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Dec 28, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Mum Bett fights slavery in Massachusetts
On this day in 1829, Elizabeth Freeman passes away. The woman better known as “Mum Bett” was the first woman to be declared free from...
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Dec 27, 20213 min read
This Day in History: James L. Stone, Medal recipient
On this day in 1922, a hero is born. Colonel James L. Stone would be so humble about his service in Korea that his wife Mary didn’t...
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Dec 24, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The Eggnog Riot
On this Christmas Eve in 1826, military cadets at West Point riot. This nearly forgotten, alcohol-fueled uprising has come to be known as...
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Dec 23, 20212 min read
This Day in History: General George Washington resigns
On this day in 1783, General George Washington resigns his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the American army. Okay. So we’ve all...
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Dec 23, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Kenneth M. Taylor, hero of Pearl Harbor
On this day in 1919, a future U.S. Army Air Corps pilot is born. Kenneth M. Taylor would become one of the few American aviators to get...
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Dec 21, 20212 min read
This Day in History: Robert Barnwell, (almost) forgotten Patriot
On this day in 1761, South Carolina patriot Robert Barnwell is born. He’s one of those guys whose life is mostly lost to history. We have...
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Dec 17, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
On this day in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first sustained, powered flight of a heavier-than-air machine under the complete...
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Dec 15, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Happy Bill of Rights Day!
On this day in 1791, Virginia ratifies the Bill of Rights, making those ten constitutional amendments the law of the land. The Bill of...
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Dec 13, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Rodney Yano's sacrifice in Vietnam
On this day in 1943, a hero is born. Rodney J.T. Yano was a young Hawaiian who enlisted in the Army while he was still in high school....
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Dec 12, 20213 min read
This Day in History: George Washington’s final wish
On this day in 1799, George Washington writes one of the last letters that he would ever write. He couldn’t then know it, but he was mere...
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Dec 11, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The Lost Apollo missions
On this day in 1972, Apollo 17’s lunar module touches down on the moon. It was the last time that human beings would set foot on the...
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Dec 10, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Sherman’s March to the Sea
On this day in 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman’s notorious “March to the Sea” would reach the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia....
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Dec 8, 20212 min read
This Day in History: “A date which will live in infamy”
On this day in 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the United States Congress. The Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor just one day...
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Dec 7, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Medals of Honor at Pearl Harbor
On this day in 1941, the Japanese launch an attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. You already know the basics of the...
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Dec 5, 20212 min read
This Day in History: The Girl Who Saved the Revolution
On this day in 1764, a heroine is born in Virginia. Susanna Bolling would go on to perform a little-known feat that helped George...
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Dec 4, 20213 min read
This Day in History: George Washington’s final farewell to the Army
On this day in 1783, George Washington says his final goodbye to a group of officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. New York had served...
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Dec 3, 20213 min read
This Day in History: An early form of biological warfare?
On this day in 1775, Americans receive a report that the British were working to spread smallpox among their ranks. Was it an early form...
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Dec 2, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence
On this day in 2005, retired Navy Vice Admiral William “Bill” Lawrence passes away. Decades earlier, Lawrence had been a prisoner of war...
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Dec 1, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Brigadier General Roscoe Cartwright
On this day in 1974, Brigadier General Roscoe “Rock” Cartwright is killed in a plane crash. The tragedy came just as Cartwright was...
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Nov 30, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Winston Churchill is born
On this day in 1874, Sir Winston Churchill is born. This adopted American is best known, of course, for serving as Prime Minister of the...
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