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June 16Friday
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The woman who signed the Declaration of Indepedence
June 16, 2023 all day – Philadelphia, PA Who is that woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence ? Mary Katharine Goddard Born June 16, 1738 She was he FIRST FEMALE EMPLOYEE of the new US government. She was a printer… Organized by patriots of both sexes | Type: historical, woman, declaration, of, indepenence
July 10Monday
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Arthur Ashe
July 10, 2023 all day – Richmond, VA Arthur Ashe the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. Ashe is believed to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion… Organized by | Type: historical, arthur, ashe
September 10Sunday
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Jackson and the Second Bank
September 10, 2023 all day – New YORK https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-jackson-shuts-down-second-bank-of-the-u-s Organized by John Voris, Lead Coordinator | Type: history, bank, president, jackson, nullification, act
September 22Friday
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Franklin Institute on Steam
September 22, 2023 all day – Franklin Institute The Baldwin 60000 Locomotive arrived at The Franklin Institute on September 22, 1933. It took five days to move the locomotive five blocks from 24th and Vine Street to the Museum. There are iconic… Organized by Mattias Baldwin | Type: bladwin, train, franklin, institute, steam
September 27Wednesday
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Wreck of Old 97
September 27, 2023 all day – Danville VA Danville, VA (not Danville PA) It was a serious wreck of the Old 97 Locomotive on a trestle bridge. The Wreck of the Old 97 was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train… Organized by | Type: historical, train
July 11Thursday
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Hamilton
July 11, 2024 all day – on an island in the Hudson River Aaron Burr is most remembered for killing former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel on July 11, 1804 But Alexander Hamilton is remembered for a lot more things than being in a duel.… Organized by | Type: historical, hamilton, founding, father
July 12Friday
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100 year old Kleenex
July 12, 2024 all day – Wisconsin Kleenex trademark Original 1925 Kleenex trademark The original Kleenex trademark application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was filed in the class of M… Organized by Cold Sufferers Everywhere | Type: historical, handkerchief, kleenex
July 11Friday
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Haiti Slave Reparations
July 11, 2025 all day – The Isalnd of Haiti Haiti Slave Reparations are agreed to. No, not to the enslaved peoples, but to their prior masters. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/when-france-extorted-haiti-the-greatest-heist-in-history Organized by France's King Louis XVIII’s successor, Charles X | Type: historical, slavery
May 31Sunday
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The Day the Tracks Changed
May 31, 2026 all day – across the U.S. One reason the South lost the Civil War was that there was no standard "gauge" (the distance from the left hand rail to the right hand rail). It had been mostly standardized in the Northern s… Organized by trackmen throughout the nation | Type: historical, train, railroad, gauge, change
October 2Friday
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Lancaster County Shooting
October 2, 2026 all day – Lancaster County https://lancasterpa.com/amish/amish-school-shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nickel_Mines_School_shooting October 2 2006 is not long ago. Long before Sandy Hooks, one crazy male entere… Organized by | Type: historical, shooting, amish
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