Iraq invaded Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War. Mattel recalled one million Chinese toys due to lead levels. London’s Tower Subway opened, the first subway in the world. The positron was discovered by Carl David Anderson. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 led to the illegality of marijuana in the US. Delta Airlines Flight 191 […]
Bill Clinton admitted to an affair with Monica Lewinsky, leading to impeachment charges. Leo Frank was murdered by a lynch mob. The first balloon crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was made. Gold was discovered in Alaska, causing the Klondike Gold Rush. Rudolf Hess committed suicide. Peter Fechter was killed trying to flee over the Berlin […]
The Academy Awards began in 1929, with winners’ names printed in a bulletin. The Lincoln County War began in 1878 over control of beef markets. Pluto was discovered in 1930, and the first cow flew by plane. The White Rose Party was arrested in 1943, and snow fell in the Sahara in 1979. The Church […]
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN in 1948. Other events include women’s right to vote in the US (1869), the first Nobel prizes awarded (1901), King Edward VIII’s resignation (1936), and the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War (1898). The first road signs and traffic lights were installed in […]
Nixon announced peace in Vietnam (1973), the International Opium Convention was signed (1912), Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female doctor (1849), the Shaanxi earthquake killed over 800,000 (1556), Elva Zona Heaster’s ghost testimony led to her husband’s conviction (1897), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its first members (1986), the Frisbee® was invented […]
Sputnik 1 launched (1957), Germany requested armistice in WWI (1918), US bank robbery (1997), first US Open golf tournament (1895), first commercial flight across Atlantic (1958), Mount Rushmore sculpture began (1927), Belgium declared independence (1830), Bible printed in English (1537), Orient Express began (1883), Pope Paul VI visited US (1965). The world’s first artificial orbiting […]
The Cuban Missile Crisis began with Soviet missiles positioned near the US, leading to a tense situation. Other events include the shooting of President Roosevelt, the burning of British tea ships, and the first film shot. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, while Germany withdrew from the League of Nations. The […]
Karl Benz patents the first gas-powered car in 1886, while in 1979, Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping sign deals, marking a turning point in Sino-US relations. In 1964, “Dr. Strangelove” debuts, and in 2002, George Bush gives his “Axis of Evil” speech. King George III dies in 1820, while Liliuokalani becomes the last monarch of […]
Andrew Jackson killed a man who insulted his wife in a duel. Joan of Arc was martyred. The First Balkan War ended, leading to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and indirectly to WWI. King Henry VIII married Jane Seymour. Big Ben rang for the first time. Mikhail Gorbachev visited Washington DC. The Lincoln Memorial was […]
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, […]
Andrea Yates found not guilty by reason of insanity for drowning her five children. NASA launched Space Shuttle Discovery after the Columbia disaster. Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud and conspiracy, later disappeared. Greg Maddux struck out his 3,000th batter. The United States Postal Service was established. Grasshoppers destroyed crops in the Midwest. The first recorded […]
Sliced bread was first sold in the US in 1928. Mary Surratt was the first woman executed by the US federal government in 1865. Frances Xavier Cabrini became the first American saint in 1946. Sandra Day O’Connor was named the first female justice of the Supreme Court in 1981. Construction began on the Hoover Dam […]
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 […]
AIDS epidemic recognized by medical professionals in 1981, LP record introduced in 1948, Paul McCartney born in 1942, War of 1812 begins, Susan B. Anthony fined for attempting to vote in 1873, Sally Ride becomes first female astronaut in 1983, Unabomber indicted in 1996, International Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948, Charles Darwin prompted […]
CBS aired the first color television broadcast in 1951, but lost the color system war to RCA. The Beatles performed “All You Need Is Love” in the first global live broadcast in 1967. Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” died in 2009 from a drug overdose. Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman to receive […]
Christmas ceasefire in WWI as German soldiers decorate trenches with Christmas trees and sing carols. Henry Ford completes first useful gas engine. NORAD tracks Santa for first time. West Point cadets riot in “eggnog riot”. Library of Congress catches fire. Macy’s stays open until midnight for first time. Ku Klux Klan is born. Filming begins […]
The Wright brothers made their first successful flight in 1903, France recognized American independence in 1777, President Roosevelt released Japanese Americans from internment camps in 1944, and the immigration station at Ellis Island opened in 1900. Other events include the first ATLAS missile launch in 1957, Stan Barrett breaking the sound barrier in 1979, the […]
Important events include the Battle of Saratoga leading to French aid in the American Revolutionary War, OPEC’s oil embargo in 1973, Al Capone’s imprisonment in 1931, King Cyrus the Great’s Declaration of Human Rights in 539 BC, Einstein’s move to the US in 1933, the London Beer Flood in 1814, RCA’s founding in 1919, Mother […]
The first 911 call was made in 1968. Nylon was patented in 1937 by Wallace H. Carothers. Fidel Castro became Prime Minister of Cuba in 1959. The first computer bulletin board system went online in 1978. Kim Jong-il was born in 1941. Other events include Joseph Stalin scolding the UN in 1951, NBC airing its […]
