Swine Flue Vaccination Program is Halted in 9 States as 3 Die After Shots
Nine U.S. states halted the use of the swine flu vaccines after just three people died that year. All of them had heart disease, but back then, …
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NASA Unveils Space Shuttle
On Sept. 17, 1976, NASA’s prototype space shuttle Enterprise was rolled out of its assembly facility in Southern California and displayed before a crowd several …
Chairman of the 1975 Advisory Council on Social Security: “When you pay social security taxes, you are… paying the pensions of those who are already retired.
“When you pay social security taxes, you are in no way making provision for your own retirement. You are paying the pensions of those who …
Dodgers’ Rick Monday Saves American Flag from Two Protestors Attempting to Burn It
Former Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Rick Monday saved a burning American flag at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976. After two protesters ran onto the …
Teamster Leader Jimmy Hoffa Disappears
It all started, and ended, on this day 41 years ago. It was a hot July afternoon, nearly 92 degrees, when Teamsters president and labor …
Nixon Announces his Resignation
In an evening televised address, President Richard M. Nixon announces his intention to become the first president in American history to resign. With impeachment proceedings …
The First Item Marked with the Universal Product Code (UPC) was Scanned at a Supermarket in Miami, OH
Every few years, the small town of Troy in Miami County, Ohio celebrates an historic occasion that for a few giddy weeks puts it on …
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Arrested in Russia after Release of Book “Live Not By Lies”
On the day Solzhenitsyn was arrested, February, 12, 1974, he released the text of “Live Not by Lies.” The next day, he was exiled to …
The 1974 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), or the “Mondale Act,” Signed into Law
The 1974 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), or the “Mondale Act,” is the federal law that birthed Child Protective Services (CPS) as we …
Donald Barr, writes Sci-Fi Book, ‘Space Relations’, about Pedophile Planet
Space Relations: A Slightly Gothic Interplanetary Tale is a space opera novel by Donald Barr, the father of two-time US Attorney General William Barr (Bush & Trump), originally published …