Tag: today in history

  • Muppet Show Aired

    Muppet Show Aired

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    Morgan O’Brien

    September 5, 1976, the first episode of The Muppet Show aired on television.

  • LA Founded

    LA Founded

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    Morgan O’Brien

    September 4, 1781, Los Angeles was founded.

  • Viking 2

    Viking 2

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    Morgan O’Brien

    September 3, 1976, Viking 2 successfully landed on the surface of Mars

  • Great London Fire Begins

    Great London Fire Begins

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    Morgan O’Brien

    September 2, 1666, the Great London Fire began.

  • Rear Window

    Rear Window

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    Morgan O’Brien

    September 1, 1954, Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window opened.

  • Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

    Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 31, 1991, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan declared independence from the Soviet Union.

  • Burgess Shale Fossils Discovered

    Burgess Shale Fossils Discovered

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 30, 1909, Charles Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale fossils.

  • MLK Fuels Our Dreams

    MLK Fuels Our Dreams

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    Morgan O’Brien

    1963 March on Washington meets 2023.

  • Obama Nominated

    Obama Nominated

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 27, 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American to be nominated for president.

  • Document: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Document: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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    Morgan O’Brien

    An Act To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the…