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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

June 26 - The Day in History

June 26 : General Interest
1948: U.S. begins Berlin Airlift

On this day in 1948, U.S. and British pilots begin delivering food and supplies by airplane to Berlin after the city is isolated by a Soviet Union blockade... read more


American Revolution
1784 : Delaware Patriot Caesar Rodney dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/delaware-patriot-caesar-rodney-dies

Automotive
1956 : Congress approves Federal Highway Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-approves-federal-highway-act

Civil War
1862 : Rebels strike Union at the Battle of Mechanicsville
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-mechanicsville

Cold War
1948 : Berlin Airlift begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-airlift-begins

Crime
1957 : A serial killer preys upon a woman out for a drive
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killer-preys-upon-a-woman-out-for-a-drive

Disaster
1807 : Lightning strikes in Luxembourg
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lightning-strikes-in-luxembourg

General Interest
1541 : Conqueror of the Incas assassinated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/conqueror-of-the-incas-assassinated
1945 : U.N. Charter signed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/un-charter-signed
1959 : St. Lawrence Seaway opened
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-lawrence-seaway-opened
1993 : Clinton punishes Iraq for plot to kill Bush
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-punishes-iraq-for-plot-to-kill-bush
2003 : Former U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-us-senator-strom-thurmond-dies

Hollywood
1998 : Gone with the Wind re-released in United States
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gone-with-the-wind-re-released-in-united-states
2012: Nora Ephron, director of "When Harry Met Sally," dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nora-ephron-director-of-when-harry-met-sally-dies

Literary
1892 : Pearl Buck's birthday
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pearl-bucks-birthday

Music
1975 : Sonny and Cher's divorce becomes final
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sonny-and-chers-divorce-becomes-final

Old West
1876 : Reno takes command of 7th Cavalry
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reno-takes-command-of-7th-cavalry

Presidential
1844 : President John Tyler weds his second wife
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-john-tyler-weds-his-second-wife
1963 : Kennedy claims solidarity with the people of Berlin
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-claims-solidarity-with-the-people-of-berlin

Sports
1911 : Babe Didrikson born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/babe-didrikson-born

Vietnam War
1965 : Westmoreland given authority to commit U.S. forces
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/westmoreland-given-authority-to-commit-us-forces
1972 : U.S. aircraft shifted to Thailand
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-aircraft-shifted-to-thailand

World War I
1917 : First U.S. troops arrive in France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-us-troops-arrive-in-france

World War II
1940 : Turkey declares nonbelligerency
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/turkey-declares-nonbelligerency
1945 : U.N. Charter is signed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/un-charter-is-signed


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Monday, June 24, 2013

June 24 - The Day in History

June 24 : General Interest
1997: U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell

On this day in 1997, U.S. Air Force officials release a 231-page report dismissing long-standing claims of an alien spacecraft crash in Roswell, New Mexico, almost exactly 50 years earlier... read more


American Revolution
1803 : New Hampshire Patriot Matthew Thornton dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-hampshire-patriot-matthew-thornton-dies

Automotive
1966 : Senate passes landmark auto safety bill
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senate-passes-landmark-auto-safety-bill

Civil War
1862 : Lincoln consults Winfield Scott
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-consults-winfield-scott

Cold War
1948 : Soviets blockade West Berlin
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-blockade-west-berlin

Crime
1993 : Mail bomb kills Yale professor
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mail-bomb-kills-yale-professor

Disaster
1975 : Eastern Flight 66 crashes at J.F.K.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eastern-flight-66-crashes-at-jfk

General Interest
1675 : King Philip's War begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-philips-war-begins
1812 : Napoleon's Grande Armee invades Russia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleons-igrande-armeei-invades-russia
1901 : Picasso exhibited in Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/picasso-exhibited-in-paris
1973 : Eamon de Valera resigns
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eamon-de-valera-resigns

Hollywood
2005 : Tom Cruise raises eyebrows
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tom-cruise-raises-eyebrows

Literary
1935 : Pete Hamill is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pete-hamill-is-born

Music
1997 : Disney pulls album on release day
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/disney-pulls-album-on-release-day

Old West
1864 : Colorado Governor orders Indians to Sand Creek
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colorado-governor-orders-indians-to-sand-creek

Presidential
1885 : Woodrow Wilson marries Ellen Axson in Savannah, Georgia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodrow-wilson-marries-ellen-axson-in-savannah-georgia
1953 : Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator John F. Kennedy announce engagement
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jacqueline-bouvier-and-senator-john-f-kennedy-announce-engagement

