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Partisans Week: Black Helicopters (1995)
Partisans Week: Black Helicopters (1995)

Nicole Hemmer has a new book out! It’s called “Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s.” All this week,…

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The Mystery of LBJ's "Box 13" (1948) w/ Mark Lawrence
The Mystery of LBJ's "Box 13" (1948) w/ Mark Lawrence

It’s September 4th. In 1948, a heated Texas Senate primary comes down to a very mysterious box of ballots found in Jim Wells County — which convenien…

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Brownie, Heckuva Job (2005)
Brownie, Heckuva Job (2005)

It’s September 1st. In 2005, in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, George W Bush offered praise to the director of FEMA, Michael Brown, sayi…

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Lincoln's Avenger (1894)
Lincoln's Avenger (1894)

It’s August 30th. This day in 1894, a man by the name of Thomas H “Boston” Corbett is presumed dead in a fire in Minnesota. Boston Corbett led a trou…

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Biden Bites Kinnock (1987)
Biden Bites Kinnock (1987)

It’s August 27th. This day in 1987, rumors are building that Joe Biden had plagiarized remarks from British politician Neil Kinnock. Soon, reporters …

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Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)
Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)

It’s August 25th. In 1944, a group of sailors at Port Chicago in California are facing mutiny charges, after refusing to work under dangerous conditi…

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Wooed By Mussolini (1926)
Wooed By Mussolini (1926)

It’s August 22nd. Throughout the late summer of 1926, legendary journalist Ida Tarbell is publishing a series of flattering profiles of Benito Mussol…

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Hoover Feeds Russia (1922)
Hoover Feeds Russia (1922)

It’s August 19th. This day in 1922, a massive food relief program is underway, with tons of American supplies headed for Russia.

Jody, Kellie, and Ni…

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The Roots of "Roots" (1976)
The Roots of "Roots" (1976)

It’s August 18th. This day in 1976, Alex Haley’s sprawling epic Roots hits the bookshelves. It quickly caused a sensation — and controversy.

Jody, Ni…

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The Acquittal of Joan Little (1975)
The Acquittal of Joan Little (1975)

It’s August 16th. This day in 1975, a woman by the name of Joan Little was acquitted of murder — the first case in which a woman is acquitted of a mu…

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