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On this day in 1862, the U.S.S. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape
On this day in 1862, the U.S.S. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Just nine months earlier, the ship had been part of a revo...
On this day in 1862, Confederate General Earl Van Dorn thwarts
On this day in 1862, Confederate General Earl Van Dorn thwarts Union General Ulysses S. Grants first attempt to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi, when V...
On This Day in 1917: At Omaha, Nebraska, Father Edward J.
On This Day in 1917: At Omaha, Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan, a 31-year-old Irish priest, opens the doors to a home for troubled and neglected ...
This Day in History, 11-28-1925: The Grand Ole Opry begins
This Day in History, 11-28-1925: The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting from Nashville, Tn. The showcase was originally named the Barn Dance, after ...
Sept. 11th, 2001: An American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with
Sept. 11th, 2001: An American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New...
On this day in 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President
On this day in 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address or fireside chat, broad...
On March 10, 1945, 300 American bombers continue to drop almost
On March 10, 1945, 300 American bombers continue to drop almost 2,000 tons of incendiaries on Tokyo, Japan, in a mission that had begun the previous d...

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