Members phkrause Posted February 5, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 05 1994 White supremacist convicted of killing Medgar Evers On February 5, 1994, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith is convicted in the murder of African American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred. Evers was gunned down in the driveway of his Jackson, Mississippi, home on June 12, 1963, while his wife, Myrlie, and t... read more 19th Century 1883 Southern Pacific Railroad completes New Orleans to California route American Revolution 1777 Georgia constitution abolishes primogeniture and entail Ancient Rome 146 BCE Punic Wars, between Rome and Carthage, come to an end Art, Literature, and Film History 1919 United Artists created Colonial America 1631 Roger Williams arrives in America Crime 2012 Husband of missing Utah woman kills self and two young sons Great Depression 1937 FDR announces “court-packing” plan Immigration 1917 Immigration act passed over President Wilson’s veto Latin American History 1917 Mexican constitution proclaimed Sports 1934 Hank Aaron is born U.S. Government and Politics 2003 Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks at UN, justifies US invasion of Iraq U.S. Presidents 1826 Millard Fillmore marries Abigail Powers World War II 1941 Hitler to Mussolini: Fight harder! Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 6, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 06 1952 King George VI dies; Elizabeth becomes queen On February 6, 1952, after a long illness, King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies in his sleep at the royal estate at Sandringham. Princess Elizabeth, the older of the king’s two daughters and next in line to succeed him, was in Kenya at the time of her father’s death; she was off... read more 19th Century 1891 Dalton Gang commits its first train robbery American Revolution 1778 Franco-American alliances signed Art, Literature, and Film History 1937 "Of Mice and Men" is published 1998 Austrian superstar Falco dies Civil War 1865 Confederate general John Pegram killed Crime 1998 Mary Kay Letourneau goes back to prison Roaring Twenties 1928 Woman claiming to be Anastasia Romanov arrives in the U.S. Slavery 1820 Formerly enslaved people depart on journey to Africa Sports 1958 Man United players among victims of plane crash 1993 Tennis great Arthur Ashe dies of AIDS U.S. Presidents 1911 Ronald Reagan born 1985 The “Reagan Doctrine” is announced World War I 1917 German sub sinks U.S. passenger ship California World War II 1943 Mussolini fires his son-in-law Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 7, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 7, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 07 1964 The Beatles arrive in New York On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York’s Kennedy Airport—and “Beatlemania” arrives. It was the first visit to the United States by the Beatles, a British rock-and-roll quartet that had just scored its first No. 1 U.S. hit six days before with “I ... read more 1990s 1992 European Union treaty signed American Revolution 1775 Benjamin Franklin publishes “An Imaginary Speech” Cold War 1962 Full U.S.-Cuba embargo is announced Crime 1881 Plea bargaining gains favor in American courts 1968 Forensic evidence solves a crime EARLY 20th CENTURY U.S. 1904 The Great Baltimore Fire begins Holocaust 1979 Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death,” dies Natural Disasters & Environment 1812 Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in Mississippi Space Exploration 1984 Navy captain becomes the first human to perform an untethered space walk U.S. Presidents 2002 President George W. Bush announces plan for “faith-based initiatives” Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 8, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 8, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 08 1943 Americans secure Guadalcanal On February 8, 1943, Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in Allied possession after a prolonged campaign. The American victory paved the way for other Allied wins in the Solomon Islands. Guadalcanal is the largest of the Solomons, a group of 992 islands and atolls, 347 of which ... read more The Greatest Story Never Told From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones comes The 1619 Project, a docuseries based on the New York Times multimedia project, that examines the legacy of slavery in America and its impact on our society today. Stream Now Art, Literature, and Film History 1915 “The Birth of A Nation” opens, glorifying the KKK 1990 Del Shannon, a ‘60s songwriter, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound 1994 Jack Nicholson smashes windshield in episode of road rage Black History 1968 Three protestors die in the Orangeburg Massacre Civil War 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island Cold War 1949 Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced Crime 1924 First execution by lethal gas 1983 Irish race horse stolen European History 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded 1725 Peter the Great dies 1904 The Russo-Japanese War begins Native American History 1887 Cleveland signs the Dawes Severalty Act Natural Disasters & Environment 1978 New England digs out after blizzard Sports 1936 Jay Berwanger picked No. 1 in first NFL draft 1986 Spud Webb wins dunk contest Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 9, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 09 1971 Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame On February 9, 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In August of that year, Paige, a pitching legend known for his fastball, showmanship and the longevity of his playing career, which spanned five decades, was induc... read more Art, Literature, and Film History 1960 Joanne Woodward earns first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1964 