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    • Today in History

      Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      Aug. 24—TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: On Aug. 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people ...

    • Today in History: March 30, President Ronald Reagan is shot

      Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months ago

      On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady ...