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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1783: In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. His plea is successful and...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1983: The final episode of M*A*S*H airs on CBS. A record 125 million Americans tuned in to watch the 2-hour special finale, titled...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1972: Richard Nixon becomes the first U.S. President to visit China, normalizing relations between the countries in a meeting with Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing. Pharmaceutical...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1870: Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution, allowing suffrage for all races and ethnicities. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican–American War. The U.S. acquires Texas, California, New Mexico, and Arizona for $15 million. President Joe...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1791: U.S. Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gives its approval, establishing Amendments 1-10 of the U.S. Constitution. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has called...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1774: First incident of American Revolution – 400 New Hampshire militiamen successfully attack Fort William and Mary. Elon Musk caused a commotion after...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1845: U.S. President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West, a widely held belief termed “manifest...
A new analysis revealed that for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans dying from the virus were vaccinated or boosted....
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1917: U.S. suffragette Alice Paul begins a 7-month jail sentence for peacefully picketing in support of the women’s Suffrage (right to vote) Amendment at the...
