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  1. On This Day: April 11, 1980 - Sexual Harassment Began Getting Regulated in the Workplace

    On This Day: April 11, 1980 - Sexual Harassment Began Getting Regulated in the Workplace

    On this day April 11, 1980, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officially began regulating sexual harassment in the workplace. This was the first time it was formally recognized as a form of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The new guidelines gave...
  2. On This Day: April 11, 1981 - President Ronald Reagan Returned Home After Assassination Attempt

    On This Day: April 11, 1981 - President Ronald Reagan Returned Home After Assassination Attempt

    On this day April 11, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was released from George Washington University Hospital and returned home to the White House, just 12 days after surviving an assassination attempt that shocked the nation. On March 30, Reagan had been shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr...
  3. On This Day: April 9, 1983 - Challenger 1 Returned to Earth from the 6th Space Shuttle Mission

    On This Day: April 9, 1983 - Challenger 1 Returned to Earth from the 6th Space Shuttle Mission

    On this day April 9, 1983, NASA’s space shuttle Challenger completed its first mission and returned safely to Earth, wrapping up STS 6 — the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle program and the very first flight of the Challenger orbiter. The shuttle touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in...
  4. On This Day: April 8, 1987 - Al Campanis Resigned from the Dodgers After Controversial Remarks

    On This Day: April 8, 1987 - Al Campanis Resigned from the Dodgers After Controversial Remarks

    On this day April 8, 1987, longtime Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis was forced to resign just two days after making controversial remarks on national television suggesting that Black people may not be equipped to hold leadership roles in baseball. His comments aired during an interview...
  5. On This Day: April 8, 1986 - Clint Eastwood Elected Mayor of Carmel, California

    On This Day: April 8, 1986 - Clint Eastwood Elected Mayor of Carmel, California

    On this day April 8, 1986, Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel by the Sea, California, winning about 72 percent of the vote. The legendary actor and director ran on a platform of cutting through red tape in the small coastal town, and his celebrity status helped turn a quiet local...
  6. On This Day: April 4 1988 Arizona Governor Evan Mecham Was Impeached and Removed from Office

    On This Day: April 4 1988 Arizona Governor Evan Mecham Was Impeached and Removed from Office

    On this day April 4 1988 Arizona Governor Evan Mecham was impeached and removed from office making him the first governor in the state’s history to be ousted through impeachment. The Arizona State Senate convicted Mecham on charges of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds. His...
  7. On This Day: April 4 1983 Space Shuttle Challenger Made Its Maiden Voyage

    On This Day: April 4 1983 Space Shuttle Challenger Made Its Maiden Voyage

    On this day April 4 1983 Space Shuttle Challenger launched on its maiden voyage from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission, known as STS-6, marked NASA’s sixth space shuttle flight and the very first for Challenger, which would go on to complete nine successful missions. The shuttle...
  8. On This Day: April 4 1984 President Reagan Called for an International Ban on Chemical Weapons

    On This Day: April 4 1984 President Reagan Called for an International Ban on Chemical Weapons

    On this day April 4 1984 President Ronald Reagan called for a worldwide agreement to ban the production and use of chemical weapons. Speaking during a televised news conference Reagan urged the global community to come together and eliminate one of the most dangerous classes of weapons from...
  9. On This Day: April 2 1986 George Wallace Announced He Would Not Seek Another Term as Alabama Governor

    On This Day: April 2 1986 George Wallace Announced He Would Not Seek Another Term as Alabama Governor

    On this day April 2 1986 Alabama Governor George Wallace announced that he would not seek re election and would retire at the end of his term in January 1987. Known as one of the most controversial figures in American politics Wallace served four terms as governor and left a complex legacy. He...
  10. On This Day: April 2 1980 President Jimmy Carter Signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

    On This Day: April 2 1980 President Jimmy Carter Signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

