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Senator Jesse Helms during a Senate debate break
Senator Jesse Helms, an opponent of the proposed INF Treaty takes a moment out from the Senate debate 5/26/1988 on the issue to play with a bust of former President James Garfield. Senate elders struck a deal of the interpretation of the treaty, raising the prospect the pact might be ratified later in the day. (UPI Photo/Leighton Mark)
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On This Day: Greg Louganis wins gold after hitting head on board On This Day: Greg Louganis wins gold after hitting head on board 4 days ago ago
Sept. 19 (UPI) -- On Sept. 19, 1988, Greg Louganis took the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the Seoul Olympics after hitting his head on the diving board.
On This Day: Amelia Earhart's plane went down in the Pacific On This Day: Amelia Earhart's plane went down in the Pacific 2 months ago ago
June 29 (UPI) -- On July 2, 1937, U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan were reported lost over the Pacific Ocean. They were never found.
The Almanac The Almanac 2 months ago ago
On July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan were reported lost over the Pacific Ocean.
The Almanac The Almanac 1 year ago ago
On Sept. 19, 1881, U.S. President James Garfield, 49, who had been shot in July by a disgruntled office-seeker, died of his wounds.
Lefties unite: It's International Left-handers Day Lefties unite: It's International Left-handers Day 3 years ago ago
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Lefties are celebrating for the 22nd annual International Left-handers Day on Aug. 13, an event meant to celebrate their unique way of handling life.
Edison to be enshrined in Capitol 4 years ago ago
MILAN, Ohio, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Mid-1800s Ohio Gov. William Allen's bust will be replaced in the Capitol Building's Statuary Hall by one depicting inventor Thomas Edison, state leaders said.
President Garfield statue decapitated 8 years ago ago
HIRAM, Ohio, May 18 (UPI) -- Officials at Ohio's Hiram College said a statue of President James Garfield was decapitated only hours after its dedication ceremony.
MLK parade goes off without a hitch 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- Washington's Martin Luther King parade was moved from January to April in hopes that the weather would be better, but it wasn't.
California's Hunter makes White House bid 1 decade ago ago
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Veteran U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has announced his intention to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.
Doctors may have helped kill Garfield 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- A Washington exhibit on the killing of U.S. President James Garfield opened 125 years after he was shot and is due to close 125 years after his death.
Analysis: Bush and the dead presidents 1 decade ago ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Which president does George W. Bush most resemble? During the 2000 campaign, Karl Rove, George W. Bush's political guru, compared his candidate to William McKinley. More recently, apparently, Rove has decided that his man, now president, is really Andrew
Artifacts explore American presidency 1 decade ago ago
CHICAGO, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's poker chips are across the room from the CBS microphone he used for his famous "fireside chat" radio addresses in 1935 dur
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