On This Day, Feb. 15: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...
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On This Day in History
The infamous mob assassination, which took place on this day in 1929, resulted in the deaths of seven men linked to gangster George "Bugs" Moran Sarah Holzmann The equal rulers returned England to ...
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On This Day in 1950, Thieves Stole Millions in a Famous Robbery That Took Years for the Police to Solve
On the evening of January 17, 1950, thieves entered the building of the Brink’s security company in Boston’s North End. They entered smoothly, seven armed men quickly tying the hands and taping the ...
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On This Day in Black History: Feb. 14
YOU IN THE STUDIO. GINA RECCHIA, THANK YOU. AS WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY, WE TAKE NOTE OF THREE HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 1760. MINISTER, EDUCATOR, AND WRITER ...
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This Day in History
In our “This Day in History” series, we highlight historical news events—and the Foreign Affairs articles and book reviews written about them—for each day of the year. What happened on this date?
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This day in history
There are 356 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight: On Jan. 9, 1913, Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was born in Yorba Linda, Calif. On this date: In 1788 ...
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On This Day in History
The Clifton Suspension Bridge, based on Isambard Kingdom Brunel's design, was finally opened on this day in 1864.
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This day in history
On this date: In 1789, Georgetown University was established in present-day Washington, D.C. In 1845, Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first ...