Clarence Birdseye and Frozen Foods Clarence Birdseye, born on December 9, 1886, was working […]
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Picture of the Day: December 10
Pierre and Marie Curie awarded the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize for physics was […]
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Picture of the Day: December 11
Edward VIII Abdicates the British Throne Edward VIII had been king of Great Britain […]
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Picture of the Day: December 8
Emily Dickinson American poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, […]
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Picture of the Day: December 6
Washington Monument Completed The Washington Monument was completed on December 6, 1884, 101 years […]
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The Day that Changed America, And World War II
The Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor At 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941, the Japanese […]
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Picture of the Day: December 4
The Grange The Order of Patrons of Husbandry, more commonly known as the National […]
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Picture of the Day: December 5
Repeal of Prohibition On December 5, 1933, Prohibition was repealed–much to the delight of […]
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101st Airborne Division Holds the Line Along Hell’s Highway
As the 101st Airborne Division secured Eindhoven and Veghel at the start of Operation Market Garden, its battles in Holland were only the beginning.
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Interview: Jack Stewart / WWII U.S. Navy Photographer
As a U.S. Navy photographer on the aircraft carrier Essex, Jack Stewart had a ringside seat when a Japanese kamikaze attacked his ship on November 25, 1944.