Mississippi ratified the 13th amendment in 1995, 130 years after it was ratified by 27 other states. Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by rearming Germany in 1935. Samoset, a Mohegan warrior, shocked colonists in 1621 by speaking English. Robert Goddard launched the first liquid fuel rocket in 1926. The My Lai massacre took place […]
The Stamp Act caused riots in America (1765). The Beatles released their first album (1963). The Equal Rights Amendment passed Congress (1972) but failed to be ratified. The laser was patented (1960). Gambling was outlawed in Massachusetts (1630). The Arab League was formed (1945). The London bullion market reopened (1954). Pentium chips were released (1993). […]
The NYSE was founded in 1817, the February Revolution began in Russia in 1917, Philips demonstrated the first CD in 1979, John Casor became the first legally recognized slave in America in 1654, the Daytona Beach Road Course held its first stock car race in 1936, “Axis Sally” was tried for treason in 1949, Ronald […]
Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech marked the start of the Cold War. The Boston Massacre saw five American colonists killed by British soldiers. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed in 1970. The Hula Hoop® was patented in 1963, and the air brake in 1872. Stalin died in 1953, and Italy used airships for military purposes in […]
Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, leading to her arrest for robbery. The Yalta conference began in 1945, setting the stage for the Cold War. The USO was founded in 1941, entertaining soldiers and supporting their families. Facebook was founded in 2004, revolutionizing social media. The Song Dynasty began in […]
The Missouri Compromise passed in 1820, Garry Kasparov beat the Deep Blue supercomputer in 1996, Thomas Jefferson had a peaceful transfer of power in 1801, HL Hunley sank a ship in 1864, the Voice of America started broadcasting in Russia in 1947, the Volkswagen Beetle became the best-selling car in 1972, Madame Butterfly debuted in […]
The Gregorian calendar was reformed in 1582 to replace the inaccurate Julian calendar. US President Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868, narrowly avoiding removal from office. The Battle of Los Angeles occurred in 1942, with conspiracy theories still surrounding the incident. The Zimmerman note was presented in 1917, leading to the US declaring war on […]
Reagan challenged Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall in 1987. OJ Simpson was charged with murder in 1994. Anne Frank received a diary for her 13th birthday in 1942. The National Baseball Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1939. David Berkowitz was sentenced to life in prison in 1978. The first color horror film […]
Google founded by two PhD students from Stanford University in California. Kodak registered. Geronimo surrendered, ending the Indian Wars of the Southwest. The first NASCAR 500-mile race was held. Los Angeles, California is established. The first “American Idol” was voted stardom. The first transcontinental television broadcast in America took place, starring the president of the […]
The Axis Powers formed in 1940 with Japan, Germany, and Italy signing the Tripartite Pact. Hungary joined later. The Nazis overpowered Poland in 1939, and Mexico gained independence in 1821. The first steam-powered passenger trains operated in 1825, and the Balinese tiger went extinct in 1937. The US Department of Education was approved in 1979. […]
Lee surrendered in 1865, Germany invaded Norway and Denmark in 1940, the oldest audible recording was made in 1860, NASA introduced the first astronauts in 1959, the Chicago Eight pleaded not guilty in 1969, Mark Twain received his steamboat pilot’s license in 1859, the first Freedom Ride took place in 1947, the first indoor baseball […]
The Civil War began in 1861 with the firing on Fort Sumter. The polio vaccine was declared safe in 1955, and Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961. Bill Haley recorded “Rock Around the Clock” in 1954, and President Franklin Roosevelt died in 1945. The Mark Strand Theater opened in 1914, and […]
The K-9 corps was launched by the US Army in 1942, with over one million dogs serving in WWII. Other events include the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, the approval of African American soldiers in the Confederate States, and the discovery of Uranus. The US Army launched the K-9 corps. (1942) The new War Dog […]
The US Senate approved participation in the United Nations (1945), the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Virginia (1619), the International Space Station’s first phase was completed (1998), Woodrow Wilson sailed for the Paris Peace Conference (1918), the first psychological report on bullet shock was presented (1917), the first Sunday newspaper was published in Great Britain […]
Christmas was first celebrated in 336 AD after Constantine made Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire. Massachusetts banned Christmas celebrations in 1659, citing dishonoring God. The World Wide Web had its first successful test in 1990 with two computers and a server. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned in 1991, marking the end of the […]
Christmas was first celebrated in 336 AD after Constantine made Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire. Massachusetts banned Christmas celebrations in 1659, citing dishonoring God and offending others. The World Wide Web was tested in 1990 with two computers and a single server. Mikhail Gorbachev resigned in 1991, marking the end of the USSR […]
The US implemented a blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Aachen was captured by American troops in WWII, the Highway Beautification Act was signed to clean up American highways, PATCO was decertified in 1981, India launched its first lunar mission in 2008, and more events. US President John F. Kennedy ordered an air […]
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 after almost 30 years. Pennsylvania Hospital, founded by Benjamin Franklin, admitted its first patients in 1752. Gerrymandering began in 1812 by Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry. The Meiji Constitution was adopted in Japan in 1889. Emma Goldman was arrested in 1916 for talking about contraception. Margaret Thatcher became […]
Leonardo da Vinci’s personal notebooks were discovered in Madrid (1967), the Lumière brothers patented the cinematograph (1894), astronomers found a diamond-like white dwarf star (2004), the Battle of Chipyong-ni began (1951), La Citoyenne feminist newspaper was founded (1881), ASCAP was founded (1912), Galileo was tried for heresy (1633), Switzerland’s neutrality was recognized by the League […]
Queen Elizabeth I crowned (1559), Boston flood of molasses kills 20 (1919), Nixon suspends Vietnam fighting (1973), donkey mascot represents Democrats (1870), “witch of Buchenwald” sentenced (1951), first Superbowl played (1967), Coca-Cola Company formed (1889), Pentagon dedicated (1943), Wikipedia goes online (2001), Martin Luther King Jr. born (1929). Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England. […]
