This Day in History: Fire at Notre Dame
On this day in 1879, the “Great Fire” destroys five buildings at the University of Notre Dame. When University founder Father Edward...
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Apr 223 min read
This Day in History: Second Lt. Ernest Childers’s bravery in Italy
On this day in 1944, a hero receives the Medal of Honor. Ernest Childers was a Muscogee (Creek) Indian and one of just five American...
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Apr 183 min read
This Day in History: The “Shot Heard Round the World”
On this day in 1775, the “shot heard round the world” occurs at Lexington Green! It had been mere hours since Paul Revere ended his...
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Apr 173 min read
This Day in History: Paul Revere makes his famous ride
On this day in 1775, Paul Revere makes his famous ride. I am so sorry to tell you that he did not really yell “the British are coming!”...
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Apr 173 min read
This Day in History: The last battle of the American Revolution…. in Arkansas?
On this day in 1783, the last battle of the American Revolution occurs. No, it wasn’t at Yorktown. It wasn’t even in one of the original...
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Apr 173 min read
This Day in History: Benjamin Franklin
On this day in 1790, Benjamin Franklin passes away. “[P]erhaps no person in American history has taken on such emblematic and imaginative...
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Apr 162 min read
The Federalist Papers: No. 79
At about this time in 1788, Alexander Hamilton (a.k.a. Publius) writes Federalist Paper No. 79. His essay would later appear in a bound...
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Apr 133 min read
This Day in History: Jason Dunham's bravery in Iraq
On this day in 2004, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Jason Dunham was the son of a United States Air...
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Apr 123 min read
This Day in History: Lyman Hall, signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1724, a future signer of the Declaration of Independence is born in Connecticut. Lyman Hall may have had the oddest path...
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Apr 113 min read
This Day in History: Brokering Peace with Britain
On this day in 1783, Congress declares a cessation of hostilities against Great Britain. It was just one of many steps in the long, hard...
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Apr 103 min read
The Federalist Papers: No. 78
At about this time in 1788, Alexander Hamilton (a.k.a. Publius) writes Federalist Paper No. 78. His essay would appear in a bound volume...
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Apr 93 min read
This Day in History: USS Thresher sinks
On this day in 1963, the USS Thresher sinks off the coast of Cape Cod. Sadly, a rescue ship was floating helplessly above the wreckage,...
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Apr 93 min read
This Day in History: The British win the Battle of the Saintes
On this day in 1782, the Battle of the Saintes begins. Did you know that the British and the French faced off in a Revolutionary War...
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Apr 83 min read
This Day in History: Major James Howard, the “One-Man Air Force”
On this day in 1913, a hero is born. James H. Howard would go on to become an American fighter pilot during World War II. He is perhaps...
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Apr 53 min read
This Day in History: Robert Smalls
On this day in 1839, an American legend is born. Robert Smalls is best known for commandeering a Confederate ship during the Civil War....
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Apr 43 min read
This Day in History: MLK Assassinated
On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Just one night earlier, he’d delivered a speech...
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Apr 33 min read
This Day in History: Walter Wetzel’s “unhesitating sacrifice”
On this day in 1945, a United States soldier throws himself on two grenades, saving the lives of those around him. Pfc. Walter C. Wetzel...
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Apr 33 min read
This Day in History: The Pony Express
On this day in 1860, the Pony Express begins its first run. The long ride from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, would be...
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Apr 23 min read
The Federalist Papers: No. 77
On this day in 1788, Federalist Paper No. 77 is published. Publius wraps up his discussion of the executive power. It’s the last paper...
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Apr 13 min read
This Day in History: Richard Antrim outwits his Japanese captors
On or around this day in 1942, a Navy lieutenant intervenes to keep a Japanese guard from beating an American prisoner of war to death....
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