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This Day in American History: August 23rd - The First Photo of Earth from the Moon (1966)
Nobody asked it to look back. It did anyway.
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This Day in American History: August 22nd - The First Presidential Motorcade (1902)
13 mph, an 800-pound battery, and 20,000 onlookers.
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This Day in American History: August 21st - The First Little League World Series (1947)
A levee for bleachers. A tournament that never stopped.
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This Day in American History: August 20th - Nolan Ryan's Record-Setting Fastball (1974)
100.9 mph. A record that stood for 36 years.
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4 days ago2 min read
This Day in American History: August 19th - The California Gold Rush Reaches the East Coast (1848)
One bite of shiny metal changed a continent.
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5 days ago2 min read
This Day in American History: August 18th - Ringo Starr Plays His First Beatles Show (1962)
A hostile crowd had no idea what they were watching.
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6 days ago2 min read
This Day in American History: August 17th - The First Transatlantic Balloon Flight (1978)
Six days over open ocean. Hot dogs and sardines.
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7 days ago3 min read
This Day in American History: Elvis Presley Dies
$4 to record a song for his mother. 500 million records later.
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Aug 162 min read
This Day in American History: Woodstock Opens
500,000 showed up. Somehow, it was peace and music.
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Aug 153 min read
This Day in American History: V-J Day, Japan's Surrender Announced
Six years of war. Six words from the Oval Office.
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Aug 142 min read
This Day in American History: South Park Debuts
They hoped for 200,000 viewers. They got 889,000.
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Aug 132 min read
This Day in American History: The IBM PC Launches
A beige box that redefined what "computer" meant.
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Aug 122 min read
This Day in American History: The Mall of America Opens
A dead ballpark became the biggest mall in the country.
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Aug 112 min read
This Day in American History: Red Hot Chili Peppers Release Their Debut Album
A record that flopped launched a 120-million-album band.
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Aug 102 min read
This Day in American History: The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
The second bomb. The final week of the war.
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Aug 92 min read
This Day in American History: Nixon Announces His Resignation
The only presidential resignation in U.S. history.
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Aug 82 min read
This Day in American History: Barry Bonds Breaks the Home Run Record
762 home runs. The most controversial record in baseball.
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Aug 72 min read
This Day in American History: Cy Young Wins His First Game
"Just another big farmer" went on to win 511 games.
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Aug 62 min read
This Day in American History: The Statue of Liberty's Cornerstone Is Laid
A six-ton stone, laid in pouring rain.
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Aug 52 min read
This Day in American History: Wild Bill Hickok Is Shot and Killed
Two pairs, aces and eights. A legend cut down mid-hand.
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Aug 22 min read
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