Noriega sentenced to 40 years for drug trafficking, later reduced to 30; Mel Blanc, voice of Bugs Bunny, dies; DNA evidence suggests humans originated in East Africa; Coca-Cola ends New Coke after consumer backlash; Scopes Monkey Trial begins in Tennessee; Great Fire of London in 1212 kills thousands; Big Ben clock tower in London chimes […]
The first all-talking movie was shown (1928), the Beatles’ Paul McCartney and John Lennon met for the first time (1957), Piper Alpha drilling platform exploded (1988), a circus fire killed 168 people (1944), US Naval Academy admitted its first class of women (1976), Louis Pasteur saved a boy’s life with rabies vaccine (1885), the first […]
The US Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, outlining fundamental rights. Homosexuality was removed from the DSM in 1973, and President Clinton was recommended for impeachment in 1998. The US diplomatically recognized China and severed ties with Taiwan in 1978. Thomas Edison applied for a patent for the phonograph in 1877. Glenn Miller disappeared […]
Clinton impeached for lying and obstruction of justice (1998). Hong Kong returned to China (1984). Dalai Lama fled Tibet (1950). Washington’s army settled at Valley Forge (1777). Hitler took control of German army (1941). Anne, Duchess of Brittany, married Maxmilian I (1490). BBC World Service began transmitting overseas (1932). Corrugated paper patented (1871). Poor Richard’s […]
Anarchists Vanzetti and Sacco were executed for murder in 1927. West Nile virus was diagnosed in the US in 1999, and Pete Rose was banned from baseball in 1989. The Freckleton Air Disaster killed 61 people in 1944. Natascha Kampusch escaped after eight years of captivity in 2006. Other events include Saddam Hussein’s TV appearance […]
Millions protested the Vietnam War in the US (1969). China launched its first manned space mission (2003). Khrushchev was ousted from power in the Soviet Union (1964). The first human ascent took place in a hot air balloon (1783). Pierre Laval was executed for treason in France (1945). Progestin was synthesized for the first time […]
In 1929, Sir Alexander Fleming published the first report on the medicinal properties of penicillin. In the same year, the Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred, and IBM was founded. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted the first patent for the telephone, and in 1899, the use of voting machines was legalized. Other events include the […]
Balto led the “Great Race of Mercy” to bring antitoxin to Nome during an epidemic (1925). Stalingrad battle ended, USSR won (1943). South Africa lifted anti-apartheid group ban and freed Nelson Mandela (1990). Russia established Fort Ross in California (1812). Groundhog Day celebrated for the first time (1887). Lie detector tested and used as testimony […]
The US Bill of Rights was adopted in 1789. Switzerland closed its borders to Jews in 1942, but reopened them in 1944. Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice of the Supreme Court in 1981. The IRA disarmed in 2005. The first transatlantic telephone service was installed in 1956. The first Chicago Marathon took […]
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 […]
The Berlin Airlift ended in 1949 after delivering supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade. The Munich pact failed to prevent WWII, and Wyoming became the first state to allow women to vote in 1889. The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, was commissioned in 1954. The Berlin Airlift has ended. (1949) After World […]
Yosemite National Park established in 1890, Nuremberg Trials convict 24 war criminals in 1946, Free Speech Movement protests at University of California in 1964, Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union in 1988, first compact disc player goes on sale in 1982, NASA established in 1958, Mensa International founded in 1946, Polly Klass kidnapping leads to […]
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens with 13 nations competing in events. America entered World War I. The Rwandan genocide began, claiming over 800,000 lives. The Beach Boys were banned from performing at the Washington Mall. Other events include the opening of American ports for trade, the patenting of celluloid, the first Tony […]
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 […]
The first self-service food market opened in the US in 1916. Palestinian terrorists hijacked and blew up four planes in Europe in 1970. The first tank was produced in England in 1915. The first circumnavigation of the world on the high seas was completed in 1522. US President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. The […]
Marlon Brando refused his Best Actor Oscar in 1973 as a protest against Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans. Viagra was approved by the FDA in 1998 and quickly became popular. Venice was excommunicated in 1309, while Washington DC’s cherry trees were planted in 1912. John Eaton’s appointment as Secretary of War caused controversy in 1829. […]
Important events: Jonas Salk discovered polio vaccine (1953), Camp David Peace Accord signed (1979), Queen Elizabeth II sent first royal email (1976), and Vietnam Veterans Memorial groundbreaking ceremony held (1982). Other events include Aesop’s fable printed (1484) and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel published (1920). Jonas Salk has announced the discovery of a polio vaccine. […]
The first spam email was sent in 1978, the Sears Tower became the tallest building in the world in 1973, West Virginia enacted the first state sales tax in 1921, Joseph Fletcher landed at the North Pole in 1952, Birmingham Police used violence against civil rights protesters in 1963, The Fantasticks opened in 1960, Congressional […]
Studio 54 opened in 1977, becoming a hub for celebrities during the disco era. The Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986, while the first US presidential visit to China since Nixon happened in 1984. Other events include John Wilkes Booth’s death in 1865, English colonists reaching Virginia in 1607, and the Gestapo’s formation in 1933. Studio […]
Jenner developed a smallpox vaccine in 1796 after observing cowpox immunity, leading to smallpox eradication. Other events include the first US Olympics in 1904, Lewis and Clark’s expedition in 1804, the Warsaw Pact’s formation in 1955, Israel’s statehood in 1948, Skylab’s launch in 1973, the Rockefeller Foundation’s establishment in 1913, the publishing of Mrs. Dalloway […]
