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On this day, August 28, 2003, Brian Wells died during a bank robbery, in a most unusual way. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 986
Brandon Museum & Rec co-host program on Vermont's darker history: eugenics 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 569
On this day, August 27, 1963, an explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah, killed 18 miners. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 567
The Battle of Blair Mountain, Largest US Labor Uprising: Aug. 25- Sept. 2, 1921 4 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 1067
Some History Involving RFK Jr., his father, and, um, Joe McCarthy...THAT McCarthy. 11 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 1958
On this day, August 26, 1968, the Democratic National convention opened in Chicago. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 693
On this day, August 26, 2021, a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport killed 13 US military personnel. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 628
On this day, August 26, 2009, kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard was discovered alive in California. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 712
On this day, August 26, 2015, two Virginia TV station workers were shot and killed while on the air. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 658
On August 23, 1927, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 716
On this day, August 25, 1967, George Lincoln Rockwell was assassinated while doing the laundry. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 17818
On this day, August 24, 1814, the British set the Presidential Mansion and the Capitol on fire. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 707
On this day, August 24, 1970, the Army Mathematics Research Center at UWisconsin was bombed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 726
On this day, August 24, 1919, Ray Caldwell survived a lightning strike during a baseball game. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 640
Archaeologists in Virginia find colonial-era garden, clues about slaves who tended it 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 704
On this day, August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake was felt across the eastern U.S. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 667
On this day, August 23, 1933, the Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane made landfall on the Outer Banks. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 617
On this day, August 23, 1891, Elijah Barrett Prettyman was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 525
On this day, August 22, 1965, SF Giant Juan Marichal hit LA Dodger John Roseboro on the head with a bat. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 960
On this day, August 22, 1880, "Krazy Kat" cartoonist George Herriman was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 566
On this day, August 22, 2003, Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 574
On this day, August 22, 1992, an FBI sniper shot and killed Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 628
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled Democratic convention 60 years ago with 'Is this America?' speech 3 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 853
On August 18, 1962, "Miss Sherri" of Arizona's version of "Romper Room" got an abortion in Sweden. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 1055
On this day, August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse traversed the continental United States. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 671
On this day, August 21, 1945, physicist Harry Daghlian was fatally irradiated at Los Alamos. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2024 1 1143
On this day, August 21, 1945, physicist Harry Daghlian was fatally irradiated at Los Alamos. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 849
On this day, August 21, 1939, one of America's first sit-ins took place. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 611
On this day, August 20, 1989, as their parents watched television, Lyle and Erik Menendez shot them to death. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 713
Then Again: Finding Addie [child laborer] 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 621

American History Continued...

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On August 17, 1915, Leo Frank was lynched in Marietta, Georgia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 691
On August 17, 1915, a category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 571
On this day, August 19, 1962, this president was not wearing a tan suit. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 675
From August 14 through August 16, 1908, the Springfield, Illinois, race riot of 1908 occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 633
On Aug. 17, 1964, the final stretch of the Capital Beltway opened to traffic. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 573
On this day, August 16, 1955, Boston's polio epidemic hit a high of 480 cases. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 851
On this day, August 16, 1884, Hugo Gernsback was born. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 815
On this day, August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died, many people believe. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 945
On November 16, 2018, Miriam Adelson and Elvis Presley received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 892
On this day, August 16, 1969, Charles Manson was arrested on suspicion of car theft. He was released a few days later. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 772
On this day, August 16, 1920, Ray Chapman was struck in the head by a pitch. He died the following morning. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 552
On this day, August 16, 1969, Hurricane Camille headed for the US after striking Cuba. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 652
From Robert Reich's Washington diary: April 20, 1994 1 elleng Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 673
On this day, August 15, 1969, "An Aquarian Exposition in White Lake,N.Y." began. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 729
Aug. 14, 1935: FDR Signs the Social Security Act 3 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 877
On this day, August 14, 1945, Japan surrendered. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 649
On this day, August 14, 1969, Hurricane Camille formed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 859
On August 14, 2023, Donald Trump was charged in Georgia with attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 627
On this day, August 14, 2003, the Northeast blackout of 2003 started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 568
On this day, August 13, 1963, the roof of the Sheppton anthracite coal mine collapsed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 720
On this day, August 13, 1967, two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in Glacier NP. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 704
On August 13, 2020, it was reported that the U.S. Agency for Global Media had hired Frank Wuco. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 539
On this day, August 13, 1860, sharpshooter and wild west show sensation Annie Oakley was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 563
On this day, August 12, 1981, the IBM PC was released. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 698
On this day, August 12, 2017, the Unite the Right rally occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 553
On August 10, 2020, a derecho in Iowa became the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 553
On August 10, 1927, President Coolidge dedicated the site of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 615
On the night of August 11, 2017, some 200 white supremacists and neo-Nazis marched up the Lawn at UVa. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 628
On this day, August 11, 1942, actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil received a patent. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 1132
On this day, August 11, 2000, an incident of air rage took place onboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1763. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 752

American History Continued...

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On this day, August 10, 2020, a derecho in Iowa became the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2024 2 1193
On July 31, 2024, Paul Bucha, Medal of Honor recipient who saved unit under siege, died at 80 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 817
On July 12, 2024, Norma Padgett, accuser of exonerated "Groveland Four,'" died at 92. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 750
Corporate media fails to cover the threat to democracy. 0 Uncle Joe Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 612
On August 9 and August 10, 1969, the Tate-LaBianca murders occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 758
On this day, August 9, 1944, Smokey Bear was "born," or introduced, or whatever. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 661
On this day, August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford became the only president who had not won an election for president or VP. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 579
On the evening of August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon made a nationally televised address from the Oval Office. 9 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1143
On the night of August 8, 1969, Tex Watson took several Manson girls to 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 859
On this day, August 8, 1899, Benjamin Thomas was lynched in Alexandria, Virginia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 689
On this day, August 8, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Largo. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 579
On this day, August 7, 1930, the last confirmed lynching of black people in the northern US occurred in Marion, Indiana. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 846
On August 7, 1909, Alice Huyler Ramsey and 3 friends became the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 521
On August 7, 1962, Frances Oldham Kelsey received the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 684
Then Again: The Battle of Bennington and its aftermath. A German soldier's firsthand account, which lingered ... 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 765
On this day, August 6, 1930, Judge Crater ate dinner in NYC and then got into a cab. He was never seen again. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 915
On this day, August 6, 1956, the DuMont Television Network ceased network operations. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 725
The first ever film of Appalachian music (1928) "Doggett Gap" - Bascom Lamar Lunsford [RESTORED] 4 Uncle Joe Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1099
Aug 5, 1981 Reagan Fired 11, 345 Striking Air Traffic Controllers: Consequences, War on Unions, Workers 4 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1114
On this day, August 5, 2011, 38 people were killed when a Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 539
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