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New England's Dark Day occurred on May 19, 1780, when an unusual darkening of the daytime sky was observed over the New England states [1] and parts of eastern Canada. [2] The primary cause of the event is believed to have been a combination of smoke from forest fires , [ 3 ] a thick fog , and cloud cover.
It's sad and scary that so many people can believe anything from Donald Trump's mouth when he contends his felony conviction marked the 'darkest day in American history.'
The front pages of these newspapers, bearing headlines like "ACT OF WAR" and "AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY," underscored the impact the attacks had on the American psyche. Here is what newspapers looked ...
Twenty-six people — including 20 children, all of them 6 or 7 years old — were killed in the massacre in Newtown, Conn., that day. It remains one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
The long log entry of the Shenandoah for August 2, 1865, begins "The darkest day of my life." Captain Waddell realized then in his grief that they had taken innocent unarmed Union whaling ships as prizes when the rest of the country had ended hostilities. [38]
The March 18 Massacre (三·一八惨案) was a massacre that took place on 18 March 1926, amid an anti-warlord and anti-imperialist demonstration in Beijing, China.The date, March 18, was referred to by Chinese writer Lu Xun as the "darkest day since the founding of the Republic".
Braintree to honor anniversary of dark day in American history. Here's what's planned. Gannett. Fred Hanson, The Patriot Ledger. November 20, 2023 at 4:30 AM.
The history of the United States from 1849 to 1865 was dominated by the tensions that led to the American Civil War between North and South, and the bloody fighting in 1861–1865 that produced Northern victory in the war and ended slavery.