This Week In American History
This Week In American History: November 27th - ...
November 27 1910 New York City's Pennsylvania Station opened as the world's largest railway terminal. The original Penn Station occupied two city blocks and was built by The Pennsylvania Railroad....
This Week In American History: November 27th - ...
November 27 1910 New York City's Pennsylvania Station opened as the world's largest railway terminal. The original Penn Station occupied two city blocks and was built by The Pennsylvania Railroad....
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Thanksgiving
The tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday dates to the early history of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, when post-harvest holidays were celebrated on the weekday regularly set aside...
Thanksgiving
The tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday dates to the early history of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, when post-harvest holidays were celebrated on the weekday regularly set aside...
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This Week In American History: November 20th - ...
November 20 1923 The U.S. Patent Office granted Patent No. 1,475,074 to 46-year-old inventor and newspaperman Garrett Morgan for his three-position traffic signal. Though Morgan’s was not the first traffic...
This Week In American History: November 20th - ...
November 20 1923 The U.S. Patent Office granted Patent No. 1,475,074 to 46-year-old inventor and newspaperman Garrett Morgan for his three-position traffic signal. Though Morgan’s was not the first traffic...
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This Week In American History: November 13th - ...
November 13 1979 In the middle of a game in Kansas City, Philadelphia 76ers center Darryl Dawkins leapt over Kansas City Kings forward Bill Robinzine and slam-dunked the basketball, shattering...
This Week In American History: November 13th - ...
November 13 1979 In the middle of a game in Kansas City, Philadelphia 76ers center Darryl Dawkins leapt over Kansas City Kings forward Bill Robinzine and slam-dunked the basketball, shattering...
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Veterans Day
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War 1. President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of...
Veterans Day
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War 1. President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of...
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This Week In American History: November 6th - N...
November 6 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. By the...
This Week In American History: November 6th - N...
November 6 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. By the...
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