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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Dedication
Introduction
January 1, 1915: Everybody Stopped and Stared
January 2, 1620: Absolute Quiet
January 3, 1938: The March of Time
January 4, 1896: The Saints Go Marching In
January 5, 1643: Purify or Separate?
January 6, 1913: Seeking a Permit, Not Permission
January 7, 1947: Then All the Reindeer Loved Him
January 8, 1946: A Gift to Us All
January 9, 1493: Sirens
January 10, 1901: Gusher
January 11, 1908: America’s Best Idea
January 12, 1969: Broadway Joe
January 13, 1982: The Bridge
January 14, 1919: Great Pandemic
January 15, 1870: Donkeys, Elephants, Father Christmas
January 16, 1920: Prohibition
January 17, 1706: In Vino, Veritas
January 18, 1996: Good-bye, Dolly
January 19, 1977: Tokyo Rose
January 20, 1937: Happy Valley
January 21, 1957: Sweet Dreams
January 22, 1981: All You Need Is Love
January 23, 1959: The Day the Music Lived
January 24, 1848: Eureka!
January 25, 1890: Around the World in 72 Days
January 26, 1980: Missing Moscow
January 27, 1967: Gut Punch to a President
January 28, 1986: Touching the Face of God
January 29, 1880: W. C. Fields
January 30, 1933: “Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!”
January 31, 1848: Pathfinder
February 1, 1960: Sitting In
February 2, 2016: Groundhog’s Day
February 3, 1931: Southern Belle to the Rescue
February 4, 1941: The Great Hope
February 5, 1959: They Liked It Hot
February 6, 1911: A Communicator Is Born
February 7, 1964: Imagine All the People
February 8, 1924: “They Should Get It Over With”
February 9, 1952: The Start of Something Big
February 10, 1899: Meeting of the Minds
February 11, 1973: Smelling a Rat
February 12, 1943: From Liberia, with Love
February 13, 1919: Little Time for Baseball
February 14, 1818: Lighting a Fire
February 15, 1903: Teddy’s Bears
February 16, 1945: MacArthur’s Return
February 17, 1904: Good Vibrations
February 18, 1967: Destroyer of Worlds
February 19, 1942: Internment
February 20, 1962: John Glenn’s Wild Ride
February 21, 1848: Stifling Debate in Congress
February 22, 1732: Spare the Rod, Save the Child
February 23, 1954: Polio Fighter
February 24, 1868: Profile in Courage
February 25, 1870: Dispensing a Putrid Precedent
February 26, 1932: The Man in Black
February 27, 1914: The Babe
February 28, 1827: From Babe to Behemoth
February 29, 1940: “Oh, Mammy!”
March 1, 1961: Peace Corps
March 2, 1904: The Cat in the Hat
March 3, 1887: Who’s Blushing Now?
March 4, 1933: Inauguration Day
March 5, 1946: Missouri Card Sharps
March 6, 1947: Storybook Love
March 7, 1974: The Dick and Pearl Show
March 8, 1782: Massacre on the Tuscarawas
March 9, 1959: Barbie Doll
March 10, 1927: Intermittent Flash of Genius
March 11, 1989: Bad Boys
March 12, 1901: Surplus Wealth
March 13, 1908: Ancient Superstition
March 14, 1879 (and 1948): Albert and Billy
March 15, 1965: LBJ Takes the Bully Pulpit
March 16, 1947: Margaret Truman Hits the Big Time
