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#OnThisDay December 28, 1846: Frontier Confirmed

Discover How Iowa Became The 29th State On December 28, 1846, And Why Its Admission Shaped American Expansion, Governance, And National Growth.

#OnThisDay December 27, 1944: Federal Authority...

Discover How A Wartime Labor Dispute Led President Franklin D. Roosevelt To Order The Federal Seizure Of Montgomery Ward In A Defining Moment Of American History.

#OnThisDay December 26, 1941: Rationing Authority

Discover How A Single Wartime Decision On December 26, 1941 Changed Daily American Life And Launched The First U.S. World War II Rationing Effort.

#OnThisDay December 25, 1868: Final Pardon

Discover How A Christmas Day Proclamation By President Andrew Johnson Ended Civil War Treason Penalties And Reshaped Reconstruction In American History.

#OnThisDay December 24, 1913: Italian Hall Tragedy

Discover The Tragic Christmas Eve Event That Claimed 73 Lives In 1913 Michigan And Revealed The Human Cost Of Labor Conflict And Public Safety Failures.

#OnThisDay December 23, 1954: Transplant Breakt...

Discover How A 1954 Boston Surgery Changed Medicine Forever With The First Successful Kidney Transplant That Proved Organ Transplantation Could Save Lives.