Category: 1950s
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History Daily– November 13, 2025. FREE ACCESS
History Daily with Francis Chappell Black Nov 13, 2025 Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs, 1903. Mordecai Brown, nicknamed “Three Finger” due to a childhood farm injury, was a dominant pitcher in the early 1900s. He was a key player for the Chicago Cubs, leading their pitching staff to two World Series championships in 1907…
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FREE ACCESS-History Daily-June 26, 2025
Today’s Photographs – Enjoy!!! Image: An Armenian woman is seen kneeling beside her dead child in a field within sight of help and the safety of Aleppo, Syria, during the Armenian Genocide, 1915. #ArmenianGenocide https://amzn.to/4kZljyT Image: Two students sharing a rocking chair at Macalester College, Minnesota. 1890s. #America1890s https://amzn.to/4lpOZFm Both images: Mata Hari – The…
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Lieutenant Omer Lévesque, DFC (U.S.), Air Medal (U.S.): Canadian Pilot Who Flew during World War II and the Korean War
Image: Sergeant Pilot Omer Levesque is assisted into his parachute prior to flying a mission while assigned to No. 401 Squadron, RCAF, on July 7, 1941, during World War II. Omer “Trottle” Lévesque served as a pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the Second World War. He flew many sorties over France and…
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Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, better known as “The Lonely Hearts Killers,” were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York, for the murder of Janet Fay, 66, of Long Island, New York. March 8, 1951.
Raymond Fernandez mugshot On this day in history, March 8, 1951, Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, better known as “The Lonely Hearts Killers,” were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York, for the murder of Janet Fay, 66, of Long Island, New York. The couple had conspired to seduce, rob,…
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The FBI Arrested Six Great Brink’s Robbery Gang Members Six Days Before the Statute of Limitations Expired. January 12, 1956.
Image: Present-day North Terminal Garage in Boston, site of the Great Brink’s Robbery in 1950. (Public Domain) On this day in history, January 12, 1956, the FBI arrested six Great Brink’s robbery gang members six days before the statute of limitations expired. One criminal gang member felt that he was being stiffed out of his…
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American Disc Jockey Alan Freed is Fired From WABC Radio Station in New York City for His Role in the Payola Scandal. November 21, 1959.
Image: Alan Freed, 1958. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 21, 1958, American disc jockey Alan Freed is fired from WABC radio station in New York City for his role in the payola scandal. Though payola – paying a DJ to play a song on the radio to promote it – was not…
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The disaster at the No. 2 mine in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada, occurred. Over 170 miners were trapped underground, 74 of which were killed. October 23, 1958
Image: Injured miner being taken to hospital by helicopter, Springhill Mine Disaster, 1958. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 23, 1958, a “bump” wracked the No. 2 mine in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Springhill Mine Bump was an underground earthquake that trapped 174 miners in No.2 colliery at Springhill, the deepest coal…
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24-year-old Actor James Dean Died in Cholame, California, When the Porsche He Was Driving Crashed Into a Ford Tudor Sedan at an Intersection. September 30, 1955.
Photograph of Dean next to his Porsche 550, a few hours before his death. (Public Domain) On this day in history, September 30, 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean died in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he was driving crashed into a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection. The motorist in the other car, 23-year-old California…
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Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Arrives in Los Angeles for a Two-Week Coast-to-Coast Tour, his First Official Visit to America. September 19, 1959.
Image: Photo of Nelson Rockefeller (then the Governor of New York) calling on Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and his family, who were visiting the United States. The Khrushchevs were staying at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. From left-Mrs. Khrushchev (Nina), the Soviet Ambassador to the US, Mikhail Manishikov, Nelson Rockefeller, Premier Khrushchev, Rada Khrushchev (daughter)…
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