The Maastricht Treaty created the European Union and Euro (1992), The Beatles arrived in the US (1964), the Bonfire of the Vanities took place in Florence (1497), Dr. Josef Mengele died (1979), Monopoly was invented (1935), the Mud March was organized by British suffragettes (1907), astronauts made the first free spacewalk (1984), Pinocchio debuted (1940), […]
In 1929, Sir Alexander Fleming published the first report on the medicinal properties of penicillin. In the same year, the Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred, and IBM was founded. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted the first patent for the telephone, and in 1899, the use of voting machines was legalized. Other events include the […]
Balto led the “Great Race of Mercy” to bring antitoxin to Nome during an epidemic (1925). Stalingrad battle ended, USSR won (1943). South Africa lifted anti-apartheid group ban and freed Nelson Mandela (1990). Russia established Fort Ross in California (1812). Groundhog Day celebrated for the first time (1887). Lie detector tested and used as testimony […]
Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, leading to her arrest for robbery. The Yalta conference began in 1945, setting the stage for the Cold War. The USO was founded in 1941, entertaining soldiers and supporting their families. Facebook was founded in 2004, revolutionizing social media. The Song Dynasty began in […]
The Missouri Compromise passed in 1820, Garry Kasparov beat the Deep Blue supercomputer in 1996, Thomas Jefferson had a peaceful transfer of power in 1801, HL Hunley sank a ship in 1864, the Voice of America started broadcasting in Russia in 1947, the Volkswagen Beetle became the best-selling car in 1972, Madame Butterfly debuted in […]
The Gregorian calendar was reformed in 1582 to replace the inaccurate Julian calendar. US President Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868, narrowly avoiding removal from office. The Battle of Los Angeles occurred in 1942, with conspiracy theories still surrounding the incident. The Zimmerman note was presented in 1917, leading to the US declaring war on […]
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 after almost 30 years. Pennsylvania Hospital, founded by Benjamin Franklin, admitted its first patients in 1752. Gerrymandering began in 1812 by Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry. The Meiji Constitution was adopted in Japan in 1889. Emma Goldman was arrested in 1916 for talking about contraception. Margaret Thatcher became […]
Leonardo da Vinci’s personal notebooks were discovered in Madrid (1967), the Lumière brothers patented the cinematograph (1894), astronomers found a diamond-like white dwarf star (2004), the Battle of Chipyong-ni began (1951), La Citoyenne feminist newspaper was founded (1881), ASCAP was founded (1912), Galileo was tried for heresy (1633), Switzerland’s neutrality was recognized by the League […]
Nixon visited Beijing, Marx and Engels published the Communist Manifesto, Malcolm X was assassinated, the Arrowbile flew, the Battle of Verdun began, Ames was arrested, NASCAR was incorporated, the Polaroid camera was demonstrated, Kissinger began secret negotiations with North Vietnam, and the last Carolina Parakeet died. Richard Nixon arrived in Beijing. (1972) The visit was […]
Guadalcanal was secured by the Allies in 1943, a turning point in the Pacific Theater of WWII. Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1587, cementing Elizabeth I’s rule. The NASDAQ opened in 1971, becoming a leading financial index. The Dawes Act harmed Native American society in 1887. The Salem witch trials began in 1692. […]
Important events in history include the discovery of DNA’s structure, the birth of the Republican Party, the opening of the first vaudeville theater, the beginning of the Han Dynasty, and the first televised college basketball game. Other events include the ATF raid on the Branch Davidians, NATO’s first military action, the discovery of the non-existent […]
Dueling was banned in Washington D.C. in 1839 after a history of duels involving prominent figures. Ireland legalized the sale of contraceptives in 1985. The US Postal Service was established in 1792, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in 1872. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. Norman Rockwell’s […]
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 […]
Khomeini returned to Iran (1979), Hollywood began as a Christian community (1887), and the Greensboro sit-ins began (1960). Other events include the establishment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1920) and the debut of “Late Night with David Letterman” (1982). Ayatollah Khomeini has returned to Iran. (1979) Khomeini was in exile for 15 years before […]
Khomeini returned to Iran as religious and political leader for life (1979), the Supreme Court held its first meeting (1790), Hollywood was registered as a community (1887), the Oxford English Dictionary was published (1884), Roanoke was founded (1587), the Greensboro sit-ins began (1960), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was established (1920), Nixon announced his candidacy […]
US Marines landed on Iwo Jima in 1945. The Donner Party was rescued in 1847, and the Chicago Seven were sentenced to prison in 1970. The first temporary insanity defense was used in 1859, and serfdom was abolished in Russia in 1861. Aaron Burr was arrested for treason in 1807, and Executive Order 9066 led […]
US Marines landed on Iwo Jima in 1945, the Donner Party was rescued in 1847, the Chicago Seven were sentenced in 1970, the temporary insanity defense was used in 1859, serfdom was abolished in Russia in 1861, Aaron Burr was arrested for treason in 1807, Executive Order 9066 was signed in 1942, the phonograph was […]
US troops leave Beirut (1984); Napoleon escapes Elba (1815); Berlin Act signed, leading to European colonization of Africa (1885); Luftwaffe reformed (1935); Grand Canyon and Grand Tetons National Parks dedicated (1919, 1929); Britannia launched, later sunk in WW1 (1914); first pneumatic subway demonstrated in NYC (1870); US lifts travel ban on Libya (2004); Baring’s Bank […]
The last Soviet troops left Afghanistan, Roosevelt’s plan to increase Supreme Court justices was met with resistance, Roger Williams arrived in America and founded Rhode Island, United Artists was created by famous actors, the Immigration Act barred Asian workers, the Greenwich Time signal began broadcasting, King Leopold II claimed the Congo as his own, General […]
American POWs were released from Vietnam War (1973), Coolidge delivered first radio address (1924), last emperor of China abdicated (1912), women gained right to vote in Utah (1870), Lincoln Memorial cornerstone laid (1914), Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered (1924), San Francisco issued same-sex marriage licenses (2004), Solzhenitsyn exiled from Russia (1974), first spacecraft landed on […]
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