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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...
President Reagan challenges Gorbachev to “Tear down this wall”
This day in History: 1987 - In one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail...
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