@alexrobinson.bsky.socialOn this day in 1919, Democrat president #WoodrowWilson suffered a massive stroke that left him bedridden. Rather than go public, the First Lady conspired with his doctors to cover it up and handled all presidential duties herself during his months of recovery.
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@alexrobinson.bsky.socialOn this day in 1968, #LouReed had #JohnCale kicked out of their struggling rock and roll combo the #VelvetUnderground.
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@alexrobinson.bsky.socialOn this day in 1975, #SaraMoore tries to shoot President #GeraldFord. This was just a few weeks after Ford survived an assassination attempt by #SqueakyFromme
@alexrobinson.bsky.social#OnThisDay in 1968, presidential candidate #RichardNixon made a brief cameo in the hit TV program #LaughIn
@alexrobinson.bsky.socialOn This Day in 1975, eco-activist and #CharlesManson acolyte #SqueakyFromme pulled a gun on president #GeraldFord. It was the first time a woman tried to kill the president
