Today in American History

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“Senior Airman Ron Durbin waited seven months for the moment he got to hold his precious little girl in his arms once again. After his deployment, he was finally returning home to Box Elder, South Dakota, where his family is currently stationed. When his flight landed at the Rapid City Regional Airport in May of 2017, he eagerly stepped off of the plane to greet his wife Alison and their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Adalynn. Alison knew that her husband was going to be the one walking through the doors, but little Adalynn had no idea why she was at the airport or that her dad was coming home at the time. It took her a moment to understand who was standing before her. Even though her sign said it all, she was too young to read it: ‘I’m here to get my dad just don’t know cause I can’t read yet!’” - via @usatoday. . . . . #travel #photo #beauty #amazing #instadaily #art #life #adventure #happy #summer #instagram #photographer #instalike #pretty #clouds #lifestyle #fun #bestoftheday #inspiration #instatravel #PhotoOfTheDay #picoftheday #video #usa #like #followforfollow

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What in the Declaration is going on here? (Repost @betasalmon) . . . . #meme #funny #lol #lmao #lmfao #dankmemes #hilarious #funnymemes #humor #comedy #nochill #love #tumblr #like4like #dank #followme #follow #instagood #jokes #edgy #haha #bestoftheday #picoftheday #photooftheday #usa #america

The two had beef stemming from a horse bet between Jackson and Dickinson's father-in-law. Dickinson later published some nasty comments about Jackson in the newspaper and Jackson responded in kind. Eventually a duel was scheduled in nearby Kentucky. Dickinson shot first, lodging a bullet in Jackson's chest. Jackson stayed on his feet and managed to fire one of his own into Dickinson's chest. He bled to death. . . . . #love #followback #instagramers #tweegram #photooftheday #20likes #guns #fight #drama #amazing #like4like #look #instalike #igers #picoftheday #food #instadaily #instafollow #followme #instagood #bestoftheday #instacool #follow

It would have been JFK's 101st birthday today. 🇺🇸 . . . #jfk #history #amazing #love #instagramers #photooftheday #smile #like4like #look #instalike #igers #picoftheday #food #instadaily #instafollow #followme #instagood #bestoftheday #instacool #follow #style #swag #navy #usa

This day of remembrance originated as Decoration Day. After the Civil War Union soldiers would decorate the graves of the fallen with flowers. Eventually, competing Union and Confederate traditions would merge into what we now call Memorial Day.

3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) is the Army's oldest active Infantry Regiment. Photo via twitter.com/armychiefstaff #usa #MemorialDay #MemorialDayWeekend #Army #UnitedStates #America #BestOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay #PhotoOfTheDay #Amazing #wow

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"Firefighters in Southern California are battling a new wildfire that has engulfed an area near the Getty Center and the Skirball Cultural Center. The 150-acre brush fire ignited around 5 a.m. CT near 405 Freeway and Mulholland Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. More than 350 firefighters were on the scene with helicopters hovering above as the so-called Skirball fire remained at 0 percent contained later this morning. Authorities have shut down northbound 405 for an "undetermined period" as a result of the blaze and ordered mandatory evacuations for parts of the affluent Bel-Air neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said the Skirball fire has downed trees and destroyed at least four structures in the area so far. Garcetti has declared a local state of emergency in response to the Skirball fire, which had burned at least 125 acres in Bel Air by Wednesday afternoon, his office said in a press release." via @abcnews, by KARMA ALLEN, M.L. NESTEL, & MORGAN WINSOR.

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