This Week in History
October 5 1786: The so-called Pumpkin Flood on the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers washed away most of the pumpkin crop. 1877: Chief Joseph surrendered his…
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September 28 1787: Congress submitted the new U.S. Constitution for ratification the state legislatures. 1951: CBS made the first color televisions available for sale to…
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September 21 1912: Bugs Bunny animator Chuck Jones was born in Spokane, Wash. 1937: “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkein was first published. 1981: Sandra Day…
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September 14 1974: The song “I Shot the Sheriff,” sung by Eric Clapton, reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart. It was…
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September 7 1907: The Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. 1916: The Federal…
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August 31 1803: Capt. Meriwether Lewis and 2nd Lt. William Clark left Pittsburgh, Pa., headed for St. Louis, Mo., where they would make preparations for…
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August 24 A.D. 79: Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae under a layer of ash between 50 feet and…
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August 17 1959: An earthquake struck the Madison River Canyon in southwest Montana, causing a massive landslide that buried a highway and a campground, and…
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August 10 1948: Candid Camera made its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone. President Harry S. Truman signed a…
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August 3 1492: Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. 1527: The first known letter from North America was sent by John…