1. 1942: Fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston
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It was on this date in 1942 that one of America's deadliest nightclub...
1. 1936: First issue of Life Magazine published
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It was on this date in 1936 that the first issue of Life magazine was publi...
1. 1963: The JFK assassination
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It was on this date in 1963 that the shot heard round the world went off killing President J...
1. 1783: First manned balloon flight
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It was on this date in 1783 that the first untethered hot air balloon fligh...
1. 1883: Time zones created in the United States thanks to the railroads
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Back in the late 1800's, traveling by railro...
1. 1973: Nixon signs law authorizing Alaskan oil pipeline
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President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Aut...
1. 1970: Marshall University devastated by plane crash
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It was on this date in 1970 that Marshall University was devast...
1. 1918: The end of World War I
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After more than four years of fighting, and more than 9 million casualties and 21 million l...
1. 1775: The Marine Corp founded
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It was on this date in 1775 that possibly the most hardcore division of the United States mili...
1. 1965: Great Northeast Blackout
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It was on this date in 1965 that one of the biggest power failures in United States history...
