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Posted on July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 by: The Editor

7/24/1983: George Brett & The Pine Tar Incident happened 34 years ago today

The Pine Tar Incident: July 24th, 1983 The Pine Tar …

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Posted on July 24, 2017July 30, 2019 by: The Editor

7/24/1980: Beloved English film actor, comedian and singer Peter Sellers dies of a heart attack

The Death of Peter Sellers On 21 July 1980 Sellers …

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Posted on July 20, 2017July 30, 2019 by: The Editor

7/20/1969: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon

7/20/1969: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first manned landing …

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Posted on July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 by: The Editor

7/12/1967: The 1967 Newark riots occurred; rioting, looting, and destruction left 26 dead and hundreds injured

The 1967 Newark riotsThe 1967 Newark riots were a major …

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Posted on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 by: The Editor

7/7/1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.

1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to …

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Posted on July 6, 2017July 30, 2019 by: The Editor

6/7/1933: The first MLB All-Star Game is played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.

The first All-Star Game The first All-Star Game was held …

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Posted on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 by: The Editor

7/6/1944: The Hartford circus fire, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700

1944  The Hartford circus fire…One of America’s worst fire disasters, …

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Posted on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 by: The Editor

7/6/1986: Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.

Davis Phinney makes history in 86’In 1986, Davis Phinney became …

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Posted on July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 by: The Editor

7/5/1975: Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title

Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the …

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Posted on June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 by: The Editor

6/30/1971 : The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve

Soyuz 11 ends in disasterSoyuz 11  was the only manned …

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Posted on June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 by: The Editor

6/29/1967: Hollywood bombshell, Jayne Mansfield is killed in a car crash just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana

The Death of Jayne MansfieldJayne Mansfield was in Biloxi, Mississippi, …

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Posted on June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 by: Jmorris

6/28/1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated ; this is the casus belli of World War I.

   The Event that sparked WWIIOn Sunday, 28 June 1914, …

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Posted on June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 by: The Editor

6/22/1969: Actress & Singer Judy Garland is found dead in her rented Chelsea, London home

Judy Garland Found Dead On June 22, 1969, Judy Garland …

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Posted on June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 by: The Editor

6/22/1944: President FDR signs into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.

FDR signs the G.I. BillThe Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, …

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Posted on June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 by: The Editor

6/22/1986: The controversial Hand of God goal by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England is scored

   The ” Hand of God ” GoalThe controversial Hand …

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Posted on June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/21/1964 – Three civil rights workers are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

The Freedom Summer Murders 6/21/1964 – Three civil rights workers …

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Posted on June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/22/1943 – Two Japanese women get into shootout with Sao Paulo Police over decaying meats

Japanese Riot in Brazil One Slain, Two police officers shot …

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Posted on June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/20/1979 – ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier, sparking outcry

ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a …

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Posted on June 20, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/20/1975: The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time

  Jaws is released The film Jaws is released in …

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Posted on June 15, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/15/1877: Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy

1877 Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate …

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Posted on June 14, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/14/1900: Congress passes the Hawaiian Organic Act, making Hawaii an official U.S. Territory

The United States Congress finally agreed to grant Hawaii a …

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Posted on June 14, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/14/1994: The New York Rangers win their 1st Stanley Cup in 54 years; Vancouver riots ensue

The New York Rangers end a 54 year cup drought …

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Posted on June 14, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/14/1970: Charles Manson goes on trial for Sharon Tate murders

On August 9, 1969, Sharon Tate, along with four others, …

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Posted on June 14, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

11/22/1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas

President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 pm Central …

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Posted on June 14, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

11/3/1948: “Dewey defeats Truman” incorrect headline from the 1948 election

“Dewey Defeats Truman” was an incorrect banner headline on the …

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Posted on June 14, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/13/1997: The Oklahoma City Bomber, Timothy McVeigh is sentenced to death by a jury

Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist convicted and executed for the detonation …

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Posted on June 13, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/13/1967: Thurgood Marshall becomes 1st African American appointed to Supreme Court

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Posted on June 8, 2017July 28, 2019 by: The Editor

10/3/1995: O.J. Simpson is acquitted on all murder charges

10/3/1995: O.J. Simpson is acquitted on all murder charges At …

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Posted on June 8, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

2/22/1980: Team USA beats the Soviet Union in the “Miracle on Ice”

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Posted on June 7, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

6/7/1982: The Los Angeles Lakers win their 8th NBA Championship

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Posted on June 7, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

12/8/1980: John Lennon is shot by Mark David Chapman in the archway of the Dakota Building

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Posted on June 7, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

5/6/1936: The Hindenburg explodes over Lakehurst, NJ

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Posted on June 7, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

11/25/1991: Freddie Mercury, frontman of Queen dies of AIDS

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Posted on June 7, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

2/3/1959:The Day The Music Died…Buddy Holly dies in plane crash

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Posted on June 7, 2017June 21, 2017 by: The Editor

Incorrect headline the day after RMS Titanic sunk in the Atlantic

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Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 by: Jmorris

8/7/1947 : Thor Heyerdahl’s balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.

8/7/1947 : Thor Heyerdahl’s balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia

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Posted on August 6, 2019August 5, 2019 by: Jmorris

August 6, 1945: World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb “Little Boy” is dropped by the United States

August 6, 1945: World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated …

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Posted on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by: Jmorris

8/5/1962: American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose

8/5/1962: American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her …

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Posted on August 4, 2019August 4, 2019 by: Jmorris

8/4/1964: Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin

8/4/1964: Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and …

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Posted on August 3, 2019 by: Jmorris

8/3/1936 : Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.

8/3/1936 : Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating …

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Posted on August 2, 2019July 31, 2019 by: Jmorris

8/2/1923: Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding

8/2/1923: Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the …

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Posted on August 1, 2019July 31, 2019 by: Jmorris

8/1/1993: “The Great Flood of 93” The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.

August 1, 1993: “The Great Flood of 93” The Great …

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Posted on July 31, 2019July 30, 2019 by: Jmorris

7/31/1971 : Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover on the moon

7/31/1971 : Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride …

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Posted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 by: Jmorris

7/30/1975: Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot; Never is seen or heard from again…

7/30/1975: Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking …

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Posted on July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 by: Jmorris

7/29/1981: The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London

7/29/1981: The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady …

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Posted on July 28, 2019July 30, 2019 by: Jmorris

7/28/2002: Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.

7/28/2002: Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine …

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Posted on July 27, 2019July 30, 2019 by: Jmorris

7/27/1996 – In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

7/27/1996 – In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes …

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