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• Today In History- May 30

  The Kansas-Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the US territories of Nebraska and Kansas.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 229 views

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• Today In History- May 29

  WWI Veterans assemble in Washington, DC in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 172 views

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• Today In History- May 28

  American Revolutionary War: The first Continental Congress convenes.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 153 views

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• Today In History- May 27

  The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring securities registration with the FTC.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 203 views

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• Today In History- May 25

  World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk begins.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 136 views

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• Today In History- May 24

  The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti opens.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 192 views

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• Today In History- May 23

  World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 130 views

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• Today In History- May 22

  In an effort to fight the spread of Communism, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs an act into law that will later be called the Truman Doctrine.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 139 views

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• Today In History- May 21

  Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 117 views

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• Today In History- May 20

  The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 150 views

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• Today In History- May 19

  Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set Monday, May 1, 1944 for the cross-English Channel landing.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 163 views

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• Today In History- May 18

  The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but equal is constitutional.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 192 views

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• Today In History- May 17

  Watergate scandal: Hearings begin in the United States Senate and are televised.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 135 views

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• Today In History- May 16

  The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 131 views

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• Today In History- May 15

  The US Post Office Department (later renamed the USPS) begins the first regular airmail service in the world.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 157 views

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• Today In History- May 14

  The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begin their historic journey.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 133 views

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• Today In History- May 13

  World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse River.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 169 views

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• Today In History- May 12

  American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 148 views

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• Today In History- May 11

  Pullman Strike: 4000 Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 148 views

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• Today In History- May 10

  Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 237 views

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