THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1865 – The House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery 1940 – Ida Fuller received the first Social Security check — her monthly payment was $22.54 1990 – The
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Wednesday – January 30, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1835 – Shots fired in the House of Representatives — President Andrew Jackson survived an assassination attempt by a man named Richard Lawrence 1844 – Richard Greener is the first African
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1802 – John Beckley is paid $2/day to be the first Librarian for the Library of Congress 1845 – Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” is published 1886 – Karl Benz gets
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1547 – England’s King Henry VIII dies…his 9-yr-old son, Edward VI takes the throne 1915 – Congress created the U.S.Coast Guard 1964 – The Soviet military shoots down a U.S. jet
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1848 – Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop is formed in England by Robert Baden-Powell 1935 – Beer is sold in cans for
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1789 – Georgetown University was established (before Washington DC was established) 1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is the first female doctor in America1964 – The 24th Amendment, barring poll taxes, was ratified
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THE BIGGEST OOPS OF MONDAY… FOX & FRIENDS ANNOUNCED THE DEATH OF JUSTICE GINSBURG THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1901 – After 63 years on the throne, Queen Victoria passed away 1905 – Russian troops fired
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1908 – NYC made it illegal for women to smoke in public 1977 – President Jimmy Carter pardoned most of the Vietnam War draft dodgers 1977 – In the midst of
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1964 – Plans are unveiled for the twin towers of the World Trade Center in NYC 1975 – Barry Manilow hits #1 for the first time with “Mandy” (ear worm) 1990
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1819 – Simon Bolivar proclaimed Columbia to be a Republic 1939 – Germany’s Reich issues an order forbidding Jews from practicing as dentists, veterinarians and chemists 1950 – Anthony ‘Fats’ Pino
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