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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: March 13, Pope Francis is elected

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      In 1925, the Tennessee General Assembly approved a bill prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution. In 1781, the seventh planet of the solar system, Uranus, was discovered by Sir William ...

    • Today in History: December 24, astronauts read from Genesis

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      This is Christmas Eve. On Dec. 24, 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts, orbiting the moon, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve telecast. In 1814, the United ...