On This Day in History: Nevada’s first successful silver mill opens in 1860

On This Day in History: Big Mama Thornton records ‘Hound Dog’ in 1952

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On this day in history — August 13, 1952 — Big Mama Thornton recorded the song for the first time in Los Angeles.

On This Day in History: Deadly train sabotage derails ‘City of San Francisco’ in 1939…

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