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What do you remember from your American History classes in high school? (anything at all, I taught American History) 47 Stuart G Oct 2023 Nov 2023 13 4606
My 6 Year old granddaughter asked why witches wear pointy hats 35 Marigold Oct 2024 Oct 2024 107 7067
The last known photo of Ulysses S. Grant. 19 Bleacher Creature Feb 2022 Aug 2022 33 4921
What American had connections to 3 Presidential assasinations? 18 Kaleva Feb 2023 Feb 2023 8 2265
Building an Airship (photo) Summit County, Ohio, c. 1933 16 Diamond_Dog Nov 13 Nov 14 13 647
On this day, August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse traversed the continental United States. 15 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 2076
On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all. 15 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 48 2929
It's been 55 years since one of the mass shootings at a school. 15 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2025 May 2025 16 2047
Harry Truman's White House lunch and dinner menu, today 1952: 14 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 2387
In which battle did the most Americans die? The question is answered in the following lecture: 13 NNadir Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2059
Horror & Heroism, Air Florida Plane Crash, Wash. DC, Jan. 13, 1982- 41 Yrs Ago: Graphic Images, Info 12 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 3117
On this day, March 7, 1970, people flocked to the Atlantic coast of the United States to view a total solar eclipse. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1853
Extremely rare photograph of Harriet Tubman lying in her casket - 1913 12 Dennis Donovan Apr 2025 May 2025 81 3467
On February 13, 1945, the Allies begin firebombing Dresden. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 1750
On February 23, 1945, Joe Rosenthal took this picture: 11 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 43 4100
On this day, April 12, 1955, it was announced that the polio vaccine Jonas Salk developed was safe. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 2617
On this day, July 30, 1965, LBJ signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 38 2887
On this day, May 5, 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in 1:59-2/5, still a record. 11 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 6 1415
Some History Involving RFK Jr., his father, and, um, Joe McCarthy...THAT McCarthy. 11 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 1992
On this day, July 4, three of the first five presidents died. Jefferson and Adams in 1826, and 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 25 2891
How The Trail of Tears Impacted Wes Studi's Ancestors, Finding Your Roots, PBS 10 appalachiablue Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1296
On this day, June 14, 1977, Illinois Nazis received a favorable ruling in their quest to march in Skokie, Illinois. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 1386
On this day, August 28, 2014, America was subjected to its most unspeakably horrifying day of shame ever. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 1943
May 5, 1925: High school teacher John T. Scopes is arrested in Dayton, TN for teaching evolution 9 Dennis Donovan May 2025 May 2025 11 1527
Sinking of the Titanic April 14-15, 1912 North Atlantic Ocean Voyage UK-US: Survivors Interviews 9 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 1935
On the night of Saturday, January 28, 1922, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapsed. 9 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1650
On this day, May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg floated high over Manhattan on its way to NAS Lakehurst. 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 3 1405
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 1158
Remember??? 9 elleng Oct 2024 Oct 2024 24 1550
I have started reading Nigel Hamilton's trilogy on FDR as Commander in Chief during the Second World War. 8 NNadir Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 1255

American History Continued...

