February 2012
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“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.”
– Harry Truman
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Feb 21st
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Presidents' Day: Presidents' Day 1914: Feb 16, a... →
presidentsday: 1914 – February 16 : YORBA LINDA, CA: Just over two months ago, Richard Nixon was born in the house his father built on the family’s lemon ranch. This property will become the Richard Nixon Library & Museum, but all anybody knows about it now is that it’s a mediocre lemon ranch. GRAND…
Feb 20th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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December 2011
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Dec 31st
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Dec 20th
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WatchWatch
pbsthisdayinhistory: DECEMBER 14: GEORGE WASHINGTON DIES (1799) On this day in 1799, at age 67, George Washington died in his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Overlooking the Potomac River, George Washington’s estate was restored completely a few years ago. At almost 500 acres, this historic home is located 16 miles south of Washington D.C and open 365 days a year. This WETA clip shows how with...
Dec 15th
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Dec 2nd
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November 2011
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October 2011
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Oct 11th
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Oct 11th
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On This Day In Wilson
THE WHITE HOUSE, 10/10/1913: Woodrow Wilson presses a button, and just blows up the heck out of the Gamboa Dike, more or less finishing the construction of the Panama Canal. This is the only instance I can think of where an actual multi-ton explosion was triggered via White House button press. I’m hoping he did it in between bites of a giant sandwich. PS: “Small craft run...
Oct 10th
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Work that sentence, man
Not sure if it’s the longest sentence in any inaugural address, but I love me some John Adams. “… On this subject it might become me better to be silent or to speak with diffidence; but as something may be expected, the occasion, I hope, will be admitted as an apology if I venture to say that if a preference, upon principle, of a free republican government, formed upon long and...
Oct 7th