March 17, 1762: The Wearin’ of the Green
March 18, 1837: A Prescient President
March 19, 1916: Flying After Pancho Villa
March 20, 1979: Brian Lamb’s Big Idea Comes to Life
March 21, 2006: Tweet, Tweet
March 22, 1933: Carry Nation’s Cause
March 23, 1878: Caregivers
March 24, 1862: Contraband
March 25, 1957: A Howl for Free Speech
March 26, 1892: American Bards
March 27, 1912: Cherry Blossoms Across the Sea
March 28, 1969: Why We Still Like Ike
March 29, 1776: Hearts and Minds
March 30, 1981: Profile in Courage
March 31, 1776: Remember the Ladies
April 1, 2016: Alternative Facts
April 2, 1865: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
April 3, 1968: Foreshadowing from the Mountaintop
April 4, 1913: Muddy Waters
April 5, 1614: Powhatan Princess
April 6, 1995: Happy Huskies
April 7, 1949: One Enchanted Evening
April 8, 1630: A City upon a Hill
April 9, 1865: Lee’s Surrender
April 10, 1865: Whistling Dixie
April 11, 1931: Dorothy Parker’s Wit and Wisdom
April 12, 1877: Catching Heat
April 13, 1945: “Pray for Me Now”
April 14, 1910: Big Man Meets the Big Train
April 15, 1947: Jack Robinson and Jim Crow
April 16, 1865: Savior and Martyr
April 17, 1865: Averting a Massacre
April 18, 1906: Earthquake and Fire
April 19, 1775: The Shots Heard ’Round the World
April 20, 1999: Colorado Massacre
April 21, 1966: Marathon
April 22, 1970: Earth Day
April 23, 1956: Elvis Plays Vegas
April 24, 1915: Genocide
April 25, 1983: Yuri Andropov’s Pen Pal
April 26, 2000: Civil Union
April 27, 1956: Going Out on Top
April 28, 1915: Women of Peace
April 29, 2004: Merry Old Olds
April 30, 1975: Leaving Saigon
May 1, 1961: May Day
May 2, 1939: Iron Horse
May 3, 1936: DiMaggio’s Debut
May 4, 1957: Another Willie
May 5, 1862: Cinco de Mayo
May 6, 2004: Friends
May 7, 1886: Paying the Costly Price
May 8, 1950: Arkansas Empire
May 9, 1964: Hello, Louis!
May 10, 1908: Mothers’ Day
May 11, 1934: Dust Bowl
May 12, 1949: Flying Angels of Mercy
May 13, 1864: National Cemetery
May 14, 1918: Mensch in the Trench
May 15, 1928: Empire Built on a Mouse
May 16, 1805: “Fortitude and Resolution”
May 17, 1885: Geronimo’s Way
May 18, 1926: Sister Act
May 19, 1836: Twice Kidnapped
May 20, 1998: Ireland’s American Dimension
May 21, 1881: Angel of the Battlefield
May 22, 1948: Jimmy’s Fund
May 23, 1994: Jackie Rests
May 24, 1844: Morse’s Code
May 25, 1915: Madam Marie
May 26, 1864: The Treasure State
May 27, 1937: Golden Gate
May 28, 1867: Alyeska
May 29, 2012: Yes, We Can
May 30, 1851: Nothing But the Truth
May 31, 1876: Kellogg’s Last Stand
June 1, 1980: Mouth of the South
June 2, 1886: Youngest First Lady
June 3, 1953: Bombshell
June 4, 1919: Suffrage
June 5, 1993: The Woman Who Talked to Horses
June 6, 1944: D-Day, Part I
June 7, 1776: Lee’s Resolution
June 8, 1968: Ultimate Sacrifice
June 9, 1902: Wilson’s Wisdom
June 10, 1752: Polarized
June 11, 1950: Man at Work
June 12, 1987: Walls—and Gates
June 13, 1971: Seeds of a Scandal
June 14, 1922: O Say Can You Hear?