Sports
1995 : Mandela cheers on South African rugby team
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mandela-cheers-on-south-african-rugby-team

Vietnam War
1970 : Senate repeals Tonkin Gulf Resolution
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senate-repeals-tonkin-gulf-resolution
1973 : Martin becomes the U.S. ambassador in Saigon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martin-becomes-the-us-ambassador-in-saigon

World War I
1915 : First operational flight of new German fighter plane
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-operational-flight-of-new-german-fighter-plane

World War II
1945 : Russians enjoy a victory parade
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russians-enjoy-a-victory-parade


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Sunday, June 23, 2013

June 23 - The Day in History

June 23 : General Interest
1992: Teflon Don sentenced to life

Mafia boss John Gotti, who was nicknamed the "Teflon Don" after escaping unscathed from several trials during the 1980s, is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on 14 accounts of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Commodore Parker prepares for a naval strike on Charleston
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/commodore-parker-prepares-for-a-naval-strike-on-charleston

Automotive
1902 : "Mercedes" registered as a brand name
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mercedes-registered-as-a-brand-name

Civil War
1862 : Lee confers with his generals before the Seven Days' Battles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lee-confers-with-his-generals-before-the-seven-days-battles

Cold War
1967 : Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Aleksei Kosygin
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lyndon-b-johnson-meets-with-aleksei-kosygin

Crime
1934 : Even without the corpse, a murderer is uncovered
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/even-without-the-corpse-a-murderer-is-uncovered

Disaster
1944 : Tornadoes hit West Virginia and Pennsylvania
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tornadoes-hit-west-virginia-and-pennsylvania

General Interest
1956 : Nasser elected president
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nasser-elected-president
1959 : Klaus Fuchs released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/klaus-fuchs-released

Hollywood
1989 : Batman released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/batman-released

Literary
1929 : Michael Shaara, author of The Killer Angels, is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-shaara-author-of-the-killer-angels-is-born

Music
1987 : Tiffany visits the mall on her way to stardom
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tiffany-visits-the-mall-on-her-way-to-stardom

Old West
1878 : Frontiersman Martin Sweeny is murdered
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frontiersman-martin-sweeny-is-murdered

Presidential
1927 : Newspaper reveals Coolidge will be adopted into Sioux tribe
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/newspaper-reveals-coolidge-will-be-adopted-into-sioux-tribe
1972 : Nixon signs Higher Education Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-signs-higher-education-act
1973 : Haldeman encourages Nixon to ward off FBI
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/haldeman-encourages-nixon-to-ward-off-fbi

Sports
1972 : Title IX enacted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/title-ix-enacted

Vietnam War
1964 : Johnson announces new ambassador to South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-announces-new-ambassador-to-south-vietnam
1969 : North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-encircle-ben-het

World War I
1915 : First Battle of the Isonzo
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-the-isonzo

World War II
1940 : Hitler takes a tour of Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-takes-a-tour-of-paris


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Saturday, June 22, 2013

June 22 - The Day in History


June 22 : General Interest
1944: FDR signs G.I. Bill

On this day in 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services--known as G.I.s--for their efforts in World War II... read more


American Revolution
1775 : Congress issues Continental currency
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-issues-continental-currency

Automotive
2001 : Blockbuster hit movie "The Fast and the Furious" released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blockbuster-hit-movie-the-fast-and-the-furious-released

Civil War
1864 : Lee strikes back at Petersburg
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lee-strikes-back-at-petersburg

Cold War
1989 : Cease-fire established in Angolan civil war
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cease-fire-established-in-angolan-civil-war

Crime
2011 : Notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger is arrested
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/notorious-boston-mobster-whitey-bulger-is-arrested

Disaster
1962 : Mysterious crash in Guadeloupe
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mysterious-crash-in-guadeloupe

General Interest
1611 : Hudson set adrift by mutineers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hudson-set-adrift-by-mutineers
1937 : Louis becomes champ
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/louis-becomes-champ
1945 : Battle of Okinawa ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-okinawa-ends

Hollywood
2008 : George Carlin dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-carlin-dies

Literary
1906 : Anne Morrow Lindbergh is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anne-morrow-lindbergh-is-born
1964 : Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/da-vinci-code-author-dan-brown-is-born

Music
1950 : Bernstein, Copland, Seeger and others are named as Communists
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bernstein-copland-seeger-and-others-are-named-as-communists

Old West
1876 : General Santa Anna dies in Mexico City
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-santa-anna-dies-in-mexico-city

Presidential
1944 : FDR signs GI bill
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-signs-gi-bill

Sports
1986 : Hand of God helps out Maradona
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hand-of-god-helps-out-maradona

