The 17th amendment to the US Constitution requires senators to be elected by popular vote and provides changes to filling mid-term vacancies. It replaced an earlier article that required state legislatures to elect senators. Prior to the amendment, state legislatures elected senators to prevent uninformed voters from electing unqualified candidates. The concept of direct election […]
Nixon denied being a fraudster in 1973, but resigned in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal. Other events include the founding of the NRA in 1871, the invention of the computer mouse in 1970, and the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. The first talks on Strategic Arms Limitation began in 1969, and the […]
Amelia Earhart flew over the Atlantic, later disappeared. Statue of Liberty arrived in US as a gift from France. Watergate burglars arrested, led to Nixon’s resignation. OJ Simpson arrested for murder. Population Registration Act repealed in South Africa. Union Station massacre occurred. Supreme Court ruled against Bible verses in school. Republican Party held first convention. […]
The Missouri Compromise passed in 1820, Garry Kasparov beat the Deep Blue supercomputer in 1996, Thomas Jefferson had a peaceful transfer of power in 1801, HL Hunley sank a ship in 1864, the Voice of America started broadcasting in Russia in 1947, the Volkswagen Beetle became the best-selling car in 1972, Madame Butterfly debuted in […]
The UN Security Council held its first meeting in 1946, while the US President Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex and consumerism in 1961. In 1893, American businessmen overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, and in 1973, Ferdinand Marcos became “President for life” of the Philippines. Other events include the Great Brinks Heist in 1950 and Captain […]
The Red Baron shot down his first aircraft in 1916. The US Constitution was signed in 1787. The bloodiest battle in US history took place in 1862. NASA unveiled its first space shuttle in 1976. The world’s first mass-produced amphibious car ‘drove’ across the English Channel in 1965. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange […]
The Red Baron shot down his first aircraft in 1916, becoming a German fighter pilot during World War I. The US Constitution was signed in 1787, and the bloodiest battle in US history took place in 1862. NASA unveiled its first space shuttle in 1976, and the world’s first mass-produced amphibious car drove across the […]
Disneyland opened in California with over 600 million total visitors. TWA Flight 800 exploded, killing all 230 people on board. Woolworth Corp. closed its 400 remaining dime stores after 117 years. The Great Train Wreck of 1856 killed over 60 people. Spongebob Squarepants premiered on Nickelodeon. Harvard School of Dental Medicine opened. Disneyland opened in […]
The Supreme Court rules segregation of public schools unconstitutional (1954). Watergate hearings begin, leading to Nixon’s resignation (1973). First legal same-sex marriage in the US (2004). Antikythera Mechanism discovered (1902). Louie Louie lyrics declared unintelligible (1965). WHO declares homosexuality not a mental illness (1990). Napoleon annexes papal states (1809). First Kentucky Derby held (1875). Megan’s […]
Bill Clinton admitted to an affair with Monica Lewinsky, leading to impeachment charges. Leo Frank was murdered by a lynch mob. The first balloon crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was made. Gold was discovered in Alaska, causing the Klondike Gold Rush. Rudolf Hess committed suicide. Peter Fechter was killed trying to flee over the Berlin […]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade started in NYC (1762), van Gogh’s paintings gained recognition (1901), FDR married Eleanor Roosevelt (1905), Dalai Lama fled Tibet (1959), rubber band patented (1845), British evacuated Boston (1776), National Gallery of Art opened in DC (1941), MacArthur arrived in Pacific theater (1942), first duchy created in England (1337), Californium synthesized (1950). […]
The Wright brothers made their first successful flight in 1903, France recognized American independence in 1777, President Roosevelt released Japanese Americans from internment camps in 1944, and the immigration station at Ellis Island opened in 1900. Other events include the first ATLAS missile launch in 1957, Stan Barrett breaking the sound barrier in 1979, the […]
Important events include the Battle of Saratoga leading to French aid in the American Revolutionary War, OPEC’s oil embargo in 1973, Al Capone’s imprisonment in 1931, King Cyrus the Great’s Declaration of Human Rights in 539 BC, Einstein’s move to the US in 1933, the London Beer Flood in 1814, RCA’s founding in 1919, Mother […]
Ellis Island had its busiest day in 1907, Apollo 13 returned to Earth in 1970, the Bay of Pigs invasion began in 1961, the Three Hundred and Thirty-five Years War ended in 1986, Martin Luther defended himself in 1521, the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed in 1895, MGM was founded in 1924, Jerrie Mock became […]
