The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed, killing most soldiers. A fighter plane collided with a passenger plane, killing all passengers. The Staten Island Ferry Westfield exploded, killing up to 100. Bruce Jenner won the decathlon. “In God We Trust” became the US motto. Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. Blair Witch Project was released. Lisa Leslie dunked in a […]
The Sony Walkman was sold in Japan in 1979, revolutionizing the music industry. The Ford Thunderbird was discontinued in 2005 after being produced since 1955. The first international telephone call was made between Canada and the US in 1881. The US Department of Justice was created in 1870. The “pay-as-you-go” tax program was instituted in […]
Hawaii became the 50th US state in 1959. The American Bar Association was founded in 1878, the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, and Benigno S. Aquino Jr. was assassinated in 1983. The Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911, Oldsmobile was founded in 1897, and Nat Turner led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. […]
Saddam Hussein captured (2003); Nanjing massacre begins (1937); first successful abdominal surgery performed (1809); GW Bush declared winner of 2000 election; Permanent Court of International Justice established (1920); Sir Francis Drake sets out to circumnavigate the globe (1577); production of Susan B. Anthony dollar begins (1978); first American furs exported (1621); Getty Center opens in […]
Edison patented the first movie projector, Princess Diana died in a car accident caused by paparazzi, the first solar-powered car was demonstrated, the Night Stalker was captured, and the IRA declared a ceasefire. Jack the Ripper killed his first victim, and Hurricane Carol killed 70 people in New England. Thomas Edison patented the first movie […]
The US Senate rejected joining the League of Nations in 1920, hindering its potential. Indira Gandhi became India’s first female Prime Minister in 1966, known for leading India out of poverty. Ellis Island closed in 1954 after processing over 12 million immigrants. Japanese war criminals were tried in court in 1948, including General Tojo. President […]
The UN Security Council held its first meeting in 1946, while the US President Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex and consumerism in 1961. In 1893, American businessmen overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, and in 1973, Ferdinand Marcos became “President for life” of the Philippines. Other events include the Great Brinks Heist in 1950 and Captain […]
US-Soviet arms control talks stalled in 1986 due to disagreement over the Strategic Defense Initiative. The Day of Six Billion was established in 1999. The Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1 in 1964, and in 1960, Khrushchev famously slammed his shoe at the UN. Thatcher narrowly escaped an IRA bombing in 1984. Gore won the Nobel […]
South Carolina seceded, leading to the American Civil War. New Orleans was handed over to the US in 1803, causing racial tensions. The Berlin Wall opened in 1963, and the first battle of Champagne began in 1914. Bob Hope became a US citizen in 1920. The Virginia Company founded Jamestown in 1602. The US invaded […]
The Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 and later became the US national anthem. OPEC was founded in 1960, the Gregorian calendar was adopted by the British Empire in 1752, and the MLB season was cancelled due to a strike in 1994. Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized as the first […]
The Red Baron shot down his first aircraft in 1916. The US Constitution was signed in 1787. The bloodiest battle in US history took place in 1862. NASA unveiled its first space shuttle in 1976. The world’s first mass-produced amphibious car ‘drove’ across the English Channel in 1965. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange […]
The Red Baron shot down his first aircraft in 1916, becoming a German fighter pilot during World War I. The US Constitution was signed in 1787, and the bloodiest battle in US history took place in 1862. NASA unveiled its first space shuttle in 1976, and the world’s first mass-produced amphibious car drove across the […]
The UN Headquarters opened in NYC in 1951 on land donated by the Rockefeller family. The daguerreotype, predecessor of photography, was announced in 1839. Apple introduced iTunes in 2001. The American Civil War began in 1861 with the Star of the West being hit. The first modern circus was held in London in 1768. The […]
ASPCA founded by Henry Bergh in 1866. US table tennis team visited China in 1971, leading to “table tennis diplomacy”. Titanic set sail in 1912. The House of Wax, the first 3D color film, opened in 1953. Beatles broke up in 1970. Charlie Chaplin received an Oscar in 1970. Original Big Ben bell cast in […]
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, […]
The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, but taxation without representation remained an issue. Aleksei Leonov performed the first spacewalk in 1965. Mohandas Gandhi was sentenced to prison in 1922. The Pedaliante, the first man-powered aircraft, flew in 1936. The War Relocation Authority was established in 1942, relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps. The Evian […]
US President Bush announced the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Nevada legalized gambling in 1931, becoming the state’s primary source of revenue. The Academy Awards first aired on NBC in 1953. The first air combat mission in US history took place in 1916. The US Congress established time zones and daylight saving time […]
Bell made the first phone call (1876); Ray pleaded guilty to shooting Martin Luther King (1969); Book of the Month Club published its first selection (1936); Tibetan Rebellion began (1959); French Foreign Legion established (1831); Medina charged with war crimes for My Lai massacre (1970); First Punic War ended (241 BC); Columbus left the New […]
Hurricane Katrina caused over $80 billion in damage and killed over 1,800 people. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union dissolved, ending one of the largest communist governments. The Beatles gave their last concert in 1966. Ingrid Bergman, known for her roles in Casablanca and Anastasia, was born and died on the same day 67 […]
A hotline was set up between Moscow and Washington DC after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Other events include the attempted assassination of Lenin, the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the passing of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act. Thurgood Marshall became the first black justice on the US Supreme Court, and Guion S. Bluford […]
