THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
August 7 1909: Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends became the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel…
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
July 31 1875: Andrew Johnson, 17th U.S. president (1865-1869), died in Carter Station, Tenn., at age 66. (He is the only president to take…
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July 24 1847: Mormon leader Brigham Young peered out of his covered wagon across the broad, empty Salt Lake valley and declared, “This is…
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July 17 1867: Harvard School of Dental Medicine was established in Boston. It was the first U.S. dental school affiliated with a university. 1902:…
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July 10 1913: Death Valley, California, hit 134 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest officially recorded air temperature in the world. 1938: Howard Hughes completed a…
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July 3 1767: Norway’s oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, was founded and the first edition published. 1913: Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion…
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June 26 1901: The first Grand Prix motor racing event was held in Le Mans, France. 1927: The Cyclone roller coaster opened on Coney Island….
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June 19 1910: The first Father’s Day was celebrated. 1934: The Federal Communications Commission was established. 1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was…
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June 12 1967: The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declared unconstitutional all U.S. state laws that prohibit interracial marriage. 1987: At…
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June 5 1956: Elvis Presley introduced his new single, “Hound Dog,” on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements….