Erin Harris

Most Recent Articles by Erin Harris

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  On This Day: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Die
  On July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence first asserted American sovereignty, former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both passed away.
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  On This Day: United States Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
  On Aug. 6, 1945, U.S. war plane Enola Gay dropped “Little Boy,” a 8,900-pound atomic bomb, on Hiroshima, Japan. Within eight days, Japan surrendered, ending World War II.
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  On This Day: US Air Traffic Controllers Go On Strike
  On Aug. 3, 1981, 13,000 air traffic controllers went on strike, defying a law barring government unions from striking. Their ultimate defeat altered U.S. labor relations.
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  On This Day: “Black Bart” Robs First Stagecoach
  On July 26, 1875, gentleman outlaw Charles “Black Bart” Boles robbed a stagecoach in Calaveras County, Calif., starting an eight-year career during which he committed 28 robberies.
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  On This Day: 21 Killed in McDonald’s Massacre
  On July 18, 1984, James Oliver Huberty entered a McDonald’s in San Ysidro, California and, with no apparent motive, embarked on a shooting spree that killed 21 people.