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On this day, January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 11 hrs ago 4 271
On this day, January 19, 1959, the key law behind Virginia's Massive Resistance laws was struck down. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 4 249
On December 28, 2020, the Hotel Harrington announced that it would be closed during planned Jan. Pro-Trump demonstration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 4 360
Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 5 281
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 6 199
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 5 235
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 5 240
On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 4 212
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 3 238
On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia was launched. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 3 265
On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly enacted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 273
On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 297
Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, Dies; Last Survivor of Epidemic in Alaska 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 5 321
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 2 278
On this day, January 15, 1974, serial killer Dennis Rader, the "BTK killer," murdered his first four victims. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 0 281
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 1 359
On January 13, 1952, the passenger train "City of San Francisco" got trapped on the Donner Pass. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 10 459
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 1 332
On January 13, 1908, 171 people died in the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 3 315
On this day, January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 5 334
"History Will Judge Them." No It Won't. - Tad Stoermer 2 ihaveaquestion Jan 7 Jan 13 11 467
Two hundred and fifty years ago today, on January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published "Common Sense." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 Jan 10 9 295
On this day, January 10, 2021, Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring United States Capitol Police officers. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 Jan 10 1 273
On this day, January 9, 2007, the iPhone was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 307
On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 5 298
On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 Jan 7 4 241
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 6 Jan 6 5 309
On January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 2 287
On January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman sworn in as speaker of the House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 1 198
On this day, January 5, 2024, a door plug blew out on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 2 248

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On January 4, 1987, the northbound Amtrak Colonial wrecked in Chase, Maryland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 2 272
Excerpt from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 1 Uncle Joe Jan 4 Jan 4 4 341
On December 28, 1958, "The Greatest Game Ever Played" was played. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 394
On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 293
On Friday, December 16, 1960, a United DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation collided in mid-air over Staten Island. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 370
On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 1 292
On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army massacred hundreds of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 9 311
On December 31, 1970, Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in US history, committed the first of 93 murders. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 524
On this day, January 1, 1942, Roosevelt and Churchill paid a visit to George Washington's grave. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 1 326
This was the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" for the week of Saturday, January 2, 1926: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 443
On December 31, 1986, three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 0 340
On December 30, 1903, 602 people were killed in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 2 288
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 28 Dec 28 32 1733
At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 5 376
This was the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" for the week of Saturday, December 26, 1925: 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 12 863
On December 21, 2020, Trump issued an "Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 2 401
On December 17, 1984, during a lung biopsy, Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 3 415
On December 17, 1944, soldiers of the Waffen-SS carried out the Malmedy massacre. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 8 349
22 December 1944 "To the German commander: N U T S ! The American Commander 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 5 295
Relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein 0 Uncle Joe Dec 27 Dec 27 3 579
On this day, Decenber 26, 1963, Capitol Records released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the U.S. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 5 376
🎄 MACY'S CHRISTMAS PARADE 1927🎄 🛷 6 appalachiablue Dec 25 Dec 26 23 740
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An amateur codebreaker may have just solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings 5 WhiskeyGrinder Dec 23 Dec 26 12 786
On December 19, 1907, two hundred thirty-nine coal miners died in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek PA. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 6 368
On December 19, 1914, 1949 Boston mayoral candidate Walter A. O'Brien, Jr. was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 2 297
On December 23, 1985, two Judas Priest fans shot themselves after hearing "Stained Class." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 0 385
On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 8 494
On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon met in the White House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 0 335
On December 21, 1988, a bomb exploded on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 1 464

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On December 9, 1775, William "Billy" Flora, a free Black man, fought in the Battle of Great Bridge. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 2 289
He Was The Most Decorated Marine In US History. Then He Turned on The Empire. 3 Uncle Joe Dec 21 Dec 21 11 859
WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 21 Dec 21 9 393
On this day, December 19, 2020, Donald Trump summoned a mob to Washington, D.C., for a "protest" on Jan. 6, 2021. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 19 Dec 20 3 335
On this day December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court decided that votes do not count. 3 spike jones Dec 12 Dec 19 15 537
On this day, December 8, 1915, a white mob raped and lynched Cordelia Stevenson near Columbus, Mississippi. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 16 6 670
On December 6, 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline went to the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 9 629
On December 7, 1941, the refurbished, streamlined Empire State Express made its first run. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 6 492
On December 6, 1913, Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Holm was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 1 346
On December 6, 1877, The Washington Post was founded. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 1 384
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 0 260
On December 6, 1969, 18-year-old Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by Hells Angels at the Altamont Free Concert. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 5 550
On December 6, 1907, 362 workers were killed in the Monongah mining disaster. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 1 456
On this day, December 8, 1941, Roosevelt addressed Congress and asked it to declare war on Japan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 4 353
On this day, December 8, 1963, Pan Am flight 214 crashed after being struck by lightning. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 1 390
On this day, December 8, 1940, the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 1 360
On December 7, 1946, 119 people died in Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 1 469
On this day, December 8, 1972, United Airlines Flight 553 crashed on approach to Midway. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 0 438
Map of US Site 0 littlemissmartypants Dec 8 Dec 8 4 493
On December 6, 1971, Ryan White was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 7 Dec 7 4 552
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