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Transcontinental railroad completed, unifying United States
This day in History: 1869 - The presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a...
Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli born
This day in History: 1469 - The Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli is born. A lifelong patriot and diehard proponent of a...
Polio vaccine trials begin
This day in History: 1954 - The Salk polio vaccine field trials, involving 1.8 million children, begin at the Franklin Sherman Elementary...
Civil War begins as Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
This day in History: 1861 - The bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T....
Grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain dies by suicide
This day in History: 1994 - Modern rock icon Kurt Cobain dies by suicide on April 5, 1994. His body was discovered inside his home in...
U.S. withdraws from Vietnam
This day in History: 1973 - Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam...
Stamp Act imposed on American colonies
This day in History: 1765 - In an effort to raise funds to pay off debts and defend the vast new American territories won from the French...
LBJ calls for equal voting rights
This day in History: 1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses a joint session of Congress to urge the passage of legislation...
February Revolution begins, leading to the end of czarist rule in Russia
This day in History: 1917 - In Russia, the February Revolution (known as such because of Russia’s use of the Julian calendar) begins when...
Lindbergh baby kidnapped
This day in History: 1932 - In a crime that captured the attention of the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month-old son of...
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