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Today in History: Monday, January  09, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 9, 1913, Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States,…

Today in History: Friday, January  06, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 6, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union…

Today in History: Thursday, January  05, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 5, 1925, Nellie T. Ross succeeded her late husband as governor of…

Today in History: Wednesday, January  04, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 4, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson outlined the goals of his “Great…

Today in History: Tuesday, January  03, 2017 AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state. AP Photo/Harvey Georges On this…

AP Highlight in History: On Jan. 2, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.   AP Photo…

Today in History: Friday, December  30, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Dec. 30, 1922, Vladimir Lenin proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Soviet…

Today in History: Thursday, December  29, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1989, playwright Vaclav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia by the…

Today in History: Monday, December  26, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Dec. 26, 2004, a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake beneath the Indian…