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Today in history: JFK sends federal marshals to Montgomery
feature Their mission was to keep order after race riots broke out
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Today in history: One of the greatest inaugural addresses in American history
feature In 1865, President Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address
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Today in history: FDR declares a national emergency
feature And declares once again that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
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Today in history: George H.W. Bush was born
feature The 41st president was born in 1924
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Today in history: Nixon goes to Moscow
feature He was the first sitting president to visit the Soviet capital
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Today in history: The birth of the federal income tax
feature In 1861, President Lincoln signed a new law to help pay for the Civil War
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Today in history: November 18
feature In 1886, Chester Arthur died
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Today in history: September 17
feature Today is the 151st anniversary of the bloodiest day in American history
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Today in history: January 29
feature In 2002, President Bush unveiled the phrase "Axis of Evil"
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Today in history: JFK is born
feature Happy birthday, Mr. President
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Today in history: The death of a president
feature On this day in 1994, President Nixon died at 81
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Today in history: October 8
feature In 1998, the House of Representatives voted to move ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Clinton
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Today in history: November 21
feature In 1989, President Bush nixed smoking on most domestic flights
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Today in history: November 5
feature In 1940, FDR won an unprecedented third term as president
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Today in history: The Berlin Wall is built
feature President John F. Kennedy said of the Berlin Wall, "A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war"
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Today in history: Lincoln reveals the real goal of the Civil War
feature "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all slaves I would do it"
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Today in history: "In God We Trust" becomes America's official motto
feature The first paper money with that motto was printed in 1957
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Today in history: Reagan jokes about bombing Russia
feature The move alarmed Soviet leaders
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Today in history: A general's insubordination
feature In 1951, President Truman fired a popular general for his comments about the Korean War
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Today in history: The U.S. boycotts the Moscow Olympics
feature Jimmy Carter ordered the boycott in retaliation for the invasion of Afghanistan
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Today in history: Barack Obama is born
feature Obama is the first Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win two presidential elections with a majority of the popular vote
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Today in history: The beginning of the Mexican-American War
feature In 1846, President James Polk approved a controversial declaration of war
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Today in history: The president dies after just 16 months in office
feature Zachary Taylor's cause of death was never determined
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Today in history: JFK's worst foreign policy blunder
feature The Bay of Pigs was not Kennedy's finest moment
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