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This Day in History | 1966 The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must...
This Day in History | 1987 President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist...
This Day in History | 1982 E.T., “Extra Terrestrial”, directed by Steven Speilberg, is released in movie theaters across America. Good morning Middle America, How far...
This Day in History | 1752 Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm and collects ambient electrical charge in a Leyden jar, enabling him to...
This Day in History | 1973 Secretariat became the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness...
This Day in History | 1913 Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Denali (formerly known as Mt. McKinley) the highest point...
This Day in History | 1944 Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhowergives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the...
This Day in History | 1933 The United States goes off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress...
This Day in History | 2003 A federal grand jury serves Martha Stewart and her former stockbroker with a nine-count indictment, including charges of obstruction of...
This Day in History | 1943 A group of U.S. sailors marches through downtown Los Angeles, carrying clubs and other makeshift weapons and attacking anyone wearing...
