THIS DAY IN HISTORY 64 – THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME BEGINS – IT WOULD DESTROY MOST OF THE CITY – NERO BLAMED CHRISTIANS 1925 – THE FIRST EDITION OF HITLER’S ‘MEIN KAMPF’ IS PUBLISHED
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Wednesday – July 17, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1821 – SPAIN CEDED FLORIDA TO THE U.S. 1941 – JOE DIMAGGIO’S 56-GAME HITTING STREAK CAME TO AN END 1955 – DISNEYLAND OPENED 1960 – IN A MOSCOW COURT, AMERICAN PILOT
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1869 – MARGARINE WAS PATENTED IN FRANCE 1870 – GEORGIA WAS REINSTATED IN THE UNION — THE LAST CONFEDERATE STATE TO BE RE-ADMITTED 1901 – 70,000+ STEELWORKERS GO ON STRIKE IN
Read moreFriday – July 12, 2019
MSNBC PITCHES WILD CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA SUMMIT — WE DEBUNK IT.
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1804 – FORMER VP AARON BURR FATALLY WOUNDED ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN A DUEL – HAMILTON WOULD DIE THE NEXT DAY 1914 – BABE RUTH MADE HIS PRO BASEBALL DEBUT AS A
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1890 – WYOMING JOINS THE UNION AS THE 44TH STATE 1940 – GERMANY BEGINS A 3 1/2 BOMBING CAMPAIGN ON GREAT BRITAIN 1962 – SWEDISH INVENTOR NILS BOHLIN GRANTED A PATENT
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AMAZING STORY FROM KFYI’s MIKE BROOMHEAD – ARIZONA DPS DIRECTOR OPENS A TIME CAPSULE AND GETS A HUGE SURPRISE — (grab a tissue before watching) THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1850 – PRESIDENT ZACHARY TAYLOR DIED
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1566 – NOSTRADAMUS DIED (insert hacky ‘did he predict it?’ joke here) 1881 – PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD SHOT BY JAMES GUITEAU — GARFIELD DIED FROM THE ATTACK ON SEPT 19 1937
Read moreMONDAY – JULY 1, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1863 – THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG IS FOUGHT – 51,000 DIED…A TURNING POINT IN THE CIVIL WAR 1867 – CANADA BECOMES A SELF-GOVERNING DOMINION OF GREAT BRITAIN 1943 – UGH —
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