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Apple founder Steve Jobs dies
This day in History: 2011 - Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc., which revolutionized the computer, music and mobile...
Ted Williams becomes last player to hit .400
This day in History: 1941 - Boston Red Sox’s Ted Williams plays a double-header against the Philadelphia Athletics on the last day of the...
Benedict Arnold commits treason
This day in History: 1780 - During the American Revolution, American General Benedict Arnold meets with British Major John Andre to...
Francis Scott Key pens “The Star-Spangled Banner”
This day in History: 1814 - Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The...
Ford pardons Nixon
This day in History: 1974 - In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard M. Nixon...
Mount Vesuvius erupts
This day in History - 0079: After centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities...
Woodstock Music Festival concludes
This day in History: 1969 - The grooviest event in music history–the Woodstock Music & Art Fair–draws to a close after three days of...
Nautilus submarine travels under North Pole
This day in History: 1958 - The U.S. nuclear submarine Nautilus accomplishes the first undersea voyage to the geographic North Pole. The...
House begins impeachment of Nixon
This day in History: 1974 - The House Judiciary Committee recommends that America’s 37th president, Richard M. Nixon, be impeached and...
Neil Armstrong walks on moon
This day in History: 1969 - At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more...
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