Lead Story
U.N. votes for partition of Palestine, 1947
American Revolution
Congress creates Committee of Secret Correspondence, 1775
Automotive
Last day at VW for Jose Ignacio Lopez, 1996
Civil War
Sand Creek massacre, 1864
Cold War
Eisenhower goes to Korea, 1952
Crime
A Florida man is allegedly assaulted by police, 1998
Disaster
Dust storm causes massive pileup in California, 1991
General Interest
Byrd flies over South Pole, 1929
Chinese overwhelm Allies in North Korea, 1950
Johnson establishes Warren Commission, 1963
Hollywood
Actress Natalie Wood drowns, 1981
Literary
Sue Miller is born, 1943
Music
Silver Convention "earn" a #1 pop hit with "Fly, Robin, Fly", 1975
Old West
Colorado militia massacre Cheyenne at Sand Creek, 1864
Presidential
LBJ forms commission to investigate Kennedy assassination, 1963
Sports
The legendary Eddie Robinson coaches his last game, 1997
Vietnam War
McNamara resigns as Secretary of Defense, 1967
Communists vow to smash Phoenix program, 1968
Americal Division stands down and departs, 1971
World War I
American nurse Maude Fisher writes to mother of war casualty, 1918
World War II
Coffee rationing begins, 1942
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Yes this does have some of my older work in it, but it is mostly facts and history.
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