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Today in History: Architect of the Holocaust Hanged in Israel (1962)
The Holocaust remains one of the worst human tragedies ever perpetrated by mankind. Adolf Hitler usually gets most of the…
Today in History: Andrew Jackson Wins a Duel in Kentucky (1806)
Duels were fairly commonplace in early America, and several of our earliest politicians were involved in duels to the death.…
Today in History: NASA Sends Mariner 9 to Mars (1971)
Space and space travel was a national obsession in the 1960s and 1970s. As the United States and the Soviet…
Today in History: John F. Kennedy is Born (1917)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy is one of the most beloved presidents in American History. He is often idolized for his inspiring…
Today in History: Disaster Strikes on the St. Lawrence River (1914)
Just two years after the horrific disaster that was the sinking of the Titanic, another major disaster struck a large…
Today in History: The U.S. Accuses the Soviets of Spying on American Soil (1960)
The Cold War was a competition of sorts. The United States and the USSR strove to prove that their societal…
Today in History: Ford Halts Model T Production (1927)
The Ford Model T is one of the most famous cars ever produced. It isn't because it was first or…
Today in History: JFK Begins America’s Quest to Land on the Moon (1961)
The politics surrounding the moon landing have always fascinated historians. From a more cynical point of view, it is one…
Today in History: The ‘Star Wars’ Saga Begins (1977)
In a galaxy far, far away... Those words will forever be immortalized by the release of the first Star Wars…
Today in History: John Hancock Elected President of Congress (1775)
Before the American Revolution, the American colonists tried to reconcile with England many times. The argument over representation in Parliament…