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February 21 in History: Joan of Arc interrogation begins, Malcolm X assassinated, Yamaguchi makes skating history, more
Trump fires top military leaders. The first Native American newspaper opens up. The first known raid on a gay bathhouse. It’s This Date in History for February 21.
February 6 in History: relocation of freed slaves begins, Reagan Doctrine emerges, female mutilation defied worldwide, more
A deadly march of betrayal is imposed on the Lake Superior Ojibwe Tribe in Wisconsin. The world joins against female genital mutilation. COVID-19 claims its first American victim. And a parent is held responsible for their teen’s mass shooting for the first time in history. It’s February 6 in history.
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January 29 in History: second Bush declares ‘Axis of Evil,’ Smollett files hate crime revealed as false, first Native American Senator, more
Violette Neatley Anderson is the first Black woman to practice law before the Supreme Court. Charles Curtis becomes the first Native American Senator. And the University of Illinois gets its first gay rights student organization. And George W. Bush declares three countries the “Axis of Evil.” It’s This Date in History for January 29.
Croken versus Peters in eastern Iowa, three first-time candidates face off for central Iowa Democratic nod, more
Central Iowa has an exciting three-way primary for a key representative seat. Davenport in the Quad Cities is seeing a primary showdown between two former collaborators. and a total of eight candidates are preparing to pursue the first step toward earning the right to be Iowa’s governor. Check out this update on what’s happening with Iowa’s state-level primary election, coming June 2.
