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This Day in History for December 25 – 'White Christmas' Premieres and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:00:32 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1066 – William the Conqueror is crowned King of England (More info)

1776 – George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River, hoping to surprise a Hessian force celebrating Christmas at their winter quarters in Trenton, New Jersey (More info)

This Day in History for November 9 – Berlin Wall Opens and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:00:15 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts (More info) 1906 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first sitting US President to make an official trip outside the country, traveling to inspect progress on the Panama Canal [...]

This Day in History for November 7 – Magic Johnson's HIV Announcement and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:00:29 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1908 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente, Bolivia (More info)

1916 – Jeannette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the United States Congress (More info)

This Day in History for November 6 – Abraham Lincoln Elected and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:00:27 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1860 – Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States (More info)

1913 – Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa (More info)

This Day in History for November 5 – Writers Guild Strikes and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:00:43 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1872 – In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time and is later fined $100 (More info)

1895 – George B. Selden is granted the first US patent for a gas-powered automobile (More info)

This Day in History for November 4 – Iran Hostage Crisis Begins and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:00:33 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1921 – Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo (More info)

1924 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States (More info)

This Day in History for October 31 – Mount Rushmore Completed and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:00:39 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1864 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th state in the US (More info)

1926 – Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develop after his appendix ruptures (More info)

This Day in History for October 30 – Mussolini Rises to Power and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:00:27 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1534 – The English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church (More info)

1922 – Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy (More info)

This Day in History for October 29 – Great Depression Begins and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:00:06 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1929 – The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of ’29 or “Black Tuesday,” ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression (More info)

This Day in History for October 28 – Statue of Liberty Dedicated and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:23 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1886 – In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty (More info)

1919 – The US Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January (More info)

This Day in History for October 27 – New York Subway Opens and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:00:39 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1787 – The first of the Federalist Papers, which called for the ratification of the US Constitution, is published (More info)

1904 – The first underground New York City Subway line opens (More info)

This Day in History for October 25 – Kamikaze Bombings Begin and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:30:08 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1854 – The Charge of the Light Brigade takes place at Balaklava during the Crimean War (More info)

1944 – The Japanese deploy kamikaze suicide bombers against American warships for the first time (More info)

This Day in History for October 23 – First UN General Assembly and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:00:51 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

42 BC – Marcus Junius Brutus, a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, commits suicide after his defeat at the second battle of Philippi (More info)

1850 – The first National Women’s Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts (More info)

This Day in History for October 22 – First Vietnam War Casualties and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:00:42 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1934 – Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd is shot by FBI agents in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio (More info)

1957 – The United States suffers its first casualties in Vietnam (More info)

This Day in History for October 21 – Guggenheim Museum Opens and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:00:16 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – Union troops suffer a devastating defeat in the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, the second major engagement of the Civil War (More info)

1921 – President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting President against lynching in the deep south (More info)

This Day in History for October 20 – McCarthyism Hits Hollywood and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:00:11 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1944 – Two liquid gas tanks explode in Cleveland, Ohio, killing 130 people and leveling 30 city blocks (More info)

1944 – General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines, 30 months after he declared “I shall return” (More info)

This Day in History for October 19 – 'Black Monday' Occurs and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:00:36 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1781 – British General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing an end to the last major battle of the American Revolution (More info)

1789 – Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States (More info)

This Day in History for October 18 – Alaska Becomes US Territory and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:30:54 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1469 – Ferdinand of Aragon marries Isabella of Castile in Valladolid, beginning a cooperative reign that would unite Spain and elevate the nation to a dominant world power (More info)

1648 – Boston Shoemakers form the first US labor organization (More info)

This Day in History for October 16 – Marie Antoinette Beheaded and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:00:18 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1793 – Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, is guillotined at the height of the French Revolution (More info)

1916 – In Brooklyn, New York, Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States (More info)

This Day in History for October 15 – 'I Love Lucy' Debuts and More

Shauna Wright — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:00:20 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1917 – Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage (More info)

1951 – ‘I Love Lucy,’ starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, makes its television debut (More info)