Stalin became the Soviet Union’s leader, Ellis Island closed, and the first meteor shower in North America was recorded. MLB elected its first commissioner, and the first photos of Saturn’s rings were transmitted. The Battle of Guadalcanal began, and “The Nose” was climbed for the first time. President Ford became the longest-serving US president, and […]
The UN approved the partition of Palestine in 1947, leading to the establishment of Israel. Other events include the first flight over the South Pole (1929), the Warren Commission investigating JFK’s assassination (1963), and the correction of “blue baby syndrome” surgically (1944). Pong was released in 1972, and the first settlement in Northern California was […]
The Balfour Declaration was made in 1917, creating a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1983. The Spruce Goose flew for the first and only time in 1947. KDKA began broadcasting as the first commercial radio station in the US in 1920. Operation Supercharge ended Axis Power […]
ARPNET, the first internet network, was established in 1969. Rebecca L. Felton became the first woman to serve in the US Senate in 1922. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964. The first balloon flight took place in 1783. Oliver North ordered the destruction of incriminating documents in 1986. Einstein’s research on E=mc2 was published in […]
The UN condemned apartheid in 1962, plutonium was created in 1944, Lincoln became the first Republican president in 1860, Naismith invented basketball in 1861, the US tested its largest hydrogen bomb in 1971, Meet the Press debuted in 1947, the Confederate Army surrendered in 1865, the first official college football game was played in 1869, […]
The US detonated the first hydrogen bomb in 1952, Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to assassinate President Truman in 1950, and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco was opened for public exhibition for the first time in 1512. Other events include the Mackinac Bridge opening in 1957 and the world’s largest radio telescope being used for the […]
Important events in history: Gettysburg Address delivered (1863), Jay Treaty signed (1794), Reagan-Gorbachev summit (1985), HMAS Sydney sunk (1941), Apollo 12 lands on moon (1969), Pennzoil wins lawsuit against Texaco (1985), Sixth Loan War announced (6), British National Lottery begins (1994), Bonnie and Clyde’s first robbery (1930), Milli Vanilli lose Grammy for lip-syncing (1990). The […]
Important events in history include the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln (1863), the signing of the Jay Treaty between the US and Great Britain (1794), the first summit meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev (1985), the sinking of HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran (1941), the Apollo 12 mission landing on the moon (1969), Pennzoil winning a […]
Nixon denied being a fraudster in 1973, but resigned in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal. Other events include the founding of the NRA in 1871, the invention of the computer mouse in 1970, and the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. The first talks on Strategic Arms Limitation began in 1969, and the […]
US-Soviet diplomatic relations established (1933); Benazir Bhutto elected first female Muslim leader (1988); Venera 3 lands on Venus (1965); Oklahoma becomes 46th US state (1907); Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act signed (1973); Skylab 4 launched (1973); Dostoyevsky sentenced to death (1849); US secretly brings German scientists to develop rocket technology (1945); Clinton visits Vietnam (2000); Allies […]
Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White in 1978. Osiris, a planet outside the Solar System, was found to have an atmosphere with water vapor in 2001. Helen Clark became the first woman elected prime minister of New Zealand in 1999. The “Battle of the Washita River” occurred in […]
Leaders of Allied forces met in Tehran to discuss strategies for ending World War II, including “Operation Overlord”. The US national speed limit of 55mph ended in 1995. The first car race in the USA took place in 1895. The Grand Ole Opry debuted its radio show in 1925. The Times was first printed on […]
The Brady Bill was signed into law, requiring background checks for handgun buyers. The Green River killer was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. The American Revolutionary War ended with the Treaty of Paris. Operation Desert Storm officially ended. The WTO meeting in Seattle was disrupted by protesters. The Flying Scotsman set a land […]
X-rays were discovered by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen in 1895. The Civil Works Administration was established by US President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 to create jobs during the Great Depression, but was terminated in 1934. Hitler’s failed coup attempt, the “Beer Hall Putsch,” took place in 1923. The Murder Act 1965 abolished the death […]
Obama became the first black US president. The US conducted its last atmospheric nuclear test. The first cash register was patented. The Hungarian uprising ended brutally. The first female governor in the US was elected. Iranian students took over the US embassy. King Tut’s tomb was discovered. The NSA was established. Hitler founded the SA. […]
Nuremberg Trials began (1945) with 24 Nazi leaders tried for war crimes. My Lai Massacre photos published (1969), exposing US army atrocities. Microsoft Windows® 1.0 released (1985). New Jersey ratified Bill of Rights (1789). Zarya module launched for International Space Station (1998). Mexican Revolution began (1910). Three-position traffic light patented (1923). Sinking of the Essex […]
Saddam Hussein and two others were sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, Susan B. Anthony cast an illegal vote in the US presidential election, the first US patent for an automobile was awarded, a writer’s strike halted Hollywood, the “Gunpowder Plot” was thwarted, Hitler announced his plan for “living space”, FDR was elected to […]
The 2000 US presidential election was decided by the Supreme Court due to voting irregularities in Florida. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term in 1944, but the 22nd Amendment was later passed to limit the presidency to two terms. The Republican Party was first symbolized by an elephant in 1874, while the […]
Thanksgiving Day was established in the US in 1789, while King Tut’s tomb was opened in 1922. Gasoline rationing was announced in 1942, France launched its first satellite in 1965, and China entered the Korean War in 1950. The heaviest rain in history was recorded in 1970, while California vigilantes lynched two murder suspects in […]
The Hollywood 10 were blacklisted for alleged communist ties, while Alfred Nobel patented dynamite and used the proceeds to found the Nobel Prizes. The Iran-Contra affair was exposed, and The Mousetrap opened in London. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was established, and the last British military installation in the US […]
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