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1968: Murder of Robert F. Kennedy

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1968: Murder of Robert F. Kennedy

Less than five years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Senator Robert F. ...

Less than five years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot on this day. The brothers came from the most famous American political family. ...

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1976: Collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho

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1976: Collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho

On this day in 1976, the Teton Dam in Idaho collapsed. It was a big disaster, which claimed fourteen huma ...

On this day in 1976, the Teton Dam in Idaho collapsed. It was a big disaster, which claimed fourteen human lives and killed about 13,000 head of cattle. It was a dam in the U.S. state of Idaho, locate ...

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1855: The American Mission to Acquire Camels (U.S. Camel Corps)

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1855: The American Mission to Acquire Camels (U.S. Camel Corps)

On this day in 1855, the American war ship USS Supply sailed on an unusual mission to acquire camels for ...

On this day in 1855, the American war ship USS Supply sailed on an unusual mission to acquire camels for the military. Namely, the Americans intended to set up a unit that would use camels for bearin ...

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1916: Louis Dembitz Brandeis: The First Jew to be Appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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1916: Louis Dembitz Brandeis: The First Jew to be Appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

On this day in 1916, Louis Dembitz Brandeis became Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the ...

On this day in 1916, Louis Dembitz Brandeis became Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the first Jew to hold that position. The Supreme Court of the United States has eight judges and ...

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1801: Brigham Young: Mormon Leader who had 55 Wives

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1801: Brigham Young: Mormon Leader who had 55 Wives

On this day the significant Mormon leader Brigham Young was born. He was referred to by some as the “Amer ...

On this day the significant Mormon leader Brigham Young was born. He was referred to by some as the “American Moses” because of the large role he played in the early days of the Mormon Church (The Chu ...

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1911: The First Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

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1911: The First Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

On this day in 1911, the first competition on the famous “Indianapolis 500″ race was held. Today, this ra ...

On this day in 1911, the first competition on the famous “Indianapolis 500″ race was held. Today, this race is one of the biggest annual events in the world of motor sport. Indeed, the Indianapolis Mo ...

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1947: The von Trapp Family – “The Sound of Music”

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1947: The von Trapp Family – “The Sound of Music”

The famous Georg von Trapp died on this day in 1947. The musical “My Sound of Music" was based on a true ...

The famous Georg von Trapp died on this day in 1947. The musical “My Sound of Music" was based on a true story. Namely, the young Maria (Julie Andrews), who firstly wanted to become a nun, and Georg v ...

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1917: The Birthplace of John F. Kennedy

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1917: The Birthplace of John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was born as the second child of his parents (he had a two-years-older brother Joe, who wa ...

John F. Kennedy was born as the second child of his parents (he had a two-years-older brother Joe, who was killed during World War II). John F. Kennedy was born in a suburb of the U.S. city of Boston, ...

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