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On this day, January 22, 1973, Lyndon Baines Johnson died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 4 204
On the afternoon of this day, January 22, 2016, "Snowzilla" began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 2 194
On this day, January 22, 1984, the Apple Macintosh TV commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII. 2 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 5 207
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On this day, January 21, 1963, the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ended operation. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 3 186
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On this day, January 20, 2020, Donald Trump issued a memorandum regarding his impeachment trial. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 0 257
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On this day, January 19, 2021, Donald Trump worked from early in the morning until late in the evening. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 0 329
On this day, January 19, 2021, Trump awarded presidential commendations to members of the "Operation Warp Speed" team. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 0 170
On this day, January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 0 147
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On this day, January 21, 2021, Melania Trump wrote about "Honoring American Craftsmanship in the People's House." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 207
On this day, January 18, 2021. Donald Trump proclaimed January 22, 2021, "National Sanctity of Human Life Day." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 150
On January 18, 2021, Executive Order 13934 was amended to list who would be in the "National Garden of American Heroes." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 212
On this day, January 18, 1983, the family of Jim Thorpe was presented with commemorative medals for the 1912 Olympics. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 112
On this day, January 18, 2021, the 1776 Commission took people to task for saying such bad things about slavery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 5 233
On this day, January 18, 2021, Trump signed Executive Order 13978: "Building the National Garden of American Heroes." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 189
"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 7 236
On this day, January 17, 1961, outgoing Pres. Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 5 205
On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 222
On this day, January 17, 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino began. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 183
On this day, January 17, 2019, Donald Trump canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 3 242
On this day, January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard died in a plane crash. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 4 308
On this day, January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 3 216

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On this day, January 15, 1974, serial killer Dennis Rader, the "BTK killer," murdered his first four victims. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 0 202
On this day, January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 2 256
On this day, January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was found dead in Los Angeles. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 0 278
On this day, January 15, 1953, a Pennsylvania RR passenger train crashed into DC's Union Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 248
On this day, January 14, 1967, the Human Be-In took place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 Jan 14 2 268
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 13 Jan 13 2 295
On this day, January 13, 1908, the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, PA killed 171 people. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 13 Jan 13 2 239
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On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt introduced the "Four Freedoms" in his State of the Union address. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 Jan 12 3 267
On January 11, 1944, Franklin Roosevelt proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" or "Bill of Economic Rights." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 Jan 12 6 224
On this day, January 11, 2021. Melania Trump issued a statement, "Our Path Forward." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 11 Jan 11 2 350
On this day, January 11, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to Jim Jordan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 11 Jan 11 0 223
On January 10, 2021, Donald Trump issued a proclamation honoring United States Capitol Police officers. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 11 Jan 11 0 292
On this day, January 11, 2021. Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for the District of Columbia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 11 Jan 11 1 235
On this day, January 11, 1755 or 1757, Alexander Hamilton was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 11 Jan 11 1 164
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On this day, January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by Representative Gabby Giffords. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 2 247
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On this day, January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 Jan 7 5 222
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On this day, January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt exhorted Congress to defend the "Four Freedoms." 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 6 Jan 6 7 437
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On this day, January 4, 2021, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 4 Jan 4 0 289
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On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 3 297
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