Jordan Termine

Most Recent Articles by Jordan Termine

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  On This Day: US Detonates World’s First Atomic Bomb
  On July 16, 1945, the Manhattan Project conducted the Trinity Test in New Mexico, the first atomic bomb detonation in history and the dawn of the Atomic Era.
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  On This Day: Einstein Publishes Theory of Special Relativity
  On June 30, 1905, Swiss patent clerk Albert Einstein published “On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies,” introducing his relativity theory and launching a new era in physics.
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  On This Day: Mormon Church Founder Joseph Smith Killed by Mob
  On June 27, 1844, a mob shot and killed Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, after breaking into the prison where he was held on treason charges.
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  On This Day: President Kennedy Declares “Ich bin ein Berliner”
  On June 26, 1963, in a speech before 200,000 citizens of Berlin, President John F. Kennedy declared “Ich bin ein Berliner,” meaning, “I am a Berliner.”
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  On This Day: King Assassin James Earl Ray Escapes from Prison
  On June 10, 1977, James Earl Ray, confessed killer of Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tenn. He was recaptured three days later.