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(Former President Barack Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter, Malia, watching fireworks, July 4, 2014.) 1. Happy...July 2nd!!! America’s Independence from Great Britain was actually declared by the Continental Congress on July 2nd. In fact, founding...
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Today is 33rd President Harry Truman's birthday!!! Since we don't currently offer any Reelect Truman shirts, here are some of our favorite photos of Harry.. Enjoy! Truman in his World War I uniform. Bowling at the new White House...
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A sad day, today is. On this very day in 1865, America's 16th President Abraham Lincoln died following a gunshot wound carried out by the hands of an angry assassin. He was the first U.S. President to be assassinated and,...
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R.I.P. William Henry Harrison, the first president who died in office, on this day in 1841. Our 9th President, Harrison set a few more records -- he had the shortest presidency at only 31 days. He was the first...
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(40th President Ronald Reagan) Today in 1981, not long after taking office as President, Ronald Reagan was shot in an assassination attempt by gunman John Hinckley, Jr. Hinckley was trying to get the attention of Jodie Foster, whom he...
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