The Tiananmen Square massacre ended a seven-week protest in China, while Henry Ford tested his first car in 1896. The US Congress passed the 19th amendment in 1919, and the first Pulitzer prizes were awarded in 1917. The patent for the ATM was granted in 1973, and the Montgolfier brothers demonstrated the hot air balloon in 1783. The Treaty of Trianon was signed in 1920, and Massachusetts established the first minimum wage standard in 1912. Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison in 1998, and Bruce Springsteen released Born in the USA in 1984. The Battle of Midway began in 1942, and The Sierra Club was formed in 1892.
The Tiananmen Square massacre happened, ending weeks of protests. (1989) Massacre ended a seven-week protest waged by nearly a million people, mostly students, against the Chinese government. Hundreds, possibly thousands, were killed on this day as Chinese troops fired indiscriminately into the crowd. It is not known how many thousands were killed in the protest.
Henry Ford took his first car for a test drive. (1896) Called a Quadricycle, it was the first automobile designed or driven by Ford.
The US Congress passed the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. (1919) Although the amendment passed on June 4, 1919, it was fully ratified on August 18, 1920, and went into effect on August 26, 1920.
Awarded the first Pulitzer prizes. (1917) First prize for biography went to Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott and Florence Hall for Julia Ward Howe. The Pulitzer for History went to Jean Jules Jusserand for With Americans of Past and Present Days. The journalism award went to Herbert B. Swope for his work on the New York World.
The patent for the automatic teller machine (ATM) has been granted. (1973) Patent granted to Donald Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain. Wetzel is recognized as the inventor of the machine. ATMs were first used in the UK in December 1972.
The Montgolfier brothers demonstrated their montgolfiere invention: the hot air balloon. (1783) The first free flight was recorded by the brothers in the same year on November 21, 1783 in Paris, France.
The Treaty of Trianon was signed in Paris, France. (1920) The Peace Treaty marked the end of the First World War. As a result of the treaty, Hungary lost 71% of its land and 63% of its population.
Massachusetts established the first minimum wage standard in the United States (1912) The rate was established to protect women and children. Eight more states followed suit in 1913. In 1938, the US federal government established a minimum wage of 0.25 cents an hour.
Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison. (1998) Nichols, a bomber and mass murderer, was convicted of his role in the Oklahoma City bombings in the United States on April 19, 1995. The bombing was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil in that moment.
American musician Bruce Springsteen has released his album Born in the USA. (1984) The title track of the same name was rated by Rolling Stone at number 275 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The US Transcontinental Express train criss-crossed the country in a very fast 83 hours. (1876) At a time when it took two days to travel from New York to Philadelphia, making the trip from New York to San Francisco in just 83 hours was inconceivable.
The WWII Battle of Midway began. (1942) Considered one of the most important naval battles of World War II, the battle between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy lasted for three days. Ultimately, the United States Navy defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy’s attack on Midway Atoll.
The US environmental organization The Sierra Club was formed in San Francisco. (1892) The club is the oldest environmental group in the United States Its founder, John Muir, appears in the California neighborhood.
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