    On this day April 2 1980 United States President Jimmy Carter signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act into law. This legislation imposed a higher tax rate on oil companies to address the sharp rise in oil prices and capture some of the profits generated during the energy crisis. The tax...
  11. On This Day: April 1 1984 Marvin Gaye Was Tragically Killed by His Father

    On This Day: April 1 1984 Marvin Gaye Was Tragically Killed by His Father

    On this day April 1 1984 music legend Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father Marvin Gay Sr. during a heated argument at their Los Angeles home. The shocking tragedy occurred just one day before Marvin’s 45th birthday and stunned fans around the world. Marvin Gaye was a key figure in...
  12. On This Day: March 31 1980 President Carter Deregulated the Banking Industry

    On This Day: March 31 1980 President Carter Deregulated the Banking Industry

    On this day March 31 1980 President Jimmy Carter signed into law a major piece of financial legislation that began the process of deregulating the banking industry. The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act aimed to modernize the financial system in response to rising...
  13. On This Day: March 31 1985 The First WrestleMania Took Place at Madison Square Garden

    On This Day: March 31 1985 The First WrestleMania Took Place at Madison Square Garden

    On this day March 31 1985 the very first WrestleMania was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event was a huge gamble for the WWF but it paid off big and became the launchpad for professional wrestling’s explosion into pop culture. The main event featured Hulk Hogan and Mr T...
  14. On This Day: March 30 1981 President Ronald Reagan Was Shot Outside a Washington D.C. Hotel

    On This Day: March 30 1981 President Ronald Reagan Was Shot Outside a Washington D.C. Hotel

    On this day March 30 1981 U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr. outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. The assassination attempt shocked the nation and led to a wave of support for the president as he recovered. Hinckley opened fire as Reagan...
  15. On This Day: March 30 1984 The World's Biggest Tip Was Given in New York

    On This Day: March 30 1984 The World's Biggest Tip Was Given in New York

    On this day March 30 1984 New York police detective Robert Cunningham left what became known as the world’s biggest tip. Dining at his regular spot at Sal’s Italian Restaurant in Yonkers Cunningham didn’t have enough cash for a proper tip and jokingly offered to split a $1 lottery ticket with...
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  16. On This Day: March 30 1980 The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Was Ordered to Liquidate

    On This Day: March 30 1980 The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Was Ordered to Liquidate

    On this day March 30 1980 the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was officially ordered to liquidate its assets after years of financial trouble. Once a major player in American rail transport the railroad had been struggling with debt and declining freight and passenger service through...
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  17. On This Day: March 24 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Occurred in Alaska

    On This Day: March 24 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Occurred in Alaska

    On this day March 24 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef in Prince William Sound Alaska and spilled an estimated 240000 barrels of crude oil into the ocean. The spill quickly became one of the worst environmental disasters in US history contaminating over 1300 miles of coastline and...
  18. On This Day: March 23 1983 President Reagan Introduced Star Wars Missile Defense System

    On This Day: March 23 1983 President Reagan Introduced Star Wars Missile Defense System

    On this day March 23 1983 President Ronald Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative to the American people. The plan aimed to develop a space-based missile defense system to protect the United States from nuclear attacks. The media quickly dubbed it Star Wars due to its futuristic...
  19. On This Day: March 22 1982 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia Launched on Its Third Mission (STS-3)

    On This Day: March 22 1982 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia Launched on Its Third Mission (STS-3)

    On this day March 22 1982 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia was launched from Kennedy Space Center on its third mission STS-3. This was Columbia's final test flight before operational missions began marking another major step in the Space Shuttle program. The mission was piloted by Commander Jack...
  20. On This Day: March 22 1984 Teachers at McMartin Preschool Were Charged With Satanic Ritual Abuse

    On This Day: March 22 1984 Teachers at McMartin Preschool Were Charged With Satanic Ritual Abuse

    On this day March 22 1984 several teachers at McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach California were charged with allegations of satanic ritual abuse of children. The case became one of the most infamous and controversial criminal investigations of the 1980s fueled by mass hysteria and the...
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