The UN approved the partition of Palestine in 1947, leading to the establishment of Israel. Other events include the first flight over the South Pole (1929), the Warren Commission investigating JFK’s assassination (1963), and the correction of “blue baby syndrome” surgically (1944). Pong was released in 1972, and the first settlement in Northern California was […]
The Dow Jones fell by a record 777.68 points in 2008. The Hindenburg Line was broken during World War I. The Mayak Nuclear Power Plant accident exposed 500,000 people to radiation. The London Metropolitan Police was founded in 1829. Italy and the US signed an armistice agreement in 1943. The Space Shuttle Discovery launched in […]
Hurricane Katrina caused over $80 billion in damage and killed over 1,800 people. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union dissolved, ending one of the largest communist governments. The Beatles gave their last concert in 1966. Ingrid Bergman, known for her roles in Casablanca and Anastasia, was born and died on the same day 67 […]
Hillary and Norgay reached the summit of Everest (1953), the first Coca-Cola ad was released (1886), Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring premiered (1913), White Christmas was recorded (1942), the first Bilderberg conference was held (1954), Bonus Marchers reached Washington DC (1932), the Empress of Ireland sank (1914), Bob Hope turned 100 (2003), Rhode Island ratified […]
Apple sold 200,000 iPhones on its first day in 2007, with over 50 million sold worldwide. The US shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir in 1995, creating the largest artificial satellite. The US Supreme Court ruled the death penalty cruel and unusual in 1972, but it was reinstated in 1976. President Roosevelt […]
David Berkowitz, also known as “Son of Sam,” began his killing spree in New York City, claiming a total of six lives. Mark O. Barton killed nine people in Atlanta before taking his own life. Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, who later died in a car accident. Vincent van Gogh committed suicide at the […]
Karl Benz patents the first gas-powered car in 1886, while in 1979, Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping sign deals, marking a turning point in Sino-US relations. In 1964, “Dr. Strangelove” debuts, and in 2002, George Bush gives his “Axis of Evil” speech. King George III dies in 1820, while Liliuokalani becomes the last monarch of […]
Hong Kong culls poultry to prevent H1N1 spread, Wounded Knee massacre kills over 150 Sioux, Emma Snodgrass arrested for wearing pants, German Luftwaffe bombs London, first telegraph ticker used, Archbishop Thomas Becket assassinated, first transistor hearing aid launched, Sun Yat-Sen comes to power, first gas light used in White House, modern bowling ball invented. Hong […]
