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This Day in History for February 9 – US Troops Arrive in Vietnam and More
This Day in History for February 9 – US Troops Arrive in Vietnam and More
This Day in History for February 9 – US Troops Arrive in Vietnam and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1942 – Year-round daylight saving time is reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources (More info) 1950 – Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the US Department of State of being filled with Communists (More info)
This Day in History for December 13 – Saddam Hussein Captured and More
This Day in History for December 13 – Saddam Hussein Captured and More
This Day in History for December 13 – Saddam Hussein Captured and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage (More info) 1862 – At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside in a decisive loss for the Union army (More info)
This Day in History for December 12 – GM Phases Out Oldsmobile and More
This Day in History for December 12 – GM Phases Out Oldsmobile and More
This Day in History for December 12 – GM Phases Out Oldsmobile and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1901 – Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (More info) 1913 – Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece ‘The Mona Lisa’ is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia’
This Day in History for December 8 – John Lennon Murdered and More
This Day in History for December 8 – John Lennon Murdered and More
This Day in History for December 8 – John Lennon Murdered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln offers his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (More info) 1980 – Music icon John Lennon is murdered by a mentally unstable fan in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City (More info)
This Day in History for December 7 – Pearl Harbor Attacked and More
This Day in History for December 7 – Pearl Harbor Attacked and More
This Day in History for December 7 – Pearl Harbor Attacked and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1787 – Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution (More info) 1941 – In an early-morning sneak attack, Japanese warplanes bomb the US naval base at Oahu Island’s Pearl Harbor, causing the United States to enter World War II (More info)

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