The American Revolution began with the “Shot Heard Round the World” in 1775. Other events include the Oklahoma City bombing, Marie Antoinette’s marriage, Pope Benedict XVI’s election, and The Simpsons’ debut. The American Revolution began. (1775) “The Shot Heard Round the World” took place early in the morning in Lexington, Massachusetts, as 700 British soldiers […]
Buddha’s birthday celebrated by Buddhists, WPA established by Congress, League of Nations had last meeting, ceasefire signed in Sudan, Venus de Milo discovered, Times Square named, first Alzheimer’s patient dies, celebrities sell war bonds, Hank Aaron breaks home run record, Entente Cordiale signed. Buddha is said to have been born. (564 BC) Although it is […]
Sydney Poitier won the Best Actor Oscar in 1964, the two dollar bill was reintroduced in 1976, and the first elephant arrived in America in 1796. The MKULTRA project began in 1953, The Messiah premiered in 1742, and a hailstorm killed British troops in France in 1360. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was established in […]
The brightest supernova appeared (1006), Saigon fell to communist forces (1975), Hitler committed suicide (1945), the first federal prison for women opened (1927), George Washington’s inauguration took place (1789), hail the size of oranges fell in India (1888), the Louisiana Purchase was finalized (1803), Fairbanks and Pickford left their mark on Grauman’s Chinese Theater (1927), […]
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, […]
Louis Pasteur performed his first pasteurization tests in 1864. The Columbine school massacre occurred in 1999. Vitaphone audio process was announced in 1926. Marie and Pierre Curie isolated radium chloride in 1902. The Crimes in the Rue Morgue was published in 1841. The Ku Klux Act was passed in 1871. President McKinley signed a joint […]
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, while Ben-Hur won 11 Academy Awards in 1960. The United States adopted the Stars and Stripes flag in 1818, and William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia in 1841. Dixie debuted in 1859, and the Kennel Club was founded in 1873. The peace sign was introduced in 1958, […]
The term “Cold War” was coined by Bernard Baruch in 1947. The Texas City disaster occurred in the same year, LSD was found to be hallucinogenic in 1943, and slavery became illegal in the District of Columbia in 1862. Walter Cronkite became the anchor of “The CBS Evening News” in 1962, Apollo 16 launched in […]
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens with 13 nations competing in events. America entered World War I. The Rwandan genocide began, claiming over 800,000 lives. The Beach Boys were banned from performing at the Washington Mall. Other events include the opening of American ports for trade, the patenting of celluloid, the first Tony […]
Studio 54 opened in 1977, becoming a hub for celebrities during the disco era. The Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986, while the first US presidential visit to China since Nixon happened in 1984. Other events include John Wilkes Booth’s death in 1865, English colonists reaching Virginia in 1607, and the Gestapo’s formation in 1933. Studio […]
April Fool’s Day became popular in England in the early 1700s. Nixon banned cigarette advertising in 1970, Hitler was sent to prison in 1924, and the BBC aired a spoof documentary about spaghetti trees in 1957. Cincinnati paid its firefighters a salary in 1853, and the internal combustion engine was patented in 1826. Apple was […]
Important events in history include President Eisenhower’s speech on the “domino theory,” the founding of the World Health Organization, American troops capturing Baghdad, the invention of friction matches, the sinking of the Japanese warship Yamamoto, John Wayne’s Oscar win, Tito becoming president for life of Yugoslavia, the costly battle of Shiloh, and the birth of […]
Lee surrendered in 1865, Germany invaded Norway and Denmark in 1940, the oldest audible recording was made in 1860, NASA introduced the first astronauts in 1959, the Chicago Eight pleaded not guilty in 1969, Mark Twain received his steamboat pilot’s license in 1859, the first Freedom Ride took place in 1947, the first indoor baseball […]
The Civil War began in 1861 with the firing on Fort Sumter. The polio vaccine was declared safe in 1955, and Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961. Bill Haley recorded “Rock Around the Clock” in 1954, and President Franklin Roosevelt died in 1945. The Mark Strand Theater opened in 1914, and […]
Shakespeare’s birth and death are celebrated on the same day, Sirhan Sirhan received the death penalty for assassinating Robert Kennedy, the first McDonald’s in Beijing opened, Boston Latin School was established, “New Coke” was unpopular, Judy Garland played Carnegie Hall, George and Martha Washington moved into the first executive mansion, the first video was uploaded […]
The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, Truman received the NSC-68 report in 1950, Titanic sank in 1912, Hepburn and Streisand tied for Best Actress in 1969, first abolition society formed in 1775, Donner Party embarked on journey in 1846, Black Sunday dust storm occurred in 1935, and Steinbeck’s […]
The Pony Express delivered mail in record time (1860), while the Unabomber was arrested for a 20-year bombing spree (1996). The first non-car-based cell phone call was made (1973), and the Marshall Plan sent aid to Europe (1945). Jesse James was killed by a fellow gang member (1882), Lenin returned to Russia (1917), Microsoft violated […]
ASPCA founded by Henry Bergh in 1866. US table tennis team visited China in 1971, leading to “table tennis diplomacy”. Titanic set sail in 1912. The House of Wax, the first 3D color film, opened in 1953. Beatles broke up in 1970. Charlie Chaplin received an Oscar in 1970. Original Big Ben bell cast in […]
Events throughout history include Paul Revere’s ride warning of British plot (1775), a radio broadcast with no news (1930), Ezra Pound’s release from asylum (1958), the first crossword book published (1924), the Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906), the first stone laid in St. Peter’s Basilica (1506), the Doolittle raids on Tokyo (1942), Joan of Arc’s […]
Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany (1917); Tally’s Electric Theater opened in LA (1902); Pope John Paul II died (2005); US Mint founded (1792); John Gotti convicted (1992); Richmond Bread Riot occurred (1863); LexisNexis launched (1973); Ponce de Leon discovered Florida (1513); As the World Turns debuted (1956); first “panda” crossing opened in UK (1962). […]
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