Lead Story
Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon, 1991
American Revolution
Washington's cousin tricks Loyalists, 1780
Automotive
"Irish Godfather" killed by car bomb in St. Paul, 1928
Civil War
Engagement ends at Waynesboro, 1864
Cold War
Senate approves U.S. participation in United Nations, 1945
Crime
Police kill two members of the Black Panther Party, 1969
Disaster
Smog kills thousands in England, 1952
General Interest
The mystery of the Mary Celeste, 1872
President Wilson travels to Europe, 1918
Bush orders U.S. troops to Somalia, 1992
Hollywood
Warren Beatty writes, directs, stars in Oscar-winning Reds, 1981
Literary
Somerset Maugham sails for Pago Pago, 1916
Music
The "Million Dollar Quartet" convenes at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, 1956
Old West
Oliver Kelley organizes the Grange, 1867
Presidential
Washington bids farewell to his officers, 1783
Sports
NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for attacking coach, 1997
Vietnam War
Viet Cong attack Tan Son Nhut airport, 1966
Riverine force surrounds Viet Cong battalion, 1967
World War I
Psychiatrist reports on the phenomenon of shell shock, 1917
World War II
Polish Christians come to the aid of Polish Jews, 1942
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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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