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    • Today in History: April 13, Apollo 13 damaged by explosion

      Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months ago

      On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first Black performer to win an Academy Award for best actor or best actress with his performance in “Lilies of the Field.” In 1743, the third president ...

    • 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: October 18, U.S. gets Alaska

      Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years ago

      On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between New York and Chicago was officially opened (it could ...