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January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924! 0 mahatmakanejeeves 5 hrs ago 5 hrs ago 0 164
On this day, December 17, 1984, during a lung biopsy, Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS. 2 mahatmakanejeeves 13 hrs ago 12 hrs ago 5 210
On this day, December 17, 1944, soldiers of the Waffen-SS carried out the Malmedy massacre. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 16 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 6 234
On this day, December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took to the air for 12 seconds. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 16 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 3 154
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On Friday, December 16, 1960, a United DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation collided in mid-air over Staten Island. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 1 240
On December 15, 1913, Muriel Rukeyser was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 7 208
On December 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Assn voted to remove homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 2 186
On this day, December 16, 1777, Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 2 161
On this day, December 16, 1773, hundreds of crates of tea were dumped into Boston harbor in protest against the Tea Act. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 6 149
At 0530 on 16 December 1944, with a massive, 90-minute German artillery barrage, the Battle of the Bulge began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 4 188
On December 15, 1944, the Japanese prisoner of war transport ship "Oryoku Maru" was sunk in Subic Bay. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 2 213
On December 13, 1974, Southern Pacific locomotive number 4449 was removed from display for a return to service. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 7 290
On this day, December 15, 1944, the airplane carrying Glenn Miller was lost over the English Channel. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 4 229
On this day, December 15, 1952, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were unveiled at the Archives. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 1 125
On this day, December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was enacted. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 4 144
On this day, December 14, 2020, the members of the Electoral College met across the U.S. to cast their official votes. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 172
On this day, December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at George Bush. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 201
On this day, December 14, 2012, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 145
On this day, December 14, 1799, George Washington died at Mount Vernon. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 3 160
On this day, December 14, 1964, "Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States" was decided. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 3 152
On this day, December 14, 1907: the first large marine oil spill? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 107
80 years later, Glenn Miller's sudden disappearance remains unsolved 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 16 396
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On this day, December 13, 1948, Harry Truman accepted two Christmas turkeys at the White House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 189
On this day, December 13, 1977, Air Indiana Flight 216 crashed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 234
On December 11, 2019, Trump reminisced about his time in the military. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 6 399
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On this day, December 12, 2000, General Motors pulled the plug on Oldsmobile. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 220
On this day, December 12, 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed after takeoff at Gander, Newfoundland. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 1 212
On this day, December 11, 1978, the largest cash robbery committed in the U.S. up until that time occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 5 298
On this day, December 11, 1960, President-elect John F. Kennedy escaped an attempt at assassination. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 2 281
On this day, December 11, 1725, George Mason was born. He refused to sign the Constitution without a Bill of Rights. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 3 193
On this day, December 11, 1985, computer store owner Hugh Scrutton was killed by a bomb mailed by the Unabomber. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 201
On this day, December 10, 1994, advertising executive Thomas J. Mosser was killed by a bomb mailed by the Unabomber. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 2 196
On this day, December 10, 2021, a memorial service was held for Bob Dole at Washington National Cathedral. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 254
On this day, December 9, 1906, Grace Hopper was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 2 179
On December 8, 1963, Pan Am flight 214 crashed after being struck by lightning. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 1 265
On December 8, 1940, the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 0 203
On this day, December 9, 1968, the concepts of the computer mouse, hypertext, and bit-mapped GUI were introduced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 5 184
In January 1961, John F. Kennedy appointed Mortimer Caplin U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 2 197
On December 8, 1972, United Airlines Flight 553 crashed on approach to Midway. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 1 282
On December 8, 2020, Trump was still announcing appointments. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 1 289
On December 8, 1941, Roosevelt addressed Congress and asked it to declare war on Japan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 6 197
On December 7, 1946, 119 people died in Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel fire. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 1 187
On December 7, 1941, the refurbished, streamlined Empire State Express made its first run. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 Dec 9 2 267
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On this day, December 6, 1969, the Altamont Free Concert was held. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 2 210
On this day, December 6, 1907, 362 workers were killed in the Monongah mining disaster. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 5 246
On this day, December 6, 1957, America's first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 5 224
On this day, December 6, 1969, eighteen-year-old Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by Hells Angels at Altamont. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 3 293
On this day, December 6, 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline went to the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 6 378
On this day, December 6, 1877, The Washington Post was founded. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 3 188
On this day, December 6, 1913, Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Holm was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 1 174
On this day, December 6, 1971, Ryan White was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 6 Dec 6 3 270
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In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 4 Dec 4 14 512
On this day, December 4, 1619, the first Thanksgiving celebrated by English colonists took place, in Virginia. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 4 Dec 4 3 253
The Seabees On Iwo Jima Full Documentary 2 Eko Dec 3 Dec 3 1 255
Mary McGee, racer who broke ground as "Motorcycle Mary," dies at 87 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 3 Dec 3 5 302
On this day, December 3, 1979, eleven fans were suffocated in a crush for seats at a Who concert in Cincinnati. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 3 Dec 3 6 341
On this day, December 3, 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 3 Dec 3 5 255
On this day, December 3, 1999, the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire started. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 3 Dec 3 1 218
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On December 1, 1974, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, sent to pick up the Baltimore Colts in Buffalo, crashed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2 Dec 2 1 265
On December 1, 1974, TWA Flight 514 crashed into Mount Weather while on approach to Dulles. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2 Dec 2 6 317
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