Lead Story
Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle, 1945
American Revolution
Phi Beta Kappa is founded while army flounders, 1776
Automotive
Last segment of the Dan Ryan Expressway opens in Chicago, 1970
Civil War
George Custer born, 1839
Cold War
USSR and Afghanistan sign "friendship treaty", 1978
Crime
The Boston Belfry Murderer kills his first victim, 1873
Disaster
Hundreds die in Brooklyn theater fire, 1876
General Interest
Prohibition ends, 1933
Hollywood
Eddie Murphy stars in Beverly Hills Cop, 1984
Literary
Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez is published, 1941
Music
O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack released, 2000
Old West
Rodeo star Bill Pickett born in Texas, 1871
Presidential
Van Buren is born, 1782
Sports
Roone Arledge dies, 2002
Vietnam War
Army Captain awarded first Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam, 1964
North Vietnam announces it will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing, 1970
World War I
Siege of British-occupied Kut, Mesopotamia begins, 1915
World War II
American carrier Lexington heads to Midway, 1941
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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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