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#OnThisDay October 3, 1913: Revenue Reform

Discover How The 1913 Underwood–Simmons Act Cut Tariffs And Introduced The Federal Income Tax, Reshaping U.S. Finance And Powering Progressive Reform.

#OnThisDay October 2, 1919: Shadow Presidency

Discover How President Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 Stroke Changed U.S. Leadership, Sparked A Shadow Presidency, And Led To The Twenty-Fifth Amendment.

#OnThisDay October 1, 1940: Dream Road

Discover How The Pennsylvania Turnpike Opened On October 1, 1940, As America’s First Superhighway And Transformed Travel, Commerce, And History.

#OnThisDay September 30, 1882: Electric Dawn

Discover How Appleton, Wisconsin Made History On September 30, 1882 With The First Edison Hydroelectric Station, Sparking America’s Power Revolution.

#OnThisDay September 29, 1864: Courage At Chaff...

Discover The Heroic Story Of September 29, 1864, When Union Troops And Black Soldiers Won Valor At Chaffin’s Farm And New Market Heights.

#OnThisDay September 28, 2008: Orbital Breakthr...

Discover How Spacex’s Falcon 1 Made History On September 28, 2008 As The First Private Liquid-Fueled Rocket To Reach Orbit, Transforming Spaceflight.