Obama became the first black US president. The US conducted its last atmospheric nuclear test. The first cash register was patented. The Hungarian uprising ended brutally. The first female governor in the US was elected. Iranian students took over the US embassy. King Tut’s tomb was discovered. The NSA was established. Hitler founded the SA. The first World Wide Web conference was held. Mozart premiered Symphony No. 36 after four days.
US President Barack Obama became the first black US president. (2008) Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States. He holds degrees from Harvard Law School and Columbia University and served as the US Senate representative for Illinois from 2005 until he was elected president.
The United States conducted what would be its last atmospheric test blast of a nuclear weapon. (1962) The test involved an air defense missile called the Nike-Hercules, which detonated the bomb, Shot Dominic-Tightrope, at nearly 70,000 feet (about 21,336 meters) over Johnston Island in the North Pacific Ocean.
The world’s first cash register was patented. (1880) The machine was invented by a saloon owner named John Ritty in Dayton, Ohio. He patented it together with his brother, James.
The Hungarian uprising against the Soviet Union ended brutally. (1956) Hungarian citizens had started marching in the streets on October 23rd. Soviet troops entered the city on this day, killing thousands and forcing more than a quarter of a million residents to flee the country. Hungary would not fully exit Soviet occupation until 1991, when the last of the Soviet troops left the country.
The first female governor in the United States was elected. (1924) Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected Governor of Wyoming. She served until January 3, 1927.
Hundreds of militant Iranian students stormed the US embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 US citizens hostage. (1979) Students wanted the United States to extradite the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, so he could stand trial in Iran. The Shah had fled the country and was in the United States to be treated for cancer. US President Jimmy Carter responded immediately by ordering an Iranian oil embargo. Attempts to rescue the hostages have failed. Of the 66 hostages, 13 were released shortly after the students took control of the embassy. Another hostage was released on July 11, 1980, but the remaining 52 hostages were not released until 444 days later. The Shah never returned to Iran.
Scientists have discovered the entrance to King Tutankhamun’s tomb. (1922) The tomb of “King Tut” was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. His remains had been stored for more than 3,000 years in the four-roomed tomb. Much of what was found in the tomb is on display in the Cairo Museum.
The United States established the National Security Agency (NSA). (1952) The NSA serves as the United States’ intelligence agency, collecting and analyzing foreign intelligence documentation and other forms of communication, usually involving encrypted information that requires decryption.
Hitler founded the Sturmabteilung (SA). (1921) The SA were a paramilitary group that had influence in Hitler’s rise to power. The better known Schutzstaffel Group (SS) started out under the SA, but eventually ended up replacing it once Hitler gained control of Germany.
The first World Wide Web conference was held to discuss the commercial potential of the Web. (1994) The World Wide Web was first proposed in 1989. In 2008, more than 25 billion pages were published and developed more than 100 million websites, of which more than 70% were commercial sites.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered his Symphony No. 36 after just four days of composition. (1783) He composed the symphony quickly while stopping in Linz, Austria, because one of the local earls announced a surprise concert when he heard that Mozart was in town.
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