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Category: 2026
March 5 in History: tobacco arrives in Europe, Native Americans suffer Supreme Court setback, historic sexual assault survey happens, more
Tobacco gets a foothold in Europe, from Mexico. Native Americans are told they don’t have standing before the U.S. Supreme Court. Nazis take control of Germany. The Cold War kicks off with Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech. And the Trump administration takes another step to erase the history of transgender people. It’s This Date in History for March 5.
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March 4 in History: “Spanish flu” kicks off in Kansas, Daniela Vega and Mianne Bagger make trans history, Trump stays on ballots, more
Chicago becomes a city. The so-called “Spanish flu” begins in Kansas, eventually spreading to kill 50 million worldwide. The Supreme Court says Trump stays on state ballots. And the world experiences its first-ever transgender professional golfer and Oscars presenter. It’s This Date in History for March 4.
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March 3 in History: freed slaves receive government aid, Time magazine starts, King beating triggers riots, more
Freed slaves receive government aid. The first-ever march for women’s right to vote takes place. America receives its first national forest. The beating of Rodney King sparks riots. It’s This Date in History for March 3.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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January 27 in History: Nazis leave Leningrad, Auschwitz liberated, Trump tries Muslim ban, protests erupt over Nichols killing, more
The Auschwitz concentration camp is liberated. A speech by President Monroe sets the stage for Indian Removal. Bill Clinton lies about an affair years before the Monica Lewinsky scandal. And Donald Trump tries to ban immigration from seven Muslim countries. It’s This Date in History for January 27.
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January 26 in History: roots of Australia grow, black officers form the 54th infantry, Clinton lies on-air over affair, Rice makes history, more
Relocated convicts form the roots of Australia. Prohibition takes hold in Tennessee. Bill Clinton lies to the country about his affair with 22-year-old intern Monica Lewinsky. Condoleezza Rice makes history as the first Black female secretary of state. And Israel is ordered to prevent genocide in Gaza. It’s January 26 in history.
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