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The Vietnam War ended with the signing of the Paris Peace Accord in 1973. John Logie Baird demonstrated the first television in 1926. The National Geographic Society was founded in 1888. The Outer Space Treaty was signed in 1967. Dante was exiled from Florence in 1302 and wrote the Divine Comedy. The University of Georgia was the first state-funded university in the US in 1785. Indian Territory was created in 1825. Western Union sent its last telegram in 2006. The first atomic bomb test occurred in 1951. Mozart was born in 1756.
The Vietnam War is over. (1973) On this day North and South Vietnam, the Viet Cong and the United States signed the Paris Peace Accord, ending one of the longest and most unpopular wars in American history. Despite a ceasefire that went into effect a few days earlier, the last American troops to die in Vietnam were killed just 11 hours before the treaty was signed.
Television was shown to the public for the first time. (1926) Scottish inventor John Logie Baird first demonstrated a “television” in London on this day. He would later become the first person to make a television broadcast overseas and demonstrate color television.
The National Geographic Society is founded. (1888) The company was born from an idea of 33 men who wanted to “increase the diffusion of geographical knowledge”. The society published its first magazine nine months after its inception and has grown to become one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world.
The Outer Space Treaty is signed. (1967) The treaty, which banned nuclear war in space, was signed by more than 60 countries. This formed the basis of international space law and also set the stage for the idea of taking responsibility for government actions in space.
The Italian writer Dante was exiled from Florence. (1302) The politically active Dante was exiled from Florence and began a life of wandering. It was during this period that he wrote the Divine Comedy, a classic work of literature and the first piece of epic poetry written in the vernacular.
The first state university in the United States was formed. (1785) The University of Georgia was the first state-funded university in the United States. The university was somewhat controversial when it opened because, unlike most other US universities at the time, it was not associated with any theology.
The US government approved the creation of “Indian Territory”. (1825) The area known as Indian Territory was located in present-day Oklahoma and was intended to be a reservation for all Indians living in areas that the United States claimed to be theirs. This paved the way for the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and made possible the beginning of the “Path of Tears”.
Western Union has sent the latest telegram. (2006) Telegrams were a major means of communication in the United States for 150 years, but fell out of fashion as email became popular. At the time Western Union stopped telegraph services, they were sending about 20,000 telegrams a year.
The first atomic bomb test occurred at the Nevada Test Site. (1951) The controlled explosion could be seen as far away as San Francisco, and was the first of many nuclear devices tested in the area.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. (1756) The rock star of his day, Mozart was a genius and a natural at both writing and playing. His influence on classical music, and on Western music in general, was extraordinary.
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