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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...
Live Aid concert raises $127 million for famine relief in Africa
This day in History: 1985 - At Wembley Stadium in London, Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially open Live Aid, a worldwide rock...
Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon
This day in History: 1957 - Althea Gibson claims the women’s singles tennis title at Wimbledon and becomes the first African American to...
FDR signs G.I. Bill
This day in History - 1944: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to...
King John puts his seal on Magna Carta
This day in History: 1215 - Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on Magna Carta, or...
James Earl Ray, suspect in Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination, is arrested
This day in History: 1968 - James Earl Ray, an escaped American convict, is arrested in London, England, and charged with the...
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