America meets the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” Civil War 1864 Union general George Custer marries Cold War 1950 Senator McCarthy says communists are in State Department Crime 1960 Coors brewery heir is kidnapped Sports 1992 Magic Johnson returns for All-Star Game U.S. Government and Politics 1825 Presidential election decided in the House U.S. Presidents 1773 William Henry Harrison is born World War I 1918 Ukraine signs peace treaty with Central Powers World War II 1942 The Normandie catches fire 1942 Daylight saving time instituted Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 10, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 10, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 10 1996 World chess champion Garry Kasparov loses game to computer On February 10, 1996, after three hours, world chess champion Garry Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second. Man was ultimately victorious over machine, however, as Kasparov bested Deep Blue in ... read more 19th Century 1846 Latter-day Saints begin exodus to Utah Art, Literature, and Film History 1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder, chronicler of American frontier life, dies 1972 Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut 2006 Final episode of “Arrested Development” airs on Fox 2014 Iconic child star Shirley Temple dies at 85 Cold War 1962 U.S.-Soviet spy swap Colonial America 1763 The French and Indian War ends Crime 1992 Star boxer Mike Tyson convicted of rape Inventions & Science 1966 Auto safety crusader Ralph Nader testifies before Congress Natural Disasters & Environment 1970 Avalanche buries skiers in France Vietnam War 1971 Journalists killed in helicopter crash Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 12, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 11 1990 Nelson Mandela released from prison Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990. In 1944, Mandela, a lawyer, joined the African National Congress (ANC), the oldest Black political organization in South Africa, where he became a leader of Johannesbur... read more 21st Century 2020 World Health Organization officially names novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 Art, Literature, and Film History 1778 Voltaire returns to Paris from exile 1960 The Payola scandal heats up 2012 Pop superstar Whitney Houston dies at age 48 Crime 1916 Women’s rights activist arrested Native American History 1805 Sacagawea gives birth to her first child Religion 1858 St. Bernadette claims to see the Virgin Mary Space Exploration 1970 Japan launches its first satellite Sports 1878 First US cycling club formed World War II 1945 Yalta Conference ends Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 13, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 12 1909 The NAACP is founded On February 12, 1909, the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, a group that included African American leaders such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells-Barnett announced the formation of a new organization. Called the National Association for the... read more Sports History This Week Former Super Bowl champion, Doug Williams, weighs in on why Black quarterbacks have been a rarity in pro football. Listen Now American Revolution 1789 Ethan Allen dies Art, Literature, and Film History 1924 “Rhapsody In Blue,” by George Gershwin, performed for first time 1938 Judy Blume, popular young-adult author, is born 2005 Christo and Jeanne-Claude's "The Gates" opens in New York's Central Park 2008 Hollywood writers’ strike ends after 100 days Asian History 1912 Last emperor of China abdicates Crime 1976 Actor Sal Mineo is killed in Hollywood EUROPEAN HISTORY 2002 Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial for war crimes Latin American History 1817 Revolutionary leader José de San Martín routs Spanish forces in Chile Slavery 1793 Congress enacts first fugitive slave law U.S. Presidents 1809 Abraham Lincoln is born 1999 President Bill Clinton acquitted on both articles of impeachment Vietnam War 1972 Cambodians launch attack to retake Angkor Wat 1973 Release of U.S. POWs begins World War I 1917 American schooner Lyman M. Law is sunk World War II 1941 German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Africa Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 14, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 13 1945 Firebombing of Dresden On the evening of February 13, 1945, a series of Allied firebombing raids begins against the German city of Dresden, reducing the “Florence of the Elbe” to rubble and flames, and killing roughly 25,000 people. Despite the horrendous scale of destruction, it arguably accomplished little stra... read more 19th Century 1861 First Medal of Honor action Art, Literature, and Film History 1914 ASCAP is founded Crime 1982 Serial killer strikes in Colorado European History 1689 William and Mary proclaimed joint sovereigns of Britain 1984 Chernenko becomes general secretary of Soviet Communist Party Inventions & Science 1633 Galileo arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy Sports 1923 First all-Black professional basketball team organized 1998 Downhill skier Hermann Maier crashes in Olympics U.S. Presidents 1905 Teddy Roosevelt discusses America’s race problem Vietnam War 1965 Lyndon Johnson approves Operation Rolling Thunder World War I 1920 League of Nations recognizes perpetual Swiss neutrality Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 14, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 14 270 St. Valentine beheaded On February 14, around the year 270 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, is said to have been executed. Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a di... read more 19th Century 1886 First trainload of oranges leaves Los Angeles American Revolution 1779 Patriots defeat Loyalists at Kettle Creek Art, Literature, and Film History 1989 Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini calls on Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses" Crime 1929 The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 2018 Teen gunman kills 17, injures 17 at Parkland, Florida high school Exploration 1779 Captain Cook killed in Hawaii Latin American History 1989 Sandinistas agree to free elections Space Exploration 1990 "Pale Blue Dot" photo of Earth is taken Sports 1988 Olympic speed skater Dan Jansen falls after sister dies U.S. Presidents 1884 Theodore Roosevelt’s wife and mother die World War II 1943 Battle of the Kasserine Pass Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 15, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 15, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 15 1898 The USS Maine explodes in Cuba's Havana Harbor A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor on February 15, 1898, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard. One of the first American battleships, the Maine weighed more than 6,000 tons and was built at a cost of more than $2 mil... read more 1960s 1965 Canada adopts maple leaf flag 21st Century 2003 Millions protest against the Iraq War in coordinated day of action Art, Literature, and Film History 1950 Disney’s “Cinderella” opens in theaters 1980 Lillian Hellman sues Mary McCarthy Cold War 1950 USSR and PRC sign mutual defense treaty Sports 1953 Albright becomes first female U.S. figure skater to win world title 1961 U.S. figure skating team killed in plane crash 1998 Dale Earnhardt Sr. wins his first Daytona 500 2002 IOC finds fraud, awards second gold in Winter Olympics skating event U.S. Presidents 1903 First Teddy bear goes on sale 1933 FDR escapes assassination attempt in Miami World War II 1942 Singapore falls to Japan Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 16, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 16 1923 Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut On February 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. Because the ancient Egyptians saw their pharaohs as gods, they carefully preserved their bodies after death, burying them in elaborate tombs co... read more 19th Century 1804 U.S. Navy stages daring mission during First Barbary War 1878 Silver dollars made legal American Revolution 1778 John Adams prepares to sail for France Cold War 1951 Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations Crime 1894 Gunslinger John Wesley Hardin is pardoned Inventions & Science 1968 First 9-1-1 call is placed in the United States Latin American History 1959 Fidel Castro sworn in as prime minister Sports 1984 Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing Vietnam War 1968 Tet Offensive results in many new refugees Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 17, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 17 1801 Thomas Jefferson is elected third U.S. president On February 17, 1801, Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the United States. The election constitutes the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another in the United States. By 1800, when he decided to run for preside... read more 1970s 1979 China invades Vietnam 19th Century 1820 Senate passes Missouri Compromise American Revolution 1782 French and British battle in the Indian Ocean ART, LITERATURE AND FILM HISTORY 1904 “Madame Butterfly” premieres Civil War 1865 Union army sacks Columbia, South Carolina Cold War 1947 Voice of America begins broadcasts to Russia Crime 1906 Union leaders put on trial for assassination Inventions & Science 1972 Beetle overtakes Model T as world’s best-selling car Sports 1996 Chess champion Garry Kasparov defeats IBM’s Deep Blue 1998 US women win the first Winter Olympics hockey gold medal U.S. Presidents 1801 Thomas Jefferson is elected third U.S. president World War I 1915 Zeppelin L-4 crashes into North Sea Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 20, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 20, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 18 1885 Mark Twain publishes “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” On February 18, 1885, Mark Twain publishes his famous—and famously controversial—novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain (the pen name of Samuel Clemens) first introduced Huck Finn as the best friend of Tom Sawyer, hero of his tremendously successful novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)... read more 19th Century 1878 Murder ignites Lincoln County War Art, Literature, and Film History 1929 First Academy Awards announced 1959 Ray Charles records “What’d I Say” at Atlantic Records Crime 2003 Arsonist sets fire in South Korean subway 2011 Green River serial killer pleads guilty to 49th murder Inventions & Science 1930 Pluto discovered Sports 2001 Dale Earnhardt Sr. killed in crash 2006 Shani Davis becomes first Black athlete to win individual gold medal at Winter Games U.S. Government and Politics 2010 WikiLeaks publishes the first documents leaked by Chelsea Manning World War II 1943 Nazis arrest White Rose resistance leaders Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 20, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 20, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 19 1847 Donner Party rescued from the Sierra Nevada Mountains On February 19, 1847, the first rescuers reach surviving members of the Donner Party, a group of California-bound emigrants stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In the summer of 1846, in the midst of a Western-bound fever sweeping the United States, 89 people—including 31 members of the ... read more American Revolution 1777 Congress overlooks Benedict Arnold for promotion Art, Literature, and Film History 1878 Thomas Edison patents the phonograph 1963 "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan is published Cold War 1981 United States calls situation in El Salvador a communist plot Crime 