This Month in History

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March Anniversaries

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February Anniversaries

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January Anniversaries

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December Anniversaries

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November Anniversaries

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After three months of battling the U.S. 7th cavalry—which is charged with moving his people to a distant reservation or killing them—and a 1,700-mile trek toward Canada, Nez Perce chief Joseph surrenders, October 5, 1877.

October Anniversaries

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Thurgood Marshall

August Anniversaries

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July Anniversaries

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Princess Alexandrina Victoria, 18, ascends to the British throne when her uncle, King William IV, dies June 20, 1837.

June Anniversaries

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A player wearing an old-fashioned catcher's mask

April Anniversaries

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March Anniversaries

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February Anniversaries

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December Anniversaries

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Federal wildlife biologists announce on November 6, 1981, that a black-footed ferret, a mammal feared extinct, has been discovered alive and well and living in Wyoming. The 2 1/4-pound male, found at home in a prairie dog burrow, is fitted with a radio collar and released. By 2006, captive breeding and reintroduction helps the wild population rebound to some 700 animals in five Western states.

November Anniversaries

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Today In History

Daily anniversaries for the month of June

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May Anniversaries

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America launches its first space shuttle, Columbia, on April 12, 1981.

April Anniversaries

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March Anniversaries

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This Month in History

December anniversaries—momentous or merely memorable

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