The Persian Gulf War began with US and British forces attacking Iraq after the UN deadline expired. Other events include Prohibition in the US, outlawing of Catholicism in England, publication of Don Quixote, Hitler moving into the Fuhrerbunker, Soyuz spaceships docking in space, the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster, the Shah of Iran fleeing, Buckminster Fuller […]
Morse demonstrated the telegraph in 1838, while the last telegraph was sent in 2006. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech in 1941 influenced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Other events include Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves, the first round-the-world flight, and Mother Teresa’s arrival in Calcutta. Samuel Morse gave the first successful demonstration of […]
The first US presidential election was held in 1789, only white male landowners could vote. Truman announced the US had created the first hydrogen bomb in 1953. Pol Pot was overthrown in 1979, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed in 1990. The first US presidential election was held. (1789) The only people eligible […]
Henry Ford introduced minimum wages and maximum working hours in 1914, while Eisenhower proposed sending American soldiers to the Middle East in 1957. The first American divorce occurred in 1643, and Kamikaze pilots received their first order in 1945. Nellie Ross became the first female governor in the US in 1925, and Truman delivered the […]
Gandhi was assassinated; Hitler became Chancellor of Germany; Maryland signed the Articles of Confederation; Jackson survived an assassination attempt; the first cash register was patented; the Tet Offensive happened; Bloody Sunday occurred; the first lifeboat was tested; King Charles I was executed; and the first episode of “Lone Ranger” aired. Gandhi was assassinated. (1948) Mohandas […]
The Vietnam War ended with the signing of the Paris Peace Accord in 1973. John Logie Baird demonstrated the first television in 1926. The National Geographic Society was founded in 1888. The Outer Space Treaty was signed in 1967. Dante was exiled from Florence in 1302 and wrote the Divine Comedy. The University of Georgia […]
Queen Elizabeth I crowned (1559), Boston flood of molasses kills 20 (1919), Nixon suspends Vietnam fighting (1973), donkey mascot represents Democrats (1870), “witch of Buchenwald” sentenced (1951), first Superbowl played (1967), Coca-Cola Company formed (1889), Pentagon dedicated (1943), Wikipedia goes online (2001), Martin Luther King Jr. born (1929). Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England. […]
Black Monday caused the Great Recession in 2008, while other events include the conviction of Alger Hiss, the pardoning of draft dodgers by President Carter, and the deaths of Vladimir Lenin and King Louis XVI. Other events include the launch of the Concorde and the first atomic submarine, as well as the beginning of the […]
Iran released 52 US hostages in 1981 after nearly 450 days. The March Against Death, a protest against the Vietnam War, took place in 1969. Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated for a fourth term in 1941, and the Nazi Party implemented the “final solution” for the Jewish problem in 1942. The English Parliament held its first […]
India became a republic under Nehru (1950), Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz (1945), Janet Travell became the first female presidential physician (1961), the Rum Rebellion occurred in Australia (1808), a whale exploded in Taiwan (2004), Franco captured Barcelona (1939), St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad (1924), Brazil was discovered by Vicente Yanez Pinzon (1500), African American troops […]
Bloody Sunday sparked the first Russian revolution, Roe v. Wade legalized elective abortion, Queen Victoria died, Swiss Guards arrived at the Vatican, Ted Kaczynski pleaded guilty as the Unabomber, MMR vaccine declared safe, Boeing 747 entered service, Diet of Worms made Martin Luther an outlaw, Apple Macintosh debuted, and Kmart filed for bankruptcy. The first […]
The US House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare, President Truman authorized the creation of a hydrogen bomb, the first McDonald’s opened in the USSR, and Private Eddie Slovik was executed for desertion. Other events include the opening of the first STD clinic, Robert E. Lee being named […]
Events in American history: Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points, African American suffrage in DC, national debt eradication, Citizen Kane controversy, Watergate trial, Mona Lisa exhibit, Battle of New Orleans, War on Poverty, Gallipoli withdrawal, No Child Left Behind Act. Woodrow Wilson outlined his Fourteen Points. (1918) The Points would continue to form the backbone of American […]
The Battle of the Bulge ended with high casualties. The Cullinan diamond was found and given to the King of England. The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held, and Idi Amin became the leader of Uganda. President Kennedy gave the first live televised presidential press conference. The Norwegian missile incident occurred, and Jiang Qing was […]
The US Senate rejected joining the League of Nations in 1920, hindering its potential. Indira Gandhi became India’s first female Prime Minister in 1966, known for leading India out of poverty. Ellis Island closed in 1954 after processing over 12 million immigrants. Japanese war criminals were tried in court in 1948, including General Tojo. President […]
The UN Security Council held its first meeting in 1946, while the US President Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex and consumerism in 1961. In 1893, American businessmen overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, and in 1973, Ferdinand Marcos became “President for life” of the Philippines. Other events include the Great Brinks Heist in 1950 and Captain […]
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 […]
The UN Headquarters opened in NYC in 1951 on land donated by the Rockefeller family. The daguerreotype, predecessor of photography, was announced in 1839. Apple introduced iTunes in 2001. The American Civil War began in 1861 with the Star of the West being hit. The first modern circus was held in London in 1768. The […]
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 […]
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