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Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans
This day in History: 1873 - On this day in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a...
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker
This day in History: 1945 - On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by...
The first Earth Day
This day in History: 1990 - Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems, is celebrated in the...
Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier
This day in History: 1947 - Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps...
Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record
This day in History: 1974 - On this day in 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s...
April Fools’ tradition popularized
This day in History: 1700 - On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by...
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Kills 146 in New York City
This day in History: 1911 - In one of the darkest moments of America’s industrial history, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New...
Natural gas explosion kills nearly 300 at Texas school
This day in History: 1937 - Nearly 300 students in Texas are killed by an explosion of natural gas at their school on this day in 1937....
FDR signs the Lend-Lease Act to provide aid for allies in WWII
This day in History - 1941: On this day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Lend-Lease program, which provides money and materials for...
FDR inaugurated
This day in History: 1933 - On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd...
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