95: German airship The Hindenburg bursts into flames while mooring in Lakehurst, New Jersey killing 35
94: President Reagan is shot by John Hinckley Jr - Reagan would survive the attempt along with two others that were injured in the attack ft. Emeritus Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College, Dr. Stephen F. Knott.
93: War in Afghanistan: The US and a vast coalition of allies invade Afghanistan to depose the Taliban regime and capture Osama bin Laden
92: President Roosevelt addresses the nation in the first of his "Fireside Chats" ft. Professor of History and Judy and Peter Kovler Foundation Fellow in Roosevelt Studies at Marist University, & Senior Fellow and Resident Historian at the Roosevelt Institute, Dr. David B. Woolner.
91: J. Edgar Hoover is appointed to run the FBI
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