Lyndon B. Johnson presented his “Great Society” goals in 1964. Italy and Germany signed the Pact of Steel in 1939. The Reno gang robbed a train in 1868. Over 1,000 settlers left for Oregon in 1843. Pac-man was released in 1980. Aaron Burr was indicted for treason in 1807. The first battle of the Wars […]
The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution limits the presidency to two four-year terms, preventing a monarchy-like structure. Franklin Delano Roosevelt served a third and fourth term due to wartime conditions, but died early in his fourth term. Vice President Harry Truman succeeded him and was the only exception to the amendment. Critics argue that […]
The Oklahoma Land Rush began in 1889, the first Earth Day was held in 1970, the McCarthy Army hearings began in 1954, seduction by teachers was outlawed in Ohio in 1886, German forces used poison gas in combat in 1915, the BP oil spill started in 2010, Hitler admitted defeat and committed suicide in 1945, […]
Theodore Roosevelt was the first US president to drive a car, the first air raid took place in 1849, the first America’s Cup was won in 1851, Nolan Ryan struck out for 5,000 in 1989, the International Red Cross was born in 1864, the first nuclear-powered cargo ship set sail in 1962, Rhodesia was expelled […]
Jeffrey Dahmer arrested for killing 17 males, sentenced to 957 years in prison, beaten to death by inmate. John Dillinger killed by FBI agents, famous bank robber. Wiley Post first person to fly solo around the world. Susan Smith pleads guilty to drowning her two children. Jessica Lynch returns home after being rescued in Iraq. […]
Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation (1862), Nathan Hale was executed as America’s first spy (1776), the US penny was redesigned (2008), the Peace Corps was established (1961), Iran-Iraq War began (1980), US Postmaster General’s Office was established (1789), National Geographic published its first issue (1888), the first American-made car was unveiled (1893), Dead Sea Scrolls […]
The Stamp Act caused riots in America (1765). The Beatles released their first album (1963). The Equal Rights Amendment passed Congress (1972) but failed to be ratified. The laser was patented (1960). Gambling was outlawed in Massachusetts (1630). The Arab League was formed (1945). The London bullion market reopened (1954). Pentium chips were released (1993). […]
The US implemented a blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Aachen was captured by American troops in WWII, the Highway Beautification Act was signed to clean up American highways, PATCO was decertified in 1981, India launched its first lunar mission in 2008, and more events. US President John F. Kennedy ordered an air […]
Bloody Sunday sparked the first Russian revolution, Roe v. Wade legalized elective abortion, Queen Victoria died, Swiss Guards arrived at the Vatican, Ted Kaczynski pleaded guilty as the Unabomber, MMR vaccine declared safe, Boeing 747 entered service, Diet of Worms made Martin Luther an outlaw, Apple Macintosh debuted, and Kmart filed for bankruptcy. The first […]
China began economic reforms in 1978 under Deng Xiaoping. The Brandenburg Gate in the Berlin Wall opened in 1989. The Continental Navy was commissioned in 1775. Dostoyevsky’s execution was called off in 1949. The first rural speed limits were posted in the UK in 1965. Christmas lights were invented in 1882. Ceausescu’s government was overthrown […]
JFK was assassinated in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald. Margaret Thatcher resigned as UK Prime Minister in 1990. Concorde’s supersonic flights began in 1977, and the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was presented in 1988. The Humane Society of the United States was founded in 1954, and Toy Story was the first CGI feature film in […]
The US hockey team won the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980, Spain sold Florida to the US in 1819, Woolworth’s opened in 1879, the Battle of Fishguard began in 1797, Galileo published “Dialogue on the two main systems of the world” in 1632, a gang stole £53m in 2006, Suharto seized power in Indonesia in […]
Kodachrome film was discontinued after 72 years, Galileo retracted his view, John Lennon’s killer pleaded guilty, and the US Supreme Court protected cross-burning as free speech. Other events include the creation of the DOJ, the lowering of the US voting age, and the signing of the GI Bill. Meryl Streep was born, Fred Astaire and […]
