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On This Day in 1868: The Camilla Massacre and America’s Broken Promise of Freedom
How a day of peaceful protest turned into slaughter, and why the fight for equality is never finished.
Sep 20
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day 1973, Chile’s Democracy Was Gunned Down in Broad Daylight
How power, betrayal and silence killed a nation’s hope
Sep 11
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1608: How John Smith’s Ruthless Resolve Saved Jamestown from Collapse
One man’s grit held the colony together
Sep 10
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1919, Boston’s Police Strike Brought the City to Its Knees
When Boston’s protectors walked out, the city fell into chaos
Sep 9
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Eddie Gibbs
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On This Day, 8 September 1776 - Nathan Hale Spies for America
How a schoolteacher’s choice helped define courage
Sep 8
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1893: How a Sick Child and a Naughty Rabbit Changed the World
Peter Rabbit wasn’t born in a publisher’s office, but in a quiet act of kindness.
Sep 4
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1260: The Day the Mongols Were Broken at Ain Jalut
How a defiant Sultan, a daring ambush, and a broken myth stopped history’s most feared empire in its tracks
Sep 3
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day 1945, Ho Chi Minh Declares Independence
The West had a chance to back freedom in Vietnam. Instead, it clung to empire and fear, and millions paid the price.
Sep 2
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Eddie Gibbs
August 2025
On This Day 29 August 1533: The Fall of the Last Inca Emperor
When ambition, betrayal and pieces of silver and gold reshaped an American empire
Aug 29
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1955: The Murder of Emmett Till and the Spark of a Movement
A brutal injustice that became a rallying cry for civil rights
Aug 28
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1979: The Assassination of Lord Mountbatten
Mountbatten’s assassination sent a brutal message: no one was off limits.
Aug 27
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Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1883: Krakatoa's Fury Echoed Across the World
How one eruption changed science, nature and empire.
Aug 26
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Eddie Gibbs
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