Vietnam War
1971 : South Vietnamese fight for Fire Base Fuller
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-fight-for-fire-base-fuller
1972 : New troops sent to An Loc
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-troops-sent-to-an-loc

World War I
1898 : Erich Maria Remarque born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/erich-maria-remarque-born

World War II
1941 : Germany launches Operation Barbarossa-the invasion of Russia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-launches-operation-barbarossa--the-invasion-of-russia


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Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 20 - The Day in History

June 20 : General Interest
1975: Jaws released

On this day in 1975, Jaws, a film directed by Steven Spielberg that made countless viewers afraid to go into the water, opens in theaters... read more


American Revolution
1782 : Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-adopts-the-great-seal-of-the-united-states

Automotive
1941 : Ford signs first contract with autoworkers' union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-signs-first-contract-with-autoworkers-union

Civil War
1863 : West Virginia enters the Union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/west-virginia-enters-the-union

Cold War
1963 : United States and Soviet Union will establish a "hot line"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-and-soviet-union-will-establish-a-hot-line

Crime
1947 : Bugsy Siegel, organized crime leader, is killed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bugsy-siegel-organized-crime-leader-is-killed

Disaster
2002 : Coal mine explosion kills 111 in China
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coal-mine-explosion-kills-111-in-china

General Interest
1789 : Third Estate makes Tennis Court Oath
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/third-estate-makes-tennis-court-oath
1900 : Boxer Rebellion begins in China
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/boxer-rebellion-begins-in-china
1977 : Oil flows in Alaska
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oil-flows-in-alaska

Hollywood
1975 : Jaws released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jaws-movie-released

Literary
1905 : Lillian Hellman is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lillian-hellman-is-born

Music
1981 : Beatles and Disco equals a #1 pop hit for Stars on 45
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/beatles-and-disco-equals-a-1-pop-hit-for-stars-on-45

Old West
1875 : Mountain man Joe Meek dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mountain-man-joe-meek-dies

Presidential
1979 : Solar-energy system installed at White House
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/solar-energy-system-installed-at-white-house

Sports
1980 : Duran outpoints Leonard for welterweight title
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/duran-outpoints-leonard-for-welterweight-title

Vietnam War
1964 : Westmoreland becomes Commander of MACY
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/westmoreland-becomes-commander-of-macv
1972 : Abrams appointed as Army Chief of Staff
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abrams-appointed-as-army-chief-of-staff

World War I
1919 : German cabinet resigns over Versailles deadlock
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-cabinet-resigns-over-versailles-deadlock

World War II
1943 : Britain launches Operation Bellicose
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-launches-operation-bellicose


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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 19 - The Day in History

June 19 : General Interest
1953: Rosenbergs executed

On this day in 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York... read more


Automotive
2005 : Controversy at U.S. Grand Prix
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/controversy-at-us-grand-prix

Civil War
1864 : USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/css-alabama-sinks

Cold War
1953 : Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/julius-and-ethel-rosenberg-executed

Crime
1892 : A bloody fingerprint elicits a mother's evil tale in Argentina
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-bloody-fingerprint-elicits-a-mothers-evil-tale-in-argentina

Disaster
1938 : Montana flood causes train wreck
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/montana-flood-causes-train-wreck

General Interest
1856 : First Republican national convention ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-republican-national-convention-ends
1864 : CSS Alabama sinks off coast of France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/css-alabama-sinks-off-coast-of-france
1867 : Emperor of Mexico executed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emperor-of-mexico-executed

Hollywood
1905 : First nickelodeon opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-nickelodeon-opens

Literary
1934 : Nathanael West's A Cool Million is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nathanael-wests-a-cool-million-is-published

Music
1970 : Carole King has her first #1 hit as a performer
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carole-king-has-her-first-1-hit-as-a-performer

Old West
1868 : Father De Smet talks peace with Sitting Bull
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/father-de-smet-talks-peace-with-sitting-bull

Presidential
1886 : Taft marries Helen Herron
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/taft-marries-helen-herron

Sports
1972 : Curt Flood case decided
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/curt-flood-case-decided

Vietnam War
1965 : Ky becomes premier of South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ky-becomes-premier-of-south-vietnam
1968 : South Vietnamese president signs general mobilization bill
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-president-signs-general-mobilization-bill

World War I
1917 : Britain's King George V changes royal surname
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britains-king-george-v-changes-royal-surname

World War II
1944 : United States scores major victory against Japanese in Battle of the Philippine Sea
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-scores-major-victory-against-japanese-in-battle-of-the-philippine-sea


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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

