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This Day in History: Winston Churchill & FDR plan for D-Day
On this day in 1943, FDR and Winston Churchill discuss the D-Day landings. That massive Allied invasion was still more than a year in the...
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May 19, 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: The Lafayette Escadrille
On this day in 1916, American pilots take to the skies at the Battle of Verdun. They’d volunteered to fight, even though the United...
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May 13, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The Tea Act of 1773
On this day in 1773, Parliament passes the Tea Act. The decision was the catalyst for a memorable pre-Revolutionary War event: the Boston...
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May 10, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Thomas McCall's bravery in Italy
On this day in 1916, a hero is born. Thomas McCall would receive a Medal of Honor for his courage during World War II, yet he surely...
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May 9, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Origins of the National Day of Prayer
On this day in 1988, President Ronald Reagan signs a law designating the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer. Of course,...
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May 5, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Julia Tyler, our “Lovely Lady Presidentress”
On this day in 1820, future First Lady Julia Gardiner Tyler was born. She married the President in a secret wedding! It’s hard to imagine...
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May 4, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Isaiah Thomas, “most wanted” by the British
On this day in 1775, the first newspaper account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord appears. The printer was a Patriot that you’ve...
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May 3, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of Crooked Billet
On this day in 1778, American militia are handily defeated at the Battle of Crooked Billet. It was the latest in a string of disasters...
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May 1, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen, hero of Pearl Harbor
On this day in 2005, Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen passes away. He is best known for his actions on December 7, 1941, during the Japanese...
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Apr 30, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The British hire Hessians to fight American colonists
On this day in 1776, Lord George Germain informs British General William Howe that Hessian troops are on their way to America. What are...
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Apr 27, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Grace "Tugboat Annie" Lally
On this day in 1897, a heroine is born. Grace “Tugboat Annie” Lally would serve as a nurse in both World Wars, but she is perhaps best known for her service during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Lally was then the Chief Nurse aboard USS Solace , the only hospital ship in port on that terrible day. Solace was a state-of-the-art ship that was said to sit “like a swan in a covey of dull gray ducks” during her time at Pearl Harbor. Her nurses “extoll[ed] the luck which h
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Apr 26, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Ken Stumpf's Medal of Honor
On this day in 1967, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Ken Stumpf didn’t want to be drafted into the...
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Apr 25, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Thornton’s Affair sparks the Mexican-American War
On this day in 1846, Mexican and American forces clash in a disputed area close to the Rio Grande. The so-called Thornton Affair would...
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Apr 25, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The origins of the Library of Congress
On this day in 1800, President John Adams approves an appropriation of $5,000 to bring to the Capitol “such books as may be necessary for...
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Apr 24, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Raid on Danbury, Connecticut
On this day in 1777, a British force under Major General William Tryon heads toward Connecticut. Its goal? Raid the military supplies in...
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Apr 22, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Harriet Quimby, the woman who inspired Amelia Earhart
On this day in 1912, Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel. Perhaps she’s the most famous female...
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Apr 16, 20223 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: James Rivington, Patriot Spy or Loyalist?
On this day in 1775, a mob hangs James Rivington in effigy. A few weeks later, they attacked his home and office. But were they insulting...
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Apr 13, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The Civil War begins
On this day in 1861, the first shot of the Civil War is fired. Was this moment inevitable? Not everyone thought so. Tensions had long...
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Apr 12, 20223 min read
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