Members phkrause Posted September 5, 2024 Author Members Posted September 5, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 04 1886 Geronimo surrenders On September 4, 1886, Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted Geronimo’s surrender, making him the last Native American warrior... read more Ancient Rome 476 Last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, deposed Art, Literature and Film History 2002 Kelly Clarkson wins first “American Idol” 2014 Comedy legend Joan Rivers dies Black History 1957 Arkansas troops block “Little Rock Nine” from entering segregated high school Civil War 1861 Confederate forces enter Kentucky Religion 2016 Mother Teresa becomes a saint Sports 1972 U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz wins 7th gold medal of the 1972 Olympics U.S. Presidents 1951 President Truman makes first transcontinental television broadcast Vietnam War 1969 Radio Hanoi announces the death of Ho Chi Minh World War I 1914 French general gives order to attack at the Marne Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 6, 2024 Author Members Posted September 6, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 05 1836 Sam Houston elected as president of Texas On September 5, 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion... read more 19th Century 1847 Outlaw Jesse James is born in Missouri American Revolution 1774 First Continental Congress convenes Art, Literature and Film History 1957 The New York Times gives “On the Road” a rave review 2006 Katie Couric makes historic network anchor debut Gay Rights 1991 AIDS activists unfurl a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ home Native American History 1877 Sioux military leader Crazy Horse is killed Sports 1972 Massacre begins at Munich Olympics U.S. Presidents 1975 Gerald Ford survives first assassination attempt Vietnam War 1969 Lt. William Calley charged for My Lai massacre Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 6, 2024 Author Members Posted September 6, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 06 1901 President William McKinley is shot On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approaches him and fires two shots into his chest. The president rose slightly on his toes before collapsing forward... read more 21st Century 2018 Off-duty police officer mistakenly enters neighbor’s apartment and shoots its owner to death African History 1966 South African prime minister and architect of apartheid assassinated American Revolution 1781 Benedict Arnold orders burning of New London Art, Literature and Film History 1847 Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden and moves in with the Emersons European History 1972 More Israeli hostages killed in Munich 1997 Some 2.5 billion TV viewers watch Princess Diana’s funeral Exploration 1522 Magellan’s expedition circumnavigates globe Sports 1975 Teen tennis star Navratilova seeks political asylum in U.S. 1995 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. breaks record for consecutive games played World War I 1914 First Battle of the Marne begins Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 8, 2024 Author Members Posted September 8, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 07 1813 United States nicknamed Uncle Sam On September 7, 1813, according to the most cited—and Congressionally approved—account, the United States gets its nickname, Uncle Sam. The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson (1766-1854) stamped the barrels with “U.S.” for United States. But because...read more 1960s 1968 Protesters disrupt the Miss America Pageant American Revolution 1776 World’s first submarine attack Art, Literature and Film History 1911 Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested for stealing the Mona Lisa 1936 Rock ‘n’ roll legend Buddy Holly is born Civil War 1864 General Sherman orders civilians evacuated from Atlanta Crime 1876 Minnesotans attack the James-Younger criminal gang 1996 Tupac Shakur is shot Latin American History 1977 U.S. agrees to transfer Panama Canal to Panama World War II 1940 The Blitz begins as Germany bombs London Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 8, 2024 Author Members Posted September 8, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 08 1974 Ford pardons Nixon In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted to end the national... read more 1960s 1965 Delano Grape Strike begins American Revolution 1781 Bloody battle begins at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina Art, Literature and Film History 1504 Michelangelo’s statue of David is unveiled to the public 1907 Gertrude Stein meets great love Alice B. Toklas 1986 Oprah goes national 1993 “The Joy Luck Club” premieres 2003 RIAA begins suing individual sharers of copyrighted mp3 files Black History 1963 First Miss Black America crowned Civil War 1863 Rebels thwart Yankees at the Second Battle of Sabine Pass Cold War 1945 American troops arrive in Korea to partition the country Colonial America 1664 New Amsterdam becomes New York Crime 1935 Louisiana senator Huey Long is shot European History 1941 Siege of Leningrad begins 2022 Queen Elizabeth II dies; Charles becomes King Natural Disasters & Environment 1900 Deadly hurricane batters Galveston, Texas Sports 1957 Althea Gibson becomes first African American to