1851 San Francisco vigilantes take the law into their own hands Early US 1807 Aaron Burr arrested for alleged treason European History 1974 Exiled writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn reunited with family Inventions & Science 1473 Polish astronomer Copernicus is born Sports 2010 Tiger Woods apologizes for extramarital affairs U.S. Presidents 1942 FDR orders Japanese Americans into internment camps Vietnam War 1970 Chicago Seven sentenced World War II 1945 U.S. Marines invade Iwo Jima Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 21, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 20 1962 John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth From Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Herschel Glenn Jr. is successfully launched into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut. Glenn, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, was amon... read more 21st Century 2003 Rhode Island nightclub burns American Revolution 1792 Postal Service Act regulates United States Post Office Department Art, Literature, and Film History 1997 Kramer on “Seinfeld” adopts a highway Civil War 1864 Battle of Olustee Crime 1974 Atlanta Constitution editor is kidnapped EUROPEAN HISTORY 1985 Ireland allows sale of contraceptives Sports 1998 Tara Lipinski becomes youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist World War I 1919 Amir of Afghanistan is assassinated World War II 1939 Americans hold a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden 1942 Pilot Edward O’Hare becomes first American WWII flying ace Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 21, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 21 1965 Malcolm X assassinated February 21, 1965: In New York City, Malcolm X, an African American nationalist and religious leader, is assassinated while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. He was 39. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, Malcolm ... read more 19th Century 1848 Karl Marx publishes Communist Manifesto 1885 Washington Monument dedicated Art, Literature, and Film History 1981 Dolly Parton cements her crossover success as "9 to 5" hits #1 Civil War 1862 Battle of Valverde Cold War 1972 President Nixon arrives in China for talks Crime 1961 Rockefeller imposter and convicted felon born Inventions & Science 1948 NASCAR founded Sports 1952 Dick Button wins second Olympic figure skating gold Vietnam War 1970 Henry Kissinger begins secret negotiations with North Vietnamese World War I 1916 Battle of Verdun begins 1918 Allied troops capture Jericho World War II 1944 Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo makes himself “military czar” Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 23, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 22 1980 U.S. hockey team beats the Soviets in the "Miracle on Ice" In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, on February 22, 1980, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time defending gold-medal winning Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. The Soviet squad, previously regarded as t... read more 1960s 1967 Suharto takes full power in Indonesia 19th Century 1819 The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida 1847 Battle of Buena Vista begins American Revolution 1777 Archibald Bulloch dies under mysterious circumstances Cold War 1946 George Kennan sends “long telegram” to State Department Crime 2006 Gang commits largest robbery in British history 2014 'El Chapo,' the world’s most-wanted drug kingpin, is captured in Mexico Sports 1959 Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500 1969 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes first female jockey to win race at U.S. thoroughbred track U.S. Presidents 1732 George Washington is born Vietnam War 1968 Tet Offensive ends World War I 1917 Mussolini wounded by mortar bomb World War II 1942 President Roosevelt to MacArthur: Get out of the Philippines Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 25, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 23 1945 U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima February 23, 1945: During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment of the 5th Division take the crest of Mount Suribachi, the island’s highest peak and most strategic position, and raise the U.S. flag. Marine photographer Louis Lowery... read more 21st Century 2020 Ahmaud Arbery is shot dead while out jogging American Revolution 1778 Friedrich von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge Art, Literature, and Film History 1940 Woody Guthrie writes “This Land Is Your Land” 1978 It’s a tie for Song of the Year at the 20th annual Grammy Awards Black History 1868 W.E.B. Du Bois is born Civil War 1861 Abraham Lincoln arrives in Washington, D.C. Crime 1885 Convicted murderer gets spared from death when gallows malfunction 1958 Formula One champ kidnapped Inventions & Science 1954 Children receive first polio vaccine Sports 1980 Eric Heiden speed skates into Olympic history 2014 Jason Collins, first openly gay athlete to play in NBA, makes U.S. sports history Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 26, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 26, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 24 1836 Alamo defenders call for help On February 24, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under siege by the Mexican army. A native of South Carolina, Travis moved to the Mexican state of Texas in 1831. He soon b... read more Latin American History 1946 Juan Perón elected in Argentina Middle Eastern History 1991 Gulf War ground offensive begins U.S. Government and Politics 1803 Marbury v. Madison establishes judicial review 1988 Supreme Court defends right to satirize public figures U.S. Presidents 1841 John Quincy Adams begins arguments in Amistad case 1868 President Andrew Johnson impeached Vietnam War 1968 Tet Offensive halted