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On this day in 1941 – Japanese forces attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and other British and American territories and possessions in the Pacific. “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States … Continue reading →

On this day in 1941 – Japanese forces attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and other British and American territories and possessions in the Pacific.

On this day in 1779 – The College of Philadelphia, considered a Royalist institution, was converted into the University of the State of Pennsylvania, thus creating both America’s first state school and first official university. In 1791, the school became a privately endowed institution … Continue reading →

On this day in 1963 – Cape Canaveral, Florida, was renamed Cape Kennedy

On this day in 2000 – Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner over Al Gore in the state’s presidential balloting by 537 votes.

On this day in 1963 – Assassinated President John F. Kennedy was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

On this day in 1971 – Hijacker D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. He was never found.

On this day in 1909 – The Wright brothers formed a corporation for the commercial manufacture of their airplanes.

On this day in 1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, shot to death while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald, suspected of assassinating the president, was arrested. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States of America.

On this day in 1980 – Approximately 83 million people tuned in to find out “who shot J.R.” on the TV show “Dallas.”