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Patty Hearst kidnapped
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old daughter of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped from her apartment in...
The space shuttle Challenger explodes after liftoff
This day in History: 1986 - At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...
President Carter pardons draft dodgers
This day in History: 1977 - On this day in 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of...
Undefeated Dolphins beat Redskins in Super Bowl VII
This day in History: 1973 - On January 14, 1973, the Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins 14-7 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in...
First U.S. presidential election
This day in History: 1789 - America’s first presidential election is held. Voters cast ballots to choose state electors; only white men...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Season’s Greetings. In warm appreciation of our association during the past year, we extend our very best wishes for a happy holiday...
First airplane flies
This day in History: 1903 - Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a...
A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway
Today in History: 1947 - On this day in 1947, Marlon Brando’s famous cry of “STELLA!” first booms across a Broadway stage, electrifying...
Happy Thanksgiving
This day in history: 1941 - FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill officially...
Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
This day in History: 1863 - On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the...
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