On This Day, Back In The Day
1814 – Lawyer Francis Scott Key writes “The Defence of Fort McHenry” — a little poem that would become America’s national anthem
1948 – Margaret Chase Smith is elected to the Senate — She becomes the first women to serve in both houses of Congress.
1971 – A prison riot in Attica, NY ends as state police storm the maximum security prison — 42 people died
2004 – “You get a car! You get a car! You get a car!” — Oprah Winfrey tv show kicks off the fall season giving away almost 300 “free” cars
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