win U.S. Open tennis title Vietnam War 1954 SEATO established World War I 1915 German airship hits central London World War II 1943 Italian surrender is announced Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 9, 2024 Author Members Posted September 9, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 09 1956 Elvis Presley makes first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” The King of Rock and Roll teams up with TV’s reigning variety program, as Elvis Presley appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show” for the first time on September 9, 1956. After earning big ratings for “The Steve Allen Show,” the Dorsey Brothers “Stage Show” and “The Milton Berle Show,” Sullivan finally... read more 19th Century 1850 California becomes the 31st state in record time American Revolution 1776 Congress renames the nation “United States of America” Art, Literature and Film History 1939 Audiences are shown a surprise preview of “Gone with the Wind” Asian History 1976 Mao Zedong dies Crime 1919 The Boston police department goes on strike 1971 Uprising at Attica prison begins Inventions & Science 2002 72-year-old Buzz Aldrin punches a moon landing conspiracy theorist in the face Sports 2007 NFL nabs New England Patriots in “Spygate” scandal U.S. Presidents 1893 President Cleveland’s child is born in the White House Vietnam War 1967 Sergeant Duane D. Hackney receives Air Force Cross 1969 Ho Chi Minh laid to rest in Hanoi World War II 1942 Japanese bomb U.S. mainland Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 10, 2024 Author Members Posted September 10, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 10 1897 First drunk driving arrest On September 10, 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. Smith later pleaded guilty and was fined 25 shillings... read more 19th Century 1813 The Battle of Lake Erie Art, Literature and Film History 1981 Picasso’s “Guernica” is returned to Spain 1991 Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is released as a single Colonial America 1608 John Smith elected to lead Jamestown Crime 1921 Silent film star Fatty Arbuckle arrested for murder European History 1977 The guillotine falls silent Inventions & Science 2008 CERN Large Hadron Collider is powered up Natural Disasters & Environment 1960 Hurricane Donna batters the Florida Keys World War I 1919 New York City parade honors World War I veterans World War II 1940 British War Cabinet reacts to the Blitz in kind Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 11, 2024 Author Members Posted September 11, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 11 2001 Attack on America At approximately 8:46 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people... read more 19th Century 1812 Russians dedicate Fort Ross, their first stronghold on the California coast 1814 America victorious on Lake Champlain 1857 120 emigrants murdered at the Mountain Meadows Massacre American Revolution 1777 The Battle of Brandywine begins Art, Literature and Film History 1971 Donny Osmond has the #1 hit on the U.S. pop charts with “Go Away Little Girl” Cold War 1971 Nikita Khrushchev dies Latin American History 1973 Chilean president Salvador Allende dies in coup Slavery 1851 The Christiana Riot Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 12, 2024 Author Members Posted September 12, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 12 1940 Lascaux cave paintings discovered Near Montignac, France, a collection of prehistoric cave paintings are discovered by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern. The 15,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings, consisting mostly of animal representations, are among... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1846 Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elope 1944 Singer-songwriter Barry White is born 1972 Hopalong Cassidy rides off into his last sunset 2004 First season of “Entourage”—a TV show about life in Hollywood—comes to an end Black History 1974 Violence erupts in Boston over desegregation busing 1992 Mae Jemison becomes first Black woman in space European History 1953 Nikita Khrushchev announced as the Soviet Union's new leader Inventions & Science 1993 New floating bridge opens in Seattle; I-90 stretches from coast to coast Natural Disasters & Environment 1988 Hurricane Gilbert slams Jamaica Sports 1951 Sugar Ray Robinson wins back belt 1995 Harlem Globetrotters’ 8,829-game winning streak snapped U.S. Government and Politics 2009 Tea Party protest draws thousands to Washington, D.C. U.S. Presidents 1953 John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island World War II 1942 The Laconia is sunk Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 14, 2024 Author Members Posted September 14, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 13 1993 Israel-Palestine peace accord signed After decades of bloody animosity, representatives of Israel and Palestine meet on the South Lawn of the White House and sign a framework for peace. The "Declaration of Principles" was the first agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians towards ending their conflict and sharing the holy land... read more 21st Century 2007 UN’s watershed Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted Art, Literature and Film History 1916 Children’s author