Paul McCartney performs at Philips Arena in Atlanta for the second night 10 years ago tonight (2002)

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Welcome to RetroNewser. We're just like 'Today in History' with a few twists -- we also embed relevant video and publish in real-time on the anniversary divisible by a decade (or 10 years). We also sprinkle in a good dose of pop culture. And be sure to use our filtering features to hone in on your particular interests!

2003: George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
1993: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
1983: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
1973: Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew
1963: John Kennedy-Lyndon Johnson
1953: Dwight Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
1943: Franklin Roosevelt-Henry Wallace
1933: Franklin Roosevelt-John Garner
1923: Warren Harding-Calvin Coolidge
1913: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas Marshall
1903: Theodore Roosevelt-(vacant)
1893: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson
1883: Chester A. Arthur-(vacant)
1873: Ulysses Grant-Henry Wilson
1863: Abraham Lincoln-Hannibal Hamlin
1853: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
1843: John Tyler-(vacant)
1833: Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
1823: James Monroe-Daniel Tompkins
1813: James Madison-Elbridge Gerry
1803: Thomas Jefferson-Aaron Burr
1793: George Washington-John Adams

note: The U.S. Constitution did not provide for fill vice presidential vacancies before the next election until the Twenty-fifth Amendment was adopted in 1967.

2003: Iraq War, War in Afghanistan
1973: Vietnam War
1963: Vietnam War
1953: Korean War
1943: World War II
1863: American Civil War
1813: War of 1812
1783: American Revolutionary War