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17Feb
2014

This Week in History: 2-17-14

On February 17, Happy President’s Day! On February 17, 1992, Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison for 15 counts of murder. On February 18, 1972, the California Supreme Court declares the death ...

10Feb
2014

This Week in History: 2-10

On February 9, 1950, U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy accused more than 200 State Department employees of being communists. On February 11, 2006, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot his hunting companion Harry ...

03Feb
2014

This Week in History: 2-3

On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment was ratified.  The Amendment prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of ...

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 ...