June 15, 1859: Pigheaded
June 16, 1858: “Simple” Language
June 17, 1775: A True Patriot
June 18, 1983: Ride, Sally Ride
June 19, 1885: Lady Liberty
June 20, 1948: A Really Good Show
June 21, 1945: Attack, Attack, Attack
June 22, 1944: A “Well-Rounded” Program
June 23, 1961: The Summer of Our Discontent
June 24, 1947: UFO Sighting
June 25, 1950: “Give ’Em Hell” Harry
June 26, 1952: Mile-High Hardball
June 27, 1968: Return of the King
June 28, 1787: Franklin’s Prayer
June 29, 1972: Judicial Fiat
June 30, 1864: Yosemite
July 1, 1898: Rough Riders
July 2, 1863: The Guns of July
July 3, 1863: Gettysburg
July 4: Independence Day
July 5, 1810: The Greatest Show on Earth
July 6, 1945: Gerda’s Lieutenant
July 7, 1981: Sandra Day O’Connor
July 8, 1891: The Duchess
July 9, 1850: Rough and Ready
July 10, 1925: Monkey Trial
July 11, 1804: Duelists
July 12, 1984: Glass Ceilings
July 13, 1978: Tall in the Saddle
July 14, 1918: A President’s Son Falls from the Sky
July 15, 1954: Selling Airplanes
July 16, 1935: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later
July 17, 1955: Uncle Walt’s Place
July 18, 1968: Moore’s Law
July 19, 1946: Hello, Norma Jeane
July 20, 1969: A Big Step for Man
July 21, 1899: Ernest Abides
July 22, 1947: The Black Buzz Aldrin
July 23, 1904: We All Scream for Ice Cream
July 24, 1984: Exoneration
July 25, 1941: Lofty Goals
July 26, 1948: The Do-Something Congress and the Do-Something President
July 27, 2004: Rookie of the Year
July 28, 1945: Secret Mission
July 29, 1945: Indy Maru
July 30, 1945: “Abandon Ship!”
July 31, 1945: Jaws
August 1, 1945: Scapegoat
August 2, 1983: Change of Heart
August 3, 1914: The Road to Public Life
August 4, 1905: Attorney Grant
August 5, 1887: Butch and Sundance
August 6, 1944: D-Day, Part II: Casualties of War
August 7, 1942: Fighting for Pie
August 8, 1942: Spies
August 9, 1936: Human Race
August 10, 1846: Diffusion of Knowledge
August 11, 1911: The Duke
August 12, 1939: Munchkins
August 13, 1974: Follow the Dialogue
August 14, 1834: Dana’s Point
August 15, 1935: American Sage
August 16, 1896: They Built a Fire
August 17, 1790: To Bigotry, No Sanction
August 18, 1980: Noble Causes
August 19, 1914: Seeking Neutrality
August 20, 1862: Horace Greeley’s Pen Pal
August 21, 1959: Aloha, Senator
August 22, 1945: Hiroshima
August 23, 1869: Sierra Club
August 24, 1814: Dolley Madison
August 25, 1875: Comanche
August 26, 1964: Hurricanes Hubert and Barry
August 27, 2005: Hurricane Katrina
August 28, 1854: The Immigrants
Also on This Date: August 28, 1963: They Had a Dream
August 29, 1885: Gentleman Gene
August 30, 1920: Mother Knows Best
August 31, 2009: Always Faithful
September 1, 1939: Gipper in the Air
September 2, 1944: No Place to Land
September 3, 1919: Madam President
September 4, 1888: Point and Give
September 5, 1975: Jerry Ford’s Near Misses
September 6, 1860: Looking to America
September 7, 1608: Dateline—New World
September 8, 1966: To Boldly Go
September 9, 1965: Rabbi Koufax
September 10, 2001: Eve of Destruction
September 11, 2001: This Changes Everything
September 12, 1963: Bombingham
September 13, 1949: Another Babe
September 14, 2001: Music of 9/11
September 15, 1963: Thunder
September 16, 1920: Ground Zero
September 17, 1960: Remember the Alamo
September 18, 1793: A Capitol Idea
September 19, 1982: Hello, Smiley
September 20, 1739: American Cato
September 21, 1776: Only One Life to Give
September 22, 1875: A Good Cigar and a Good Yarn
September 23, 1779: Fighting Words
September 24, 1881: Garfield for President
September 25, 1867: A Feisty Gentleman
September 26, 1957: Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
September 27, 1869: Law and Order
September 28, 1941: Teddy Ballgame
September 29, 1954: A Great Catch
September 30, 1952: Little Mo
October 1, 1962: “Heeeere’s Johnny”
October 2, 1950: Charlie Brown
October 3, 2012: Happy Anniversary, Michelle!
