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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: Lincoln's ominous dream
feature Mere days before being murdered, President Lincoln reportedly dreamed of the assassination
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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: May 31
feature In 1988, President Reagan gave a speech to Soviet students about freedom
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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: Congress approved the title "President"
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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 assassination of Lincoln
feature Abraham Lincoln was the first of four presidents to be killed while in office
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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: The Nazis surrender
feature In 1945, President Truman announced Victory in Europe (V-E) Day
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Today in history: July 12
feature In 1957, Dwight Eisenhower became the first U.S. president to ride in a helicopter
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Today in history: January 6
feature In 1919, one of America's greatest presidents died
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Today in history: December 2
feature In 1823, President James Monroe outlined the Monroe Doctrine
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Today in history: October 23
feature In 1973, President Richard Nixon agreed to turn over nine secret White House recordings to a federal judge
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Today in History: October 15
feature In 1860, Abraham Lincoln decided to grow a beard
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Today in history: November 19
feature In 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address
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Today in history: The most sweeping domestic legislation in a century
feature Happy birthday, Civil Rights Act
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