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    • Today in History: April 14, Abraham Lincoln is shot

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      Today in History Today is Friday, April 14, the 104th day of 2023. There are 261 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and ...

    • Today in History: FEB 12, Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky. In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne ...

    • Today in History: October 4, Soviets launch Sputnik

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties. In 1887, the International Herald Tribune had ...

    • Today in History: May 15, George Wallace shot and paralyzed

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On May 15, 1948, hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an act ...

    • Today in History: May 26, ABM treaty signed

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On May 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in Moscow. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating ...

    • Today in History: September 22, Cy Young's last win

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago

      Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2022. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 3:20 p.m. EDT. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 22, 1862, President ...