June 18 - The Day in History

June 18 : General Interest
1812: War of 1812 begins

The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law--and the War of 1812 begins... read more


American Revolution
1778 : British abandon Philadelphia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-abandon-philadelphia

Automotive
1923 : Checker Cab produces first taxi at Kalamazoo factory
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/checker-cab-produces-first-taxi-at-kalamazoo-factory

Civil War
1864 : Union hero Joshua Chamberlain is wounded at Petersburg
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joshua-lawrence-chamberlain-is-wounded-at-petersburg

Cold War
1979 : Carter and Brezhnev sign the SALT-II treaty
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-and-brezhnev-sign-the-salt-ii-treaty

Crime
1984 : A radio host is gunned down for his controversial views
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-radio-host-is-gunned-down-for-his-controversial-views

Disaster
1972 : Mysterious crash at Heathrow
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mysterious-crash-at-heathrow

General Interest
1815 : Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-defeated-at-waterloo
1983 : First American woman in space
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-woman-in-space

Hollywood
1942 : Film critic Roger Ebert born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/film-critic-roger-ebert-born

Literary
1937 : Novelist Gail Godwin is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/novelist-gail-godwin-is-born

Music
1967 : The Monterey Pop Festival reaches its climax
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-monterey-pop-festival-reaches-its-climax

Old West
1847 : Alexander Murray departs for the Yukon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-murray-departs-for-the-yukon

Presidential
1798 : Adams passes first of Alien and Sedition Acts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adams-passes-first-of-alien-and-sedition-acts

Sports
1960 : Arnold Palmer wins U.S. Open
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/arnold-palmer-wins-us-open

Vietnam War
1965 : SAC B-52s are used for the first time in South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sac-b-52s-are-used-for-the-first-time-in-south-vietnam
1966 : Westmoreland requests more troops
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/westmoreland-requests-more-troops

World War I
1915 : French troops halt fighting in Artois region
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-troops-halt-fighting-in-artois-region

World War II
1940 : Hitler and Mussolini meet in Munich
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-and-mussolini-meet-in-munich


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Monday, June 17, 2013

June 13 - The Day in History

June 13 : General Interest
1966: The Miranda rights are established

On this day in 1966, the Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before interrogation... read more


American Revolution
1777 : Lafayette arrives in South Carolina
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lafayette-arrives-in-south-carolina

Automotive
1895 : First auto race held from Paris-Bordeaux-Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-auto-race-held-from-paris-bordeaux-paris

Civil War
1864 : Grant swings toward Petersburg
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grant-swings-toward-petersburg

Cold War
1971 : "Pentagon Papers" damage credibility of Cold War policy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pentagon-papers-damage-credibility-of-cold-war-policy

Crime
2006 : Jurors begin deliberations in Susan Polk trial
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jurors-begin-deliberations-in-susan-polk-trial

Disaster
1972 : Hurricane Agnes is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-agnes-is-born

General Interest
323 B.C. : Alexander the Great dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bc-alexander-the-great-dies
1381 : Peasant army marches into London
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peasant-army-marches-into-london
1967 : Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thurgood-marshall-appointed-to-supreme-court
1983 : Pioneer 10 departs solar system
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ipioneer-10i-departs-solar-system
1986 : Tutu meets with Botha
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tutu-meets-with-botha

Hollywood
1962 : Stanley Kubrick's Lolita released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stanley-kubricks-lolita-released

Literary
1893 : Dorothy Sayers is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dorothy-sayers-is-born

Music
1975 : Linda Ronstadt has her first #1 hit on the country-music charts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/linda-ronstadt-has-her-first-1-hit8212on-the-country-music-charts

Old West
1805 : Meriwether Lewis reaches the Great Falls
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-reaches-the-great-falls

Presidential
1807 : Thomas Jefferson subpoenaed in Aaron Burr's treason trial
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-jefferson-subpoenaed-in-aaron-burrs-treason-trial

Sports
1905 : Christy Matthewson throws second no-hitter
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christy-matthewson-throws-second-no-hitter

Vietnam War
1971 : The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-new-york-times-publishes-the-pentagon-papers
1973 : Kissinger and Le Duc Tho sign new peace agreement
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kissinger-and-le-duc-tho-sign-new-peace-agreement

World War I
1914 : Kaiser Wilhelm concludes meeting with Archduke Franz Ferdinand
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kaiser-wilhelm-concludes-meeting-with-archduke-franz-ferdinand

World War II
1944 : Germans launch V-1 rocket attack against Britain
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-launch-v-1-rocket-attack-against-britain


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App Store just named the Civil War Today App one of the best apps of the year.

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