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    • Today in History: May 18, Mount St. Helens erupts

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      In 1652, Rhode Island became the first American colony to pass a law abolishing African slavery; however, the law was apparently never enforced. In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during ...

    • Today in History: April 16, MLK writes from Birmingham jail

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      Today’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 1945, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers ...

    • Today in History: MARCH 11, Earthquake and tsunami in Japan

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      Today in History Today is Saturday, March 11, the 70th day of 2023. There are 295 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 11, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed ...

    • Today in History: MARCH 9, Notorious B.I.G. slain

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      Today in History Today is Thursday, March 9, the 68th day of 2023. There are 297 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 9, 1933, Congress, called into special session ...

    • Today in History, FEB 23, siege of the Alamo begins

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated. In 1685, composer George Frideric ...

    • Today in History: FEB 15, Jury finds Jeffrey Dahmer sane

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. In 1764, the site of present-day St. Louis was established by ...