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On this date in the year 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her actions sparked a struggle to desegregate public transportation in the South. The desegregation within public transportation was a civil right's obstacle that helped lead to the larger Civil Rights movement in America. Much of America was segregated at the time of Rosa

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On this date in the year 1773, the Boston Tea Party occurred. It came about from rising tensions between the American Colonies and Britain. As the colonies became more independent, Britain struggled to maintain power as the "mother" country to America. They attempted to retain power through taxation and by giving the colonies little power and representation. Colonial farmers and merchants became

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On this date in the year 1964, a federal government panel reported that cigarettes were a major health hazard and called for corrective action against cigarette usage. The panel reported that smoking cigarettes is a major cause of disease, especially lung cancer. Overall, they reported that cigarettes have the potential to cause an earlier death. It was a widespread belief that cigarette

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On this date in the year 1919, ex-president of the United States of America Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, New York. His wife, Mrs. Roosevelt told his secretary that he had passed away inside their home around 4:00 in the morning on January 6th. Is believed that Roosevelt died from May condition called Pulmonar Imbolium which involves enlarging of the lungs caused by a blood clot. Doctors

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On this date in the year 1957, baseball legend Jackie Robinson retires from the sport. He found immense stardom and popularity during his career while playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the first African-American to play for a major league ball club in America. He was 38 years old when he retired from the sport he loved. He felt that he was getting too old to play baseball and that he

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On this date in the year 1967, Jack Ruby died of cancer. Jack Ruby was the murder of Harvey Lee Oswald, the man who was accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Jack Ruby died in the parkland Hospital located in Dallas Texas. While being jailed, Ruby complained about being sick and he was treated for cold symptoms. Soon his condition became worse and he was transported to the

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On this day in the year 1972, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill that required every U.S. state to reduce the speed limit maximum to 55 m.p.h in their jurisdiction. The bill came about from the federal government needing to spend the federal highway money or risk the chance of losing it. The country was also going through an energy crisis in which there were potential risks for fuel

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On this date in history in the year 1922, an English archaeologist named Howard Carter successfully penetrated the tomb of the 18th century Egyptian Pharoah Tutankhamun. Howard Carter was born on May 9th, 1874 and formed an interest in studying Egyptian history and archaeology. Later in his life, Carter befriended George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, a wealthy English aristocrat interested in

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On this day in 1863, of the American Civil War Battle of Chattanooga started. This battle lasted for three days and dramatically changed the direction of the war. The Union managed to push the Confederate soldiers out of Chattanooga and into the state of Georgia. In September of that year, Union forces were defeated in Chickamauga. After this defeat, Union forces took over the railhead center

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On this date in history in the year 1991, Terry Waite was released from captivity after being held for several years by Shiite Muslim radicals. He was released after the United Nations negotiated with the kidnappers attempting to resolve the 10 year Lebanon hostage crisis. Terry Waite was captured by the Shiite Muslims after he helped free several missionaries being detained in Iran, hostages

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On this day in 1512, the Sistine Chapel opened to the public. The ceiling of the chapel was painted by Italian artist Michelangelo. The frescoes upon the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel took many years from Michelangelo to finish. By the time he completed the frescoes, he ruined his back and posture from laying down looking up at the ceiling as he was painting. Historians claim that

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On this day in 1947, Howard Hughes manages to fly the biggest airplane ever built in the history of aviation. Howard Hughes manufactured a large airplane out of wood. This is how the airplane got the nickname "Spruce Goose" with Howard Hughes hated. The large aircraft was built because Howard Hughes was commissioned to build her in aircraft and that could carry U boats during World War II.

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On this day in the year 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a gunshot in Dallas TX. The the 35th president of the United States of America was shot in the head while sitting in the back of a convertible that was driving through the city. His wife Jacqueline Kennedy was sitting next to him when he with shot. The assassin was identified as Lee Harvey Oswald and he shot the president while

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On this day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the famous Gettysburg Address at a cemetery in the city of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The address occurred during the American Civil War which was fought between the Confederacy and the Union of America. Abraham Lincoln gave the famous speech in order to reinforce why the Union had to keep fighting against the against the Confederacy. Abraham

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Elizabeth, the half-sister of Queen Mary I takes over as the monarch of the England and Ireland after she dies. They were both the daughters of Henry VIII . The two half sisters had a history of conflict because Mary was a staunch Catholic and Elizabeth was a Protestant. Queen Mary enacted much legislation that reflected her Catholic beliefs. At one point in time Queen Mary placed Elizabeth