World War I 1917 Zimmermann Telegram presented to U.S. ambassador Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 26, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 26, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 25 1964 Young Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston for first world title On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. However, Clay predict... read more American Revolution 1779 British surrender Fort Sackville Art, Literature, and Film History 1956 Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet 2004 "The Passion of the Christ" opens in the United States Black History 1870 First African American congressman sworn in Civil War 1862 Legal Tender Act passed to help finance the Civil War Cold War 1948 Communists take power in Czechoslovakia Crime 1949 Actor Robert Mitchum is released after serving time for marijuana possession Sports 1940 NHL game televised in US for first time 1987 NCAA suspends SMU football program for 1987 season U.S. Presidents 1828 John Quincy Adams’ son marries relative at the White House Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 27, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 27, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 26 2012 Florida teen Trayvon Martin is shot and killed On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, an African American teen walking home from a trip to a convenience store, is fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer patrolling the townhouse community of the Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman later claimed to have sho... read more 19th Century 1929 Grand Teton National Park is established American Revolution 1813 Robert R. Livingston, aka “The Chancellor,” dies Art, Literature, and Film History 1564 Christopher Marlowe is baptized Crime 1993 World Trade Center is bombed Latin American History 1990 Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections Middle Eastern History 1984 Last U.S. Marines leave Beirut U.S. Government and Politics 1919 Two national parks preserved, 10 years apart Vietnam War 1968 Mass graves discovered in Hue World War I 1917 President Wilson learns of Zimmermann Telegram World War II 1935 Hitler authorizes the founding of the Reich Luftwaffe 1945 U.S. troops recapture Philippine island of Corregidor Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 28, 2023 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 27 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee begins On the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, some 200 Sioux Native Americans, led by members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), occupy Wounded Knee, the site of the infamous 1890 massacre of 300 Sioux by the U.S. Seventh Cavalry. The AIM members, some of them armed, took 11 residents of the historic Oglala Siou... read more 19th Century 1827 New Orleanians take to the streets for Mardi Gras 1844 Dominican Republic declares independence as a sovereign state Art, Literature, and Film History 1936 Shirley Temple receives $50,000 per film 1980 “I Will Survive” wins the first—and last—Grammy ever awarded for Best Disco Recording Civil War 1864 Union inmates begin arriving at deadly Andersonville prison Crime 1991 Video re-creation used in murder trial Landmarks 1964 Italian government asks for suggestions for how to fix Leaning Tower of Pisa Sports 1960 U.S. Olympic hockey team beats Soviet Union 2006 Effa Manley becomes first woman elected to Baseball Hall of Fame U.S. Presidents 1860 Mathew Brady photographs presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln Women’s History 1922 Supreme Court defends women’s voting rights World War II 1942 U.S. aircraft carrier Langley is sunk Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 1, 2023 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 28 1953 Chemical structure of DNA discovered On February 28, 1953, Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick announce that they have determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes. The molecular biologists were aided significantly by the work of another DNA researcher, Rosalind Fr... read more 1990s 1993 ATF raids Branch Davidian compound 1994 First NATO military action 19th Century 1861 Congress creates Colorado Territory American Revolution 1784 John Wesley charters first Methodist Church in U.S. Art, Literature, and Film History 1982 Getty Museum endowed 1983 Final episode of M*A*S*H airs Cold War 1987 Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty Religion 2013 Pope Benedict resigns Sports 1986 MLB commissioner suspends players in drug scandal U.S. Presidents 1844 Tyler narrowly escapes death on the USS Princeton World War II 1944 Test pilot Reitsch pitches suicide squad to Hitler Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 1, 2023 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2023 THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 1 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapped On March 1, 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, is kidnapped from the family's new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey. Lindbergh, who became an international celebrity when he flew the first ... read more American Revolution 1781 The Articles of Confederation are ratified after nearly four years Colonial America 1692 Salem Witch Hunt begins Natural Disasters & Environment 1910 Trains buried by avalanche Space Exploration 1966 Soviet probe crashes into Venus Sports 1969 New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle retires U.S. Presidents 1961 President Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps Vietnam War 1971 Bomb explodes in Capitol building Westward Expansion 1872 Yellowstone Park established World War I 1917 Zimmermann Telegram published in United States Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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