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On this day, August 21, 1945, physicist Harry Daghlian was fatally irradiated at Los Alamos. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 802
On this day, August 21, 1939, one of America's first sit-ins took place. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 555
On this day, August 20, 1989, as their parents watched television, Lyle and Erik Menendez shot them to death. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 665
Then Again: Finding Addie [child laborer] 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 575
On August 17, 1915, Leo Frank was lynched in Marietta, Georgia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 646
On August 17, 1915, a category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 528
On this day, August 19, 1962, this president was not wearing a tan suit. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 625
From August 14 through August 16, 1908, the Springfield, Illinois, race riot of 1908 occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 588
On Aug. 17, 1964, the final stretch of the Capital Beltway opened to traffic. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 529
On this day, August 16, 1955, Boston's polio epidemic hit a high of 480 cases. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 780
On this day, August 16, 1884, Hugo Gernsback was born. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 757
On this day, August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died, many people believe. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 872
On November 16, 2018, Miriam Adelson and Elvis Presley received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 815
On this day, August 16, 1969, Charles Manson was arrested on suspicion of car theft. He was released a few days later. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 709
On this day, August 16, 1920, Ray Chapman was struck in the head by a pitch. He died the following morning. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 503
On this day, August 16, 1969, Hurricane Camille headed for the US after striking Cuba. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 595
From Robert Reich's Washington diary: April 20, 1994 1 elleng Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 635
On this day, August 15, 1969, "An Aquarian Exposition in White Lake,N.Y." began. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 667
Aug. 14, 1935: FDR Signs the Social Security Act 3 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 800
On this day, August 14, 1945, Japan surrendered. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 593
On this day, August 14, 1969, Hurricane Camille formed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 775
On August 14, 2023, Donald Trump was charged in Georgia with attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 575
On this day, August 14, 2003, the Northeast blackout of 2003 started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 522
On this day, August 13, 1963, the roof of the Sheppton anthracite coal mine collapsed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 658
On this day, August 13, 1967, two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in Glacier NP. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 644
On August 13, 2020, it was reported that the U.S. Agency for Global Media had hired Frank Wuco. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 492
On this day, August 13, 1860, sharpshooter and wild west show sensation Annie Oakley was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 515
On this day, August 12, 1981, the IBM PC was released. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 643
On this day, August 12, 2017, the Unite the Right rally occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 511
On August 10, 2020, a derecho in Iowa became the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 508

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On August 10, 1927, President Coolidge dedicated the site of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 570
On the night of August 11, 2017, some 200 white supremacists and neo-Nazis marched up the Lawn at UVa. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 577
On this day, August 11, 1942, actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil received a patent. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 1015
On this day, August 11, 2000, an incident of air rage took place onboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1763. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 698
On this day, August 10, 2020, a derecho in Iowa became the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2024 2 1124
On July 31, 2024, Paul Bucha, Medal of Honor recipient who saved unit under siege, died at 80 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 756
On July 12, 2024, Norma Padgett, accuser of exonerated "Groveland Four,'" died at 92. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 678
Corporate media fails to cover the threat to democracy. 0 Uncle Joe Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 570
On August 9 and August 10, 1969, the Tate-LaBianca murders occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 677
On this day, August 9, 1944, Smokey Bear was "born," or introduced, or whatever. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 612
On this day, August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford became the only president who had not won an election for president or VP. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 532
On the evening of August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon made a nationally televised address from the Oval Office. 9 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1053
On the night of August 8, 1969, Tex Watson took several Manson girls to 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 775
On this day, August 8, 1899, Benjamin Thomas was lynched in Alexandria, Virginia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 637
On this day, August 8, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Largo. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 522
On this day, August 7, 1930, the last confirmed lynching of black people in the northern US occurred in Marion, Indiana. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 781
On August 7, 1909, Alice Huyler Ramsey and 3 friends became the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 456
On August 7, 1962, Frances Oldham Kelsey received the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 620
Then Again: The Battle of Bennington and its aftermath. A German soldier's firsthand account, which lingered ... 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 704
On this day, August 6, 1930, Judge Crater ate dinner in NYC and then got into a cab. He was never seen again. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 861
On this day, August 6, 1956, the DuMont Television Network ceased network operations. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 676
The first ever film of Appalachian music (1928) "Doggett Gap" - Bascom Lamar Lunsford [RESTORED] 4 Uncle Joe Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1033
Aug 5, 1981 Reagan Fired 11, 345 Striking Air Traffic Controllers: Consequences, War on Unions, Workers 4 appalachiablue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1007
On this day, August 5, 2011, 38 people were killed when a Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 490
On this day, August 5, 1949, thirteen firefighters were killed in the Mann Gulch fire. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 809
On July 24, 2002, eighteen coal miners at the Quecreek Mine in Pennsylvania were trapped underground for over 77 hours. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 483
On this day, August 5, 1974, Richard Nixon released the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 426
On this day, August 5, 1969, the "Lonesome Cowboys" police raid in Atlanta occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 595
On this day, August 4, 1964, civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found dead. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 627
On this day, August 4, 1889, the Great Spokane Fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 466

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On this day, August 4, 2019, nine people were killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 442
On August 3, 2019, 23 people were killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting in El Paso TX. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 450
America' s Ace Of Aces - Richard Bong 0 Eko Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 559
On this day, August 2, 1945, sailors were spotted adrift in the ocean between Guam and the Philippines. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 608
On this day, August 2, 1814, the Declaration of Independence was smuggled out of DC to keep it from being burned. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 505
On the night of July 13-14, 1966, Richard Speck killed eight student nurses in their Chicago residence. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 781
On this day, August 1, 1966, the Texas Tower Sniper shootings occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 610
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On this day, July 31, 1969, Gary Allen Hinman was found murdered in Topanga Canyon, California. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 913
On this day, July 30, 1974, Richard Nixon released subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 502
On this day, July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa was seen in public for the last time. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 579
July 30, 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson Signed the Medicare & Medicaid Act 🥼 4 appalachiablue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 891
have you visited "Montezuma Well" in Arizona? 1 ret5hd Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 915
On this day, July 29, 1967, a fire broke out on board the USS Forrestal. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 748
On July 28, 1973, nearly 600,000 people attended a rock festival at Watkins Glen, NY. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 1130
On this day, July 29, 1924, Elizabeth Short, the "Black Dahlia," was born. She was murdered in 1947. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 536
On this day, July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 for Nixon's impeachment. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 554
On this day, July 26, 1863, the Confederate Army got as far north as it ever would. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 738
On July 25, 1972, VP nominee Eagleton acknowledged that he had received electroshock therapy for clinical depression. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 686
On this day, July 26, 1945, the USS Indianapolis arrived at Tinian with components for the "Little Boy" bomb. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 525
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