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#OnThisDay September 26, 1862: Fatal Misidentif...

Discover How Two Union Cavalry Expeditions Near Helena, Arkansas, Mistook Each Other For Confederate Guerrillas In A Deadly Civil War Encounter.

#OnThisDay September 25, 1997: Desert Cyclone

Discover How Tropical Storm Nora Struck Western Arizona In 1997, Bringing Powerful Winds, Heavy Rain, Flooding, And A Historic Deluge To The Yuma Region.

#OnThisDay September 24, 1942: Arctic Airbridge

Discover How Soviet Pilots At Ladd Field Turned Fairbanks Into A Vital World War II Link Between The United States And Soviet Union.

#OnThisDay September 23, 1864: Railroad Under S...

Discover How The 1864 Battle Of Athens Put Alabama’s Railroads, Union Troops, And United States Colored Troops At The Center Of Civil War Conflict.

#OnThisDay September 22, 1880: Cattlemen’s Capital

Discover How The Cheyenne Club Became A Powerful Symbol Of Wyoming’s Cattle Boom, Wealth, Business Leadership, And Cheyenne’s Rise In The 1880s.

#OnThisDay September 21, 1909: A Civic Stage

Discover How Milwaukee’s 1909 Auditorium Became A Landmark Civic Venue For Concerts, Conventions, Public Events, And City Life.