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27Jan
2014

This Week in History: 1-27

On January 26, 1947, Al Capone died of complications of syphilis. On January 28, 1986, the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all aboard. On January 29, 2002, U.S. President George W. ...

20Jan
2014

This Week In History: 1-20

On January 20, Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! On January 20, 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union was founded. On January 20, 1981, 52 American hostages held in Iran were released moments after Ronald Reagan took ...

15Jan
2014

This Week in History: 1-12

On January 14, 2009, An airliner taking off from New York hits a flock of geese, disabling both engines. Pilot Chesley Sullenberger ditches the plane in the Hudson River, and all aboard survive. On January 15, 1919, A ...

23Dec
2013

This Week in History: 12-23-13

On December 23, 1948, Former Japanese Prime Minister Tojo Hideki was executed in Tokyo for war crimes. On December 25, Merry Christmas!   Quote: The unexamined life is not worth living. -Socrates   Have a Great ...