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 […]
JFK was assassinated in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald. Margaret Thatcher resigned as UK Prime Minister in 1990. Concorde’s supersonic flights began in 1977, and the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was presented in 1988. The Humane Society of the United States was founded in 1954, and Toy Story was the first CGI feature film in […]
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 […]
DB Cooper hijacked a plane and parachuted with $200,000 USD in 1971, while the smog in New York City killed 400 people in 1966. Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassin was shot on live TV in 1963, while 650 American soldiers were killed by the Japanese in 1943. The Canton Bulldogs-Massillon Tigers betting scandal occurred in 1906, […]
Jim Jones led a mass murder-suicide of over 900 members of the Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana. Railroads established time zones in North America in 1883, later becoming law in 1918. The first push-button telephone was commercially available in 1963. Spain became a democracy in 1976 after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. William Tell […]
Dow Jones closed above 1,000 for the first time (1972), US government shut down due to budget deadlock (1995), first US streetcar in operation (1832), Apollo 12 launched (1969), Battle of la Drang began (1965), Sedna discovered (2003), Iranian assets frozen by President Carter (1979), Nellie Bly began trip around the world (1889), BBC radio […]
The stock ticker was invented in 1867, the Articles of Confederation were passed in 1777, Wendy’s opened in 1969, the first microprocessor was introduced in 1971, and a peaceful protest against the Vietnam War occurred in 1969. Other events include the discovery of Pike’s Peak in 1806, the introduction of the Fairtrade label in 1988, […]
US-Iran-Contra scandal exposed by Lebanese magazine in 1986. Washington DC residents allowed to vote in US presidential election for the first time in 1964. First Opium War between UK and China began in 1839. US establishes permanent income tax in 1913. Soviet Union launches first living animal, Laika, into orbit in 1957. Allied victory in […]
The Vietnam Memorial opened in Washington DC, Kate Smith sang God Bless America for the first time, the Iwo Jima Memorial was dedicated, the US Marine Corps was founded, the first coast-to-coast direct telephone service was established, the Wilmington Uprising occurred, the end of World War I was announced, the windshield wiper was patented, Major […]
The US Supreme Court ended public bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama (1956). Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit Mars (1971). President George W. Bush allowed military courts to prosecute foreign suspects (2001). The AK-47 assault rifle was completed (1947). Cyclone Bhola hit Bangladesh, resulting in 500,000 deaths (1970). Iraq accepted UN Resolution 1441 […]
World War I ended with an armistice agreement signed by the Allies and Germany on 11/11/1918. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in the US in 1921. The first college fraternity in the US was founded in 1750. The first aircraft carrier strike in world history was launched by the UK in 1940. […]
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