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This Day In History

On this day, September 3rd
On this day in 1944, Anne Frank and her family are sent to Auschwitz and the first long-running American soap opera airs its first episode in 1951.
On this day, September 2nd
On this day in 1789, the U.S. Department of the Treasury was founded and the Labor Day Hurricane slams Florida in 1935.
On this day, September 1st
On this day in 1923, a massive earthquake in Japan leaves 500,000 dead and Germany invading Poland sparks WWII in 1939.
On this day, August 31st
On this day in 1422, Henry VI becomes King of England at just nine months old and Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997.
On this day, August 30th
The second Battle of Bull Run is fought in 1862 and Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American Supreme Court Justice on this day in 1967.
On this day, August 29th
Five years ago today Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people and causing more than $80 billion in damage.
On this day, August 28th
One of the most famous speeches in history is given in 1963 and a famous divorce is finalized on this day in 1996.
On this day, August 27th
American troops are defeated by British forces in 1776 and Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in thousands of years on this day in 2003.
On this day, August 26th
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote, takes effect on this day in 1920 and the first Major League Baseball game is televised in 1939.
On this day, August 25th
Singer Aaliyah is killed in a tragic plane crash on this day in 2001 and Sen. Ted Kennedy dies in 2009.


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