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On the day, September 5, 2020, several boats sank during the Lake Travis Trump Boat Parade. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 9 2308
In President Harry's Truman's remarks in Syracuse, New York on October 10, 1952, he said this: 8 elleng Sep 2022 Oct 2022 19 2686
On the night of April 10, 1956, Nat King Cole was beaten onstage in Birmingham, Alabama. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 45 4166
"Listen, my children, and you shall hear ..." 8 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1627
At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1561
Doris Miller, Hero Pearl Harbor 1941, Fired AA Machine Gun from USS West Virginia, Navy Cross 8 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 18 1720
On this day 1863, Robert E Lee shouted "Never fight uphill, me b'hoys!" ... So beautiful 8 Bucky Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1754
On this day, April 26, 1944, in Chicago, the US government took over retail giant Montgomery Ward. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1505
On this day, "JFK gave best speech of his life, {June 10, 1963}, at American University:" 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 33 2029
Orson Welles on American Imperialism 7 Uncle Joe Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 1253
64 Years Today (19 Jan 1961), Americans Celebrated President JFK with Stellar Pre-Inaugural Gala in Washington, DC 7 C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 Jan 2025 21 1898
America's Darkest DNA Secret The Melungeons of Appalachia 7 Uncle Joe Feb 2025 Feb 2025 39 3031
On April 17, 1964, the Ford Mustang was introduced to the public at the New York World's Fair. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 May 2025 5 1211
On November 29, 1864, U.S. forces killed hundreds of indigenous people in the Sand Creek massacre. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 9 333
Wow! Did Joe hit out of the park, or what? 7 vlyons Sep 2022 Sep 2022 16 1517
Did it take lots of physical strength to fly WWII war planes? 7 raccoon Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1877
Sincere ignorant, admittedly, question about black and white film and still photos 1939 to 1945 7 steve2470 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 1953
Do you know about Dorothy Parker's connection to Martin Luther King, Jr? 7 elleng Jan 2023 Jan 2023 18 1799
On this day, January 23, 1870, the Marias massacre occurred. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 27 2043
Georgia Negro Weeps Open-Eyed at the Death of President Roosevelt 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2024 12 2203
Deadliest Strike US History, Ludlow Massacre April 20 1914, 1200 Miners: Rockefeller Jr Armed Thugs 7 appalachiablue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 1618
On May 5, 2009, scandal erupted when Barack Obama ordered Dijon mustard for his hamburger. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 1507
On this day, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 1231
On June 20, 1973, Richard Nixon presented Leonid Brezhnev with a 1973 dark blue Lincoln Continental. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1532
I had no idea that there were tapes of Kennedy discussing Vietnam. 7 NNadir Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1554
On this day, September 23, 1779, John Paul Jones said, "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!" 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1568
On this day, September 29, 2008, the stock market crashed, due to Congressional inaction. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1495
On this day, November 14, 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed near Huntington WV. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1181
World War Two: When 600 US planes crashed in Himalayas 7 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1294
Georgia Negro Weeps Open-Eyed at the Death of President Roosevelt 7 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 43 2666

American History Continued...

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On this day, May 3, 2003, New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain collapsed. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 27 2623
On this day, May 25, 1979, the deadliest aviation accident in United States history occurred. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 29 2263
On this day, June 8, 2023, Pat Robertson died. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 1023
On this day, July 5, 1937, Hormel introduced Spam to a hungry world. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1159
The amazing story of how a young Jimmy Carter helped avert a nuclear disaster 7 Uncle Joe Oct 2024 Oct 2024 10 1580
📜 SOLD: Rare Copy of US Constitution Up For Auction In NC, Printed in 1787 7 appalachiablue Oct 2024 Oct 2024 10 1267
On October 19, 1987, Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 2024 0 1142
On May 5, 2009, America's worst day of shame, Barack Obama ordered Dijon mustard on his hamburger. 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 14 1181
On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 1159
Happy Appomattox Day! 160 years ago the traitors surrendered 6 Dennis Donovan Apr 2025 May 2025 10 1259
On July 4, 1983, the Beach Boys' Fourth of July concert on the National Mall was canceled. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1119
What was the best law that Franklin D Roosevelt signed? 6 irisblue Sep 26 Sep 26 24 2443
On October 1, 1890, Congress established Yosemite National Park. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2 Oct 2 2 480
Robert Hall Clothes - Life in America 6 bucolic_frolic Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1582
On this day, March 4, 1933, Frances Perkins became Secretary of Labor. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Jan 2024 6 2093
On this day, May 25, 1979, the deadliest aviation accident in United States history occurred. 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 6 1718
On this day, July 1, 1971, the United States Postal Service began operations. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1356
On August 20, 1989, as their parents watched television, Lyle and Erik Menendez shot them to death. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1833
The Working Man's Breakfast, 18th Century 🍲 6 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1357
Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan released August 30, 1965 6 spike jones Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1486
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