October 4, 1957: Space Race
October 5, 1947: Guns, Then Butter
October 6, 1877: They Will Fight No More Forever
October 7, 1849: In a Kingdom by the Sea
October 8, 1871: Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
October 9, 1871: Towering Inferno
October 10, 1957: Say It Loud
October 11, 1884: Eleanor the Good
October 12, 1945: With Magnificent Fortitude
October 13, 1792: Bless This House
October 14, 1781: Lafayette, You Were Here
October 15, 1860: Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers
October 16, 1773: John Brown’s Body
October 17, 1989: Loma Prieta
October 18, 1944: Duck Soup
October 19, 1814: O Say Can You See?
October 20, 1945: “We Shall Overcome”
October 21, 1867: Big Medicine
October 22, 1965: American Beauty
October 23, 1963: Changing Times
October 24, 1861: Linking Up
October 25, 1942: The Alcan
October 26, 1940: Flying Mustangs
October 27, 1838: Learning from Our Mistakes
October 28, 2003: “We Have a Donor!”
October 29, 1962: “Let’s Go Surfin’ Now”
October 30, 1953: Statesman
October 31, 1926: The Great Houdini
November 1, 1872: Susan B. Anthony
November 2, 1783: Band of Brothers
November 3, 2016: We Ain’t Afraid of No Goats
November 4, 2008: The Voters Have Spoken
November 5, 1912: Tyranny of the Majority
November 6, 1860 and 1900: Gallant and Meritorious Service
November 7, 1837: Threat from Within
November 8, 1887: I’m Your Huckleberry
November 9, 1731: Your Most Obedient Servant
November 10, 1975: For Whom the Bell Tolls
November 11, 1918: Our Gallant Dead
November 12, 1815: Oh, My Daughter!
November 13, 1982: This Hallowed Wall
November 14, 2013: People of America!
November 15, 1806: Pikes Peak
November 16, 1776: Captain Molly
November 17, 1734: Freedom of the Press
November 18, 1863: Gettysburg Address
November 19, 1867: Dickens in America, Part I
November 20, 1963: “If Ever I Would Leave You…”
November 21, 1963: The Wonders on the Other Side
November 22, 1963: Oswald’s Other Victim
November 23, 1893: Not-So-Silent Cal
November 24, 1864: Thanksgiving
November 25, 1849: Heart and Hearth
November 26, 1942: We’ll Always Have Morocco
November 27, 1911: Breakfast of Champions
November 28, 1912: Jim Thorpe, All-American
November 29, 1952: Ike’s Promise
November 30, 1995: Blessed Are the Peacemakers
December 1, 1917: New World Order
December 2, 1963: The President and the Widow
December 3, 1867: Dickens in America, Part II
December 4, 1915: Santa Claus Ship
December 5, 1950: Give ’Em Hell, Harry
December 6, 1941: Dark Clouds
December 7, 1941: Prisoner of War No. 1
December 8, 1941: The Day After
December 9, 1941: Wartime Rumors
December 10, 1869: State of Equality
December 11, 2016: God Is with Us
December 12, 1917: Love, Actually
December 13, 2000: Concession
December 14, 1799: First in War, First in Peace
December 15, 1944: Bugle Call
December 16, 1965: Jingle Bells
Also on This Date: December 16, 1943: White Christmas
December 17, 1862: Grant’s Folly
December 18, 1946: Runyonesque
December 19, AD 343: Jolly Old St. Nick
December 20, 1946: Movie Action Hero
December 21, 1853: Thoreau’s Drumbeat
December 22, 1970: Viva La Huelga!
December 23, 1937: Yes, Virginia
December 24, 1923: Let There Be Light
December 25, 1776: Tally Ho!
December 26, 1949: “And Away They Go…”
December 27, 1968: The Good Earth
December 28, 1793: Paine and Suffering
December 29, 1763: Mickey’s Mantle
December 30, 1940: First Freeway
December 31, 1988: Shining City upon a Hill
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