Daily recap on U.S. History
JANUARY 20 — 2009 Pres. Obama pulls out in style down Penn Ave in upgraded Limo One; 1945 FDR inaugurated to unprecedented 4th term; 1961 JFK inaugurated; 1981 Cowboy Ronald Reagan takes office; 1969 Richard Nixon takes office; 1953 Passing
JANUARY 10 — 1789 Washington unanimously elected first U.S. President; 1967 LBJ asks Congress for funding Vietnam War; SPORTS: 1980 NHL Boston benches rookie Stewart, 1982 Bengals beat Chargers in AFC championship game, 1986 Kareem Abdul Jabbar scores 34,000 point,
APRIL 2 — 1992 Gotti pronounced guilty; 1917 Wilson asks Congress for war; 1868 Hawaii earthquake kills 77; 1976 Reggie Jackson gets traded to Orioles APRIL 2 1992- John Gotti is pronounced guilty… …on 13 counts of murder , racketeering,
MARCH 2 –ELECTIONS: Why DeWitt Clinton lost to Madison in 1812; 1865 Battle of Waynesboro; ; 1904 Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss; SPORTS: 1951 1st NBA All-Star game; 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points, 1982 Happy Birthday Ben Roethlesberger, 2005 Jackie
MARCH 6 — 1820 Monroe signs Missouri Compromise; 1857 DreadScott -V- Sandford decided; 1950 Silly Putty invented; 1972 Happy Birthday Shaq Attack MARCH 6 1820 – President Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise. According to the Library of Congress, In an
FEBRUARY 8 — 1887 The Dawes-Severalty Act signed by President Cleveland; 1994 Jack Nicolson goes berserk in road rage incident; INVENTION/PATENTS: 1883 Louis Waterman begins experiment in making fountain pen, 1898 John Sherman (envelope and gumming macine), 1802 Simon Willard
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AUGUST 14 – 1961 New york Times: “East German Troops Seal Border With West Berlin”; 1959 Explorer 6 snaps the first Earth selfie; 12016 David Ortiz becomes oldest MLB player to hit 30 home runs in one season AUGUST 14
JULY 9 — Happy Birthday Theresa! You make my world go round!; 1755 Braddock and Washington soundly defeated by French and Indian forces at Monongahela; 1896 Bryan Delivers Cross of Gold Speech;1872 Blondell invents doughnut hole JULY 9– Happy Birthday
AUGUST 24 – 1814 British sack White House; 1983 Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745; 1995 Windows 95 debuts AUGUST 24 1814 – British sack the White House. …What does Great Britain and Al Qaeda have in
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