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Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22nd 1862 which granted freedom to over three million black slaves in the United State of America. The Emancipation Proclamation also shifted the focus of the Civil War to slavery. Lincoln intended the war be about restoring the Union and really focus that much on the issue of slavery when the War began in 1861. Lincoln eased his

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You've might have seen something called a "Benedict Arnold" on a breakfast menu or heard someone call a person a "Benedict Arnold" but what exactly does that mean? Who the heck is this Benedict Arnold guy? Well on this day in 1780 while the American Revolution was raging on, an American General by the name of Benedict Arnold struck a deal with a British Major by the name of John Andre. Benedict

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The very first underground nuclear explosion took place on this day in 1957. The test explosion was conducted by the United States government during a series of nuclear weapons tests and trials in the 1950s named Operation Plumbbob. This test in particular was named Rainier and was held at the Nevada Test Site near the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The contained explosion left no radioactive

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Heavyweight Boxer Muhammad Ali wins the heavyweight Boxing Title on this day 1978 in New Orleans by beating Leon Spinks. A full house at the Louisiana Superdome watched as Ali won his third Heavyweight Boxing Title of his career. Ali beat Spinks in a 15 round decision in one of the most famous and most watched Boxing matches in history. Ali whom was the underdog in the fight was forced to push

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On September 14th, 1901 United States President William McKinley died of an infection caused by a gunshot wounded inflicted on him by a crazed man named Leon Frank Czolgosz. McKinley was attending the Pan-American Exposition in New York City when he was shot. McKinley was elected to the Congress when he was 34 years old and served 14 years in the House. After spending 14 years in the House of

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On September 13th, 1814 a man named Francis Scott Key witnessed Fort McHenry in Maryland go under attack by the British Army during the War of 1812 called the Battle of Baltimore. He noticed a tattered and torn U.S. flag still flying after the long day of battle and the smoke had cleared. Inspired by the sight of the flag is still flying, he wrote a poem called "Defence of Fort McHenry".

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Early in the Morning on September 11th, 2001 Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations attacked the United States by hijacking two commercial Boeing 767 airplanes and flew them into the two World Trade Centers in New York City. On the morning of tragedy and confusion, many people were trying to figure out what was happening. When the first plane hit the North tower of the World

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On September 10th, 1897, the first drunk driving arrest took place in England. So who was the culprit you might ask. A young taxi driver from London named George Smith. He was so intoxicated when he was driving he ran his taxi right in the side of a building. This set into motion the idea that drinking alcohol and operating a vehicle might not be such a good idea. This event is historically

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On this day, Gerald Ford used his executive power to pardon Richard Nixon for any and all crimes committed during the Watergate scandals. He justified his controversial decision to pardon Nixon by reasoning that it would end national and political divisions caused by the Watergate scandal. The Watergate scandal happened when Richard Nixon conducted illegal actions in the midst of his re-election

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Have you ever seen that image of Uncle Sam pointing his finger at you and saying "I Want You Former The U.S. Army."? If so you are probably familiar with image of Uncle Sam. A tall, gangly man with a long white beard and a top hat, fitted in patriotic clothes. But how did this symbol come about? Well the story goes that a meatpacker named Sam Wilson was delivering barrells of beef to U.S.

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Some would say it was a big day for military history. This is the day that "Little Willie" came forth in 1915. What is Little Willie you might be asking? Little Willie was the first tank to ever roll on belt. It was produced in England and it weighed a whopping fourteen tons. So really, Little Willie wasn't so little. Of course Little Willie had some issues getting jammed in ditches and only

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It was 1972 and the Summer Olympics were taking place in Munich, Germany. Tragedy ensued when some Palestinian terrorists broke into the apartment complex where several Israeli athletes were staying. They killed two and took nine other Israeli athletes hostage. The Palestinian Terrorists were demanding that Israel release a number of prisoners that were being held inside of a Israeli prison. The

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The Apache Indian Tribe leader Geronimo surrendered on this day to a group of United States troops led by General Nelson Miles. Geronimo had fought for the Apache tribe and their land located in the southwest for over 30 years before surrendering in 1886. He was considered to be a fearless and strong leader by many people. Geronimo was born and raised into the Apache tribe in what is now

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