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    • Today in History, FEB 23, siege of the Alamo begins

      Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year ago

      On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated. In 1685, composer George Frideric ...

    • Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn beheaded

      Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year ago

      On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery. In 1780, a mysterious darkness enveloped much of New England and part ...

    • Today in History: October 8, Don Larsen's perfect game

      Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years ago

      Today in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2022. There are 84 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire erupted; fires also ...

    • Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon

      Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 12 months ago

      In 1911, Yale University history professor Hiram Bingham III found the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu, in Peru. In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped charges against four of the nine ...