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On This Day, Dec. 31: Pirates' Roberto Clemente, 4 others die in plane crash
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPittsburgh Pirates fans look at the engravings at the Roberto Clemente statue next to the center...
Today in History: MARCH 9, Notorious B.I.G. slain
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday 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: March 19, Nevada legalizes casino gambling
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Sunday, March 19, the 78th day of 2023. There are 287 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 19, 1945, during World War II, 724 people were killed ...
New law ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US troops
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine after the mandate was lifted under an $858...
People say new research proves masks don’t work. That’s bogus.
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoiStock; Rebecca Zisser/Insider A new review of mask studies is generating buzz about whether masks...
Today in History: May 27, Queen Mary's maiden voyage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2023. There are 218 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 27, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry ...
Rollback of covid vaccine mandate met with frustration at Pentagon
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Biden administration fumed Wednesday at the near-certainty that Congress will strip away the...
EXPLAINER: What end of vaccine mandate means for US troops
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCongress' move to eliminate the Pentagon mandate that all U.S. service members get the COVID-19...
Today in History: April 13, Apollo 13 damaged by explosion
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn April 13, 1970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. In 1743, the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson ...
Today in History: April 7, Billie Holiday is born
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn April 7, 1984, the Census Bureau reported Los Angeles had overtaken Chicago as the nation’s “second city” in terms of population. In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj ...