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 […]
A hotline was set up between Moscow and Washington DC after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Other events include the attempted assassination of Lenin, the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the passing of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act. Thurgood Marshall became the first black justice on the US Supreme Court, and Guion S. Bluford […]
The Moscow-Washington hotline was established in 1963 after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Other events include the attempted assassination of Lenin in 1918, the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1984, and the passing of the Global Warming Solutions Act in California in 2006. Thurgood Marshall became the first black justice of the US Supreme […]
The Berlin Wall was built to divide East and West Germany in 1961, while the wall fell in 1989. Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in Virginia after a solar eclipse in 1831. Michael Phelps won his 11th Olympic gold medal in 2008, and BMW was founded in 1918. Alfred Hitchcock was born in 1899. […]
Hitler became the Fuhrer of Germany (1934), The Beatles played their first US concert (1964), Hungerford Massacre occurred in the UK (1987), Soviet Union jailed American U-2 pilot for espionage (1960), little person played in a Major League Baseball game (1951), first official soap box derby took place (1934), Daguerre presented his photographic process (1839), […]
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed in Detroit, killing all but one passenger, a 4-year-old girl. Elvis Presley died of a heart attack in 1977. Sports Illustrated published its first issue in 1954. A solar flare halted the Toronto stock market in 1989. John Tyler’s effigy was burned on the White House lawn in 1841. Joseph […]
Anti-French riots in Morocco and Algeria killed hundreds (1955). Voyager 2 launched with a phonograph record (1977). First worldwide telegram sent (1911). Professional football organized (1920). Menendez brothers killed parents (1989). U.S. Postal Worker shooting (1986). First commercial news radio station began (1920). Train collision in India killed 358 (1995). Darwin published theory of evolution […]
Japan surrendered to end World War II after the US dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. A blackout hit the northeastern US and Canada in 2003, and Mattel recalled 18 million toys in 2007. The Social Security Act was passed in 1935, and Steve Martin was born in 1945. Japan surrendered to the Allies, […]
The Watts Riots in Los Angeles began in 1965 after a fight between police officers and a black man. It caused $81 million in damage, 40 deaths, and 34 injuries. Al Qaeda was founded in 1988, while Babe Ruth hit his 500th home run in 1929. The Mall of America opened in 1992, and the […]
Iraq invaded Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War. Mattel recalled one million Chinese toys due to lead levels. London’s Tower Subway opened, the first subway in the world. The positron was discovered by Carl David Anderson. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 led to the illegality of marijuana in the US. Delta Airlines Flight 191 […]
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 […]
Richard Nixon resigns as US President due to involvement in Watergate scandal. Great Train Robbery occurs in Britain. First successful heart transplant in Japan. Wright brothers perform first public flight. Nazi saboteurs executed in the US. Marcinelle mining disaster kills 136. Wrigley Field holds first night game. Thomas Edison awarded patent for mimeograph. Millionth patent […]
Al Qaeda bombed two US embassies in Africa, killing 224 people (1998). Bali bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim was sentenced to death for killing 190 people (2003). The last lynching occurred in the northern US (1930). Lynching is now a criminal offense in all 50 states. Lynne Cox was the first to swim the Bering Strait […]
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