The Cuban Missile Crisis began with Soviet missiles positioned near the US, leading to a tense situation. Other events include the shooting of President Roosevelt, the burning of British tea ships, and the first film shot. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, while Germany withdrew from the League of Nations. The “war on drugs” was announced by President Reagan, Greece was liberated from Nazi occupation, and Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. The first live broadcast from space was also made, and George Eastman obtained a patent for photographic film.
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins. (1962) The United States collected photographic evidence that the Soviet Union had positioned the missiles approximately 90 miles (144 kilometers) off the coast of the United States. The missiles were capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The tense situation that developed over the next two weeks would lead the United States and the Soviet Union to an unprecedented nuclear war between the two countries.
US President Theodore Roosevelt was killed while campaigning for a third term. (1912) Saloon owner John Schrank shot President Roosevelt at point blank range. The shell failed to kill the president, as he was partially blocked by obstacles. With the bullet still lodged in his chest, Roosevelt delivered his speech. Schrank was confined to a mental institution for the rest of his life.
Teaships belonging to the British East India Company were set on fire, a precursor to the start of the American Revolutionary War. (1773) Ships burned at Annapolis, Maryland in protest of the tax rebate the British East India Company received when delivering tea. The tax exemption gave the company a strong competitive advantage over its colonial American rival companies. The protest was a precursor to the Boston Tea Party and the start of the American Revolutionary War.
The world’s first film was shot. (1888) French inventor Louis Le Prince made the film Roundhay Garden Scene, which lasted for about two seconds. The footage is the oldest surviving footage in world history.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., won the Nobel Peace Prize. (1964) Civil rights leader won award for nonviolent campaign against racial discrimination. He was the youngest recipient of the award.
Germany withdrew from the League of Nations. (1933) The League of Nations was an organization of governments, somewhat similar to today’s United Nations. Its purpose was to prevent a second world war. Germany was the first of many countries to withdraw, and the onset of World War II in 1939 marked the end of the organization’s existence.
US President Ronald Reagan announced the start of the “war on drugs”. (1982) The campaign, which continues today, works in partnership with several countries around the world to end the illegal drug trade.
Greece was liberated from Nazi occupation. (1944) British Army reclaims city during WWII, allowing exiled Greek leaders to return home.
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier – he was the first human to do so. (1947) Yeager flew the Bell X-1 rocket over an air base in California at speeds exceeding sound. It was the first time the sound barrier had been broken in level flight and the first time it had been broken with a human pilot.
The first live broadcast from space was broadcast. (1968) The crew of NASA’s Apollo 7 mission, the first successful manned mission to the Moon, broadcast live from the spacecraft.
George Eastman obtained the patent for his invention of the photographic film strip. (1884) Eastman, who also invented roll film, was the founder of the Eastman Kodak company.
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