The 1947 Roswell incident, where unidentified materials were collected, sparked rumors of a UFO crash. The US government denied this, but interest in the event grew, leading to a boom in tourism for Roswell. For many people around the world, hearing the name Roswell immediately conjures up images of extraterrestrial activity. Known internationally as the […]
Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed in 1968. The Apple II computer went on sale in 1977, selling millions. Elvis Presley’s Hound Dog scandalized America in 1956. Five people were diagnosed with AIDS in 1981. Constantinople burned in 1870. The US abandoned the gold standard in 1933. Edward, Duke of Windsor died in 1972. […]
Roosevelt introduced the Emergency Banking Act, beginning 100 days of New Deal legislation (1933). Barbie made her debut at the American Toy Fair (1959). Villa attacked New Mexico (1916). Other events include the Amistad mutiny ruling (1841), Puyi becoming a puppet emperor for Japan (1932), Svetlana Stalin’s defection (1967), Edward R. Murrow criticizing Senator McCarthy […]
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 […]
Lend-Lease bill signed by President Roosevelt (1941), blizzard of 1888 hits US, Gorbachev chosen to lead USSR (1985), Queen Anne vetoes Scottish Militia Bill (1708), McCartney knighted (1997), Roxy Theater opens (1927), Frankenstein published (1818), first British newspaper published (1702), COPS debuts on FOX (1989), Fleming dies (1955). President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease bill […]
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 […]
Indira Gandhi was assassinated by Sikh extremists in 1984. Martin Luther published his “95 theses” in 1517, beginning the Protestant Reformation. Nevada became the 36th state in 1864. President Johnson halted bomb attacks in North Vietnam in 1968. The Lincoln Highway was dedicated in 1913. The disarmament crisis in Iraq began in 1998. Stalin’s body […]
The American Revolution began with the “Shot Heard Round the World” in 1775. Other events include the Oklahoma City bombing, Marie Antoinette’s marriage, Pope Benedict XVI’s election, and The Simpsons’ debut. The American Revolution began. (1775) “The Shot Heard Round the World” took place early in the morning in Lexington, Massachusetts, as 700 British soldiers […]
“Uncle Sam” nickname originated from Samuel Wilson, a meat packer who shipped beef to US soldiers during the War of 1812. The first submarine attack occurred in New York Harbor in 1776. The first car race was held in Rhode Island in 1896, and ESPN made its debut in 1979. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac […]
Edison lit the first light bulb (1879), a kamikaze attack occurred (1944), Von Braun transferred to NASA (1959), Eris photographed (2003), Medicine Lodge treaties signed (1867), North Korea nuclear deal made (1994), Vietnam War protests (1967), USS Constitution launched (1797), Magellan discovered strait (1520), Nightingale sent to Crimean War (1854). Thomas Edison lit a light […]
The UN expelled Taiwan and admitted China in 1971. The Charge of the Light Brigade occurred in 1854 during the Crimean War. The US invaded Grenada in 1983, and Nixon vetoed the war powers resolution in 1973. Himmler cracked down on the Edelweiss Pirates in 1944. The Toronto Stock Exchange was founded in 1861. Fidel […]
Koch discovered the tuberculosis bacillus in 1882, the Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in 1989, Elvis Presley was drafted in 1958, Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, NATO bombed Yugoslavia in 1999, the Quartering Act was passed in 1765, Joseph Smith was tarred and feathered in 1832, African-Canadians got the right to vote in 1837, […]
Buddha’s birthday celebrated by Buddhists, WPA established by Congress, League of Nations had last meeting, ceasefire signed in Sudan, Venus de Milo discovered, Times Square named, first Alzheimer’s patient dies, celebrities sell war bonds, Hank Aaron breaks home run record, Entente Cordiale signed. Buddha is said to have been born. (564 BC) Although it is […]
Dow Jones releases first stock average (1884), Clinton denies sexual harassment allegations (1997), rock icons Brian Jones and Jim Morrison die at 27 (1969 and 1971), last pair of Alche Alche go extinct (1844), New York Tribune uses Linotype machine (1886), “Mallard” sets world speed record for steam locomotives (1938), Adresseavisen starts publication (1767), Idaho […]
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 […]
The Salem witch hunt began in 1692, leading to the accusation of over 150 people for witchcraft and the execution of 19. Other events include the ratification of the Statute of the Confederation in 1781, the establishment of Yellowstone Park in 1872, and the birth of jazz musician Glenn Miller in 1904. The Salem witch […]
The USS Nautilus crossed the North Pole in 1958, Rev. Canon V. Gene Robinson was appointed as the first openly gay bishop in 2003, the NBA was founded in 1949, Columbus left Spain for the Americas in 1492, the first intercollegiate competition was held in the US in 1852, the Statue of Liberty reopened after […]
START treaty signed to reduce nuclear weapons by 35%. Ranger 7 probe sent first photos of lunar surface. NYSE closed during WWI, first US patent filed, “Son of Sam” kills victim, Phoenix Mars lander finds water, Mt. Fuji erupts, Daniel Defoe pilloried, NASA gives up on finding water on moon, Alcatraz escape attempt fails, F4 […]
Germany reunited after 45 years of separation, the US Congress passed a $700 billion bailout bill in 2008, Thanksgiving Day was established in 1863, Britain tested its first nuclear weapon in 1952, and the first buffalo wings were served in 1964. Other events include the US Congress passing the War Revenue Act in 1917, Iraq […]
Euro coins were minted in France in 1997, but didn’t enter circulation for five years. Deep Blue beat Gary Kasparov in chess the same year. In 1934, a massive dust storm hit the US, dropping 350 million tons of silt on the Great Plains. BF Goodrich announced the invention of tubeless tires in 1947. The […]
