Berlin Wall falls (1989), Kristallnacht attacks occur (1938), US President Roosevelt visits Panama Canal (1906), Northeast Blackout of 1965 occurs, US Supreme Court declines to hear case questioning legality of Vietnam War (1970), brokerage firms ordered to pay $1.03 billion to defrauded investors (1998), Treaty of Seville signed ending Anglo-Spanish War (1729), The Atlantic Monthly […]
Nixon refused to hand over tapes in Watergate scandal (1974); Edison electrocuted an elephant to prove AC was dangerous (1903); North Korean and Chinese forces captured Seoul (1951); first successful appendectomy performed in US (1885); Samuel Colt sold first handgun to US government (1847); LBJ outlined plans for “Great Society” (1965); Columbus left new world […]
Insulin was first used to treat diabetes in 1922, transforming it from fatal to treatable. The Surgeon General issued the first warning on smoking in 1964, causing a decrease in consumption. The first recorded lottery was held in England in 1569. Milk was first delivered in bottles in 1878. Leon Trotsky was banished from Russia […]
DB Cooper hijacked a plane in 1971, parachuted with $200,000 USD and was never seen again. The most smoggy day in NYC history occurred in 1966, killing 400 people. Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassin was killed on live TV in 1963. The Japanese Army killed 650 American soldiers in WWII’s first US offensive in 1943. The […]
The right to vote for all races was granted in a Constitutional Amendment (1870). The first paper money was issued in America (1690). Gertrude Stein, a famous ex-pat, was born (1874). Other events include the collapse of tulip mania in the Netherlands (1637), the first mass murder in America (1780), and the arrest of Klaus […]
The Dred Scott decision was made, Bayer patented aspirin, the Rosenberg trial began, the Zapruder film was shown on TV, the periodic table was presented, the first dental institute opened, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time, Marines were sent to Vietnam, and Michelangelo was born. The Dred Scott sentence has been handed down. […]
Gold discovered in California (1848); Russia adopts Gregorian calendar (1918); Winston Churchill dies (1965); last Japanese soldier of WWII surrenders (1972); Disney buys Pixar (2006); US Department of Homeland Security begins operations (2003); Calcutta University inaugurated (1857); US announces sale of military equipment to China (1980); Roman emperor Caligula assassinated (41); Boy Scout movement founded […]
“The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci was restored in 1999. The first full color and sound film, “On with the Show!”, was produced by Warner Brothers in 1929. The Dionne quintuplets were born in Ontario, Canada in 1934. Amateur pilot Matthew Rust landed in Moscow undetected in 1987. The Sierra Club was founded by […]
The US conducted the first underground nuclear explosion in 1957 as part of “Operation Plumbbob”. New Zealand allowed women to vote in 1893, while the US did not until 1920. Witold Pilecki wrote the first Auschwitz intelligence report in 1940. Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for kidnapping and killing the Lindbergh baby in 1934. The Unabomber […]
The first US presidential debate was held in 1960, and the next one wasn’t until 1976. The Soviet government ended press censorship in 1989. The first American soldier was killed in Vietnam in 1945. A global nuclear war was narrowly avoided in 1983. The deadliest battle in US military history took place in 1918. The […]
ET movie released (1982), Committee of Five drafts Declaration of Independence (1776), Timothy McVeigh executed for Oklahoma City bombing (2001), US Congress recognizes Antonio Meucci as inventor of telephone (2002), US Supreme Court rules flag-burning is constitutional (1990), Alcatraz escape successful (1962), Supreme Court rules abortion is constitutional right (1986), Jeanette Rankin born, first female […]
Gianni Versace was murdered by serial killer Andrew Cunanan in 1997. The Ford Motor Company received its first order in 1903, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost their 10,000th Major League Baseball game in 2007. US President Jimmy Carter delivered his “malaise” speech in 1979, and the Rosetta Stone was found in 1799. Georgia became the […]
Henry Ford patented a soy-based plastic car in 1942, but it was abandoned due to World War II. USSR boycotted UN Security Council meetings in 1950, leading to the council’s decision to send troops to fight in the Korean War. Emile Zola exposed the Dreyfus affair in 1898, leading to Dreyfus’ release. Dr. William Brydon […]
The Constitutional Convention created the American Constitution in 1787. Shakespeare became legal in China in 1977, and Star Wars opened the same year. President Kennedy announced plans to put a man on the moon in 1961. Other events include the Gateway Arch inauguration, Babe Ruth’s last home run, and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s birth. The Constitutional […]
The Constitutional Convention created the American Constitution in 1787. Shakespeare became legal in China in 1977. Star Wars opened in 1977 and became a cultural phenomenon. President John F. Kennedy announced the goal of putting a man on the moon in 1961. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was inaugurated in 1968. Charles II returned […]
An event management trainee assists an event manager in coordinating all aspects of an event, including theme, budget, vendors, and logistics. The trainee also conducts research, negotiates with vendors, and coordinates behind-the-scenes activities on the day of the event. After the event, the trainee helps to ensure that the venue is left in pristine condition […]
The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons. Other events include Lindbergh and Earhart’s transatlantic flights, the founding of FIFA, and Susan Lucci’s Daytime Emmy win. The American Red Cross was born. (1881) Clara Barton, a nurse known as “the angel of the battlefield”, and Adolphus Solomons founded the […]
The Loch Ness Monster was sighted in 1933, starting the search craze. J. Edgar Hoover died in 1972, creating congressional reforms in the FBI. Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was wounded by friendly fire in 1863. Spanish citizens rebelled against French occupiers in 1808. The first airliner flew in 1952. Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize […]
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 […]
Anti-war protests in the US (1969), Darwin sends Origin of Species to publisher (1859), gold hoarding made illegal (1933), Battle of the Ice (1242), Helen Keller breakthrough (1887), Washington’s first veto (1792), Easter Island discovered (1722), Pocahontas marries John Rolfe (1614), Churchill resigns (1955), April 1976 Movement leads to violence in Tiananmen Square (1976). Massive […]
