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Little Rock Nine begin first full day of classes
This day in History: 1957 - Under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, nine Black students enter all-white Central High...
Attack on America
This day in History: 2001 - At approximately 8:46 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000...
Emmett Till is murdered
This day in History: 1955 - While visiting family in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is...
Blackout hits Northeast United States
This day in History: 2003 - A major outage knocked out power across the eastern United States and parts of Canada on August 14, 2003....
George Washington creates the Purple Heart
This day in History: 1782 - In Newburgh, New York, General George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, creates the...
Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa is reported missing
This day in History: 1975 - James Riddle Hoffa, one of the most influential American labor leaders of the 20th century, is officially...
American archeologist encounters Machu Picchu ruins
This day in History: 1911 - American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at the ruins of Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca...
Disneyland Opens
This day in History: 1955 - Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy and futurism, opens on July 17, 1955. The $17...
U.S. begins Berlin Airlift
This day in History: 1948 - U.S. and British pilots begin delivering food and supplies by airplane to Berlin after the city is isolated...
Abolition of slavery announced in Texas on “Juneteenth”
This day in History: 1865 - Union soldiers arrive in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War is over and slavery in the United...
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