Aimee Lucido
Recent Event Contributions
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Congress Creates The Oregon Territory
On August 14, 1848, Congress created the Oregon Territory, an area encompassing present-day Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and parts of western Montana... Read more
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Susan B. Anthony Begins Her Address Before The Judiciary Committee Of The House Of Representatives
Thus Susan B. Anthony began her address before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on March 8, 1884. In her statement printed... Read more
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Jesse James is Assassinated by Robert Ford
With his gang nearly annihilated, James trusted only the Ford brothers, Charley and Robert. Although Charley had been out on raids with James, Bob... Read more
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The First Unofficial College Basketball Game
On January 16, 1896, Henry F. Kallenberg, an instructor of physical education at the University of Iowa, welcomed Amos Alonzo Stagg, athletic... Read more
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George M. Cohan is Born
Playwright, songwriter, dancer, actor, theater owner, and producer George M. Cohan was born on July 3, 1878, in Providence, Rhode Island. (Some... Read more
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George Washington Is Appointed Commander In Chief Of The Continental Army
On June 16, 1775, George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress. That same day, the... Read more
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First Transmission on Alexander Graham Bell's Photophone
On June 3, 1880, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first wireless telephone message on his newly invented photophone from the top of the... Read more
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Andrew Jackson Kills Charles Dickinson in a Duel
The controversy surrounding Rachel and Andrew Jackson's marriage remained a sore point for Jackson, who deeply resented attacks on his wife's... Read more
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Andrew Jackson Challenges John "Nolichucky Jack" Sevier To A Duel
Andrew Jackson was devoted to his wife, Rachel. He fought 13 duels to protect her honor, and even killed one opponent, Charles Dickinson. On... Read more
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Grover Cleveland Marries Frances Folsom
President Grover Cleveland wed Frances Folsom in a White House ceremony on June 2, 1886. Daughter of Cleveland's late law partner, the bride was... Read more
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Andrew Johnson Is Born
Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 29, 1808. His father's death left... Read more
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Thomas Jefferson Replaces John Adams As President
On February 17, 1801, presidential candidate Thomas Jefferson won support of a majority of congressional Representatives displacing incumbent John... Read more
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Grover Cleveland is Elected US President
On November 4, 1884, Democrat Grover Cleveland defeated Republican James G. Blaine ending a particularly acrimonious campaign. The outcome of the... Read more
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Andrew Jackson Is Born
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was military governor of Florida... Read more
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Franklin Pierce Is Born
Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States, was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. Like his predecessor James K.... Read more
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James K. Polk Is Elected
On November 5, 1844, Democratic candidate James K. Polk defeated Whig Party candidate Henry Clay to become the eleventh president of the United... Read more
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Thomas Woodrow Wilson Is Born
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia. The twenty-eighth president of the United States, Wilson served two... Read more
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Martin Van Buren Is Born
Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States and founder of the Democratic Party, was born on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York.... Read more
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Maya Bouskilla Is Born
Maya Bouskilla (also Maya Buskila) (Hebrew: מאיה בוסקילה; born November 9, 1977) is an Israeli pop singer. Maya Bouskilla was born to a... Read more
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Bonnie and Clyde Shot and Killed
Before dawn on May 23, 1934, a posse composed of police officers from Louisiana and Texas, including Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, concealed themselves... Read more
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Epitome Ovetense Is Written
At the western edge of Europe and of Islamic expansion, the Reconquista in Spain was well underway by the eleventh century; it was intermittently... Read more
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Council Of Jamnia
There was a slowly growing chasm between Christians and Jews, rather than a sudden split. Even though it is commonly thought that Paul established... Read more
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St. Patrick dies
Today is St. Patrick's Day, an Irish and Irish-American holiday commemorating the death, as legend has it, of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland,... Read more
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Birth Of The Apostolic Age
The history of early Christianity spans from the death of Jesus Christ and birth of the Apostolic Age about the year 30 to the First Council of... Read more
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Roman Polanski Is Arrested
In March 1977 film director Roman Polanski was arrested and charged with a number of offenses against Samantha Geimer, a thirteen-year-old girl.... Read more