Daily recap on U.S. History
DECEMBER 2 — 1886 Happy Anniversary Theodore and EdithRoosevelt; 8 ELECTIONS: Democrats Win First Presidential Election; 1952 Pez Candy Gets Patent DECEMBER 2 1886 – Happy anniversary Theodore and Edith Roosevelt. Edith, who was actually Teddy’s second wife, knew him
DECEMBER 1 — 1927 Dearborn Independent, Henry Ford’s anti-Semitic magazine spots publishing; 1824 The Corrupt Bargain; 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to sit down DECEMBER 1 1927 — Last issue of Dearborn independent wraps Henry Ford, the Model T, and the
NOVEMBER 30 — 1993 Brady Bill goes into effect; 1864 Battle of Franklin; 1977 Happy birthday ElectroHouse Music Genius Steve Aoki NOVEMBER 30 1993 – Brady Bill goes into effect. Here’s a quick story on that and we’ll get to
NOVEMBER 29 — 1775 James Jay introduces Gen. Washington’s newest weapon – invisible ink; 1775 Congress creates Committee of Secret Correspondence; 2015 Fake orange moustaches invade Denver Bronco game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High NOVEMBER 29 1950 –
NOVEMBER 28 — 1862 Battle of Cane’s Hill; 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer killed in prison; 1943 Tehran Conference; 1993 Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” tops the pop charts NOVEMBER 28 1862 – Battle of Cane’s Hill. As the plaque
NOVEMBER 27 — 1746 Happy Birthday Robert “The Chancellor” Livingston; 2003 Bush visits troops in Iraq; 1978 Harvey Milk, George Moscone assassinated; 1969 Happy birthday world’s tallest twins, Mike and James Lanier NOVEMBER 27 1746 – Happy birthday The Chancellor.
NOVEMBER 26 — 1941 FDR establishes Thanksgiving Holiday, Thanksgiving in America; 1956 CIA forms Operation Gladio in Italy; 1982 Game of Tag – boxers Larry Holmes v Randall “Tex” Cobb NOVEMBER 26 1941 – FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday. …But
NOVEMBER 25 — 1753 Happy birthday American Revolution spy Robert Townsend; 1835 Happy birthday Andrew Carnegie; 1950 great Appalachian Storm; 1874 Greenback Party convenes in Indiana NOVEMBER 25 1835 – Happy birthday Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
NOVEMBER 24 — 1784 Happy Birthday Zachary Taylor; 1971 Highjacker extorts $200G and parachutes out of plane into hurricane NOVEMBER 24 1784 Happy birthday Zachary “Old Zack” Taylor, #12. …Born in Orange County, VA in 1784, Taylor was a distant
NOVEMBER 23 — 1876 Senator Boss Tweed extradited from Spain; 1963 World mourns for JFK; 1778 Gen. Washington starts getting intel from his Culper spy network; 2016 Love scores 34 points in 1st quarter for Cavs NOVEMBER 23 1804 Happy
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