Roald Dahl is born 1990 “Law & Order” debuts 1996 Tupac Shakur dies 2004 Oprah gives away nearly 300 new cars Civil War 1862 Union troops discover Rebels’ Antietam battle plan Crime 1971 Massacre at Attica Prison Women’s History 1963 Mary Kay launches her namesake company World War II 1940 Italy invades Egypt Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 15, 2024 Author Members Posted September 15, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 14 1901 President McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds U.S. President William McKinley dies after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York on September 14, 1901. McKinley won his first Congressional seat at the age of 34 and spent... read more 1960s 1964 Pop-Tarts debut 19th Century 1847 General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City 21st Century 2015 Muslim teen arrested for bringing reassembled clock to school Art, Literature and Film History 1814 Francis Scott Key pens “The Star-Spangled Banner” 1927 Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in car accident 1964 John Steinbeck awarded the Medal of Freedom 1974 Eric Clapton's "I Shot the Sheriff" hits #1 1982 Hollywood star and real-life princess Grace Kelly dies Civil War 1862 North and South clash at the Battle of South Mountain Cold War 1959 Soviet probe reaches the moon European History 1812 Napoleon enters Moscow Hispanic History 1988 Dolores Huerta beaten by police while peacefully protesting Natural Disasters & Environment 1999 Millions flee from Hurricane Floyd Religion 1975 Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes one of the first American-born saints Sports 1994 MLB cancels playoffs, World Series Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 15, 2024 Author Members Posted September 15, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 15 1978 Muhammad Ali wins world heavyweight championship On September 15, 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two years... read more 1970s 1971 Greenpeace is born 19th Century 1858 The first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco begins 21st Century 2008 Lehman Brothers declares bankruptcy Art, Literature and Film History 1890 Agatha Christie is born 1954 Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed 1955 Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita” is published 1962 The Four Seasons earn their first #1 hit with “Sherry” Asian History 1950 U.S. forces land at Inchon Black History 1963 Four Black schoolgirls killed in Birmingham church bombing Civil War 1862 Confederates capture Harpers Ferry Cold War 1959 Khrushchev arrives in Washington Crime 1990 A Bible school instructor abducts a teenage girl Holocaust 1935 Nuremberg race laws imposed U.S. Presidents 1857 Future President William Taft born Vietnam War 1972 South Vietnamese forces retake Quang Tri City World War I 1914 First trenches are dug on the Western Front 1916 Tanks introduced into warfare at the Somme World War II 1940 Tide turns in the Battle of Britain 1944 Americans launch Operation Stalemate—at extraordinary cost Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 16, 2024 Author Members Posted September 16, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 16 1620 Mayflower departs England On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the Americas with 102 passengers. The ship was headed for Virginia, where the colonists—half religious dissenters and half entrepreneurs—had been authorized to settle by the British crown. However, stormy weather and navigational errors... read more HISTORY This Week Podcast This HISTORY® Channel original explores the lives of people—both famous and unknown—whose decisions have shaped our world. New episodes available! LISTEN NOW 19th Century 1893 Settlers race to claim land in Oklahoma Art, Literature and Film History 1977 Opera star Maria Callas dies Crime 1845 Suspected Christian spy is murdered 2013 Gunman kills 12 in D.C. Navy Yard massacre Inventions & Science 1908 William Durant creates General Motors Latin American History 1810 Mexican War of Independence begins World War II 1940 United States imposes the draft Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 17, 2024 Author Members Posted September 17, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 17 1862 Battle of Antietam breaks out Beginning early on the morning of September 17, 1862, Confederate and Union troops in the Civil War clash near Maryland's Antietam Creek in the bloodiest single day in American military history. The Battle of Antietam marked the culmination of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's first invasion... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1970s 1978 Camp David Accords signed 19th Century 1868 Cheyenne and Sioux battle frontiersmen at Beecher’s Island 21st Century 2011 Occupy Wall Street begins Art, Literature and Film History 1967 The Who literally spark an explosion on national television 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes first Black Miss America 1996 Oprah launches influential book club Civil War 1862, 1878 The Allegheny Arsenal explodes, killing 78 people Space Exploration 1976 NASA unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise U.S. Constitution 1787 U.S. Constitution signed
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