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This painting by Jacob Lawrence shows Frederick Douglass arguing against the raid at #HarpersFerry. #JohnBrown http://go.usa.gov/Y5RC
Before the #HarpersFerry raid, #JohnBrown wrote a Provisional Constitution at a secret convention in Chatham, Ontario. http://go.usa.gov/Y55j
#TDiH 1859, Abolitionist #JohnBrown, with 21 other men, began a raid on the US #Army Arsenal at #HarpersFerry.
#TDiH 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier while piloting the Bell X-1. #aviation http://go.usa.gov/Y8GQ
This video shows flight tests of the Bell X-1A at Edwards AFB in California. #USAF #aviation #ChuckYeager http://go.usa.gov/Y87j
#TDiH 1890, #POTUS Dwight Eisenhower was born in Denison, TX. Here, DDE stands in front of a tank at Ft. Meade, MD. http://go.usa.gov/Y8fm
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Also in #Naval history, USS Holland, @USNavy's 1st commissioned #submarine enters service #TDiH 1900 http://ow.ly/eqqmG
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The Motion Picture Preservation Lab still uses this Model J printer from the 1930s: http://ow.ly/eoAgU #film #preservation
1st ironclad in combat, CSS Manassas attacks USS Richmond with 1 gun & a ram #TDiH 1861 http://tmblr.co/ZKvbjxV8Oqjg #civilwar #cw150
#TDiH 1939 This letter from Albert Einstein is delivered to FDR. The letter helped launch the Manhattan Project. #WWII http://go.usa.gov/Yky9
This photo shows the construction of Bagnell Dam on the Osage River in #MO. The dam created the Lake of the #Ozarks. http://go.usa.gov/YBUk
Don't forget to come to our #free #genealogy symposium today from 9AM - 3 PM! http://ow.ly/i/Z2tM #KansasCity #KC
#TDiH 1892 The Dalton Gang's criminal run came to an end as they attempted to rob two banks in broad daylight in Coffeyville, KS.
Come to our Oct 6 #genealogy symposium and learn tips for finding records lost in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center!
#TDiH 1927 Sculpting began on #MountRushmore in the #BlackHills of #SD. Pictured here is the partially finished work: http://go.usa.gov/YgnJ
At our Oct 6th #genealogy symposium, we will feature workshops on performing research by using #Google, #Ancestry, and #Fold3! #KansasCity
#TDiH 1863 #POTUS Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in Nov. as Thanksgiving Day. Read the proclamation here: http://go.usa.gov/YgRF
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