 20223 min read
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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Jan 8, 20223 min read
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