This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 15 1867 First stock ticker debuts On November 15, 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The advent of the ticker ultimately revolutionized the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors around the country. Prior to this development, information from the New York Stock Exchange, which... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1806 Zebulon Pike spots an imposing mountain   21st Century 2001 Microsoft releases Xbox gaming console   American Revolution 1777 Articles of Confederation adopted 1783 John Hanson, so-called first president, dies   Arts & Entertainment 1956 Elvis makes movie debut in “Love Me Tender”   Civil War 1864 Union General Sherman’s scorched-earth March to the Sea campaign begins   Cold War 1957 Nikita Khrushchev challenges United States to a missile “shooting match”   Crime 1923 James Montgomery is accused of rape, launching his struggle for justice   Inventions & Science 1965 Craig Breedlove sets new land-speed record 1984 Baby Fae, infant who received baboon heart transplant, dies   U.S. Presidents 1977 President Carter hosts shah of Iran   World War I 1917 Georges Clemenceau named French prime minister   World War II 1943 Himmler orders Roma to concentration camps

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 16 1532 Francisco Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa On November 16, 1532, Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conquistador, springs a trap on the Incan emperor, Atahualpa. With fewer than 200 men against several thousand, Pizarro lures Atahualpa to a feast in the emperor’s honor and then opens fire on the unarmed Incans. Pizarro’s men... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1821 Trade opens on the Santa Fe Trail   American Revolution 1776 British capture Fort Washington   Arts & Entertainment 1849 Fyodor Dostoevsky is sentenced to death 1959 “The Sound of Music” premieres on Broadway 2001 First Harry Potter film opens   Crime 1957 Body of Ed Gein’s final victim, Bernice Worden, is found   Early 20th Century U.S. 1907 Oklahoma enters the Union   Space Exploration 1974 The Arecibo Message, an attempt to communicate with extraterrestrials, is sent into space   World War II 1941 Joseph Goebbels publishes his screed of hate

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 17 1558 Elizabethan Age begins Queen Mary I, the monarch of England and Ireland since 1553, dies and is succeeded by her 25-year-old half-sister, Elizabeth. The two half-sisters, both daughters of King Henry VIII, had a stormy relationship during Mary’s five-year reign. Mary, who was brought up as a Catholic, enacted... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT African History 1869 Suez Canal opens   American Revolution 1777 Articles of Confederation submitted to the states   Arts & Entertainment 1839 Verdi’s first opera opens 1958 The Kingston Trio brings folk music to the top of the U.S. pop charts 2003 “The Terminator” becomes “The Governator” of California   Civil War 1863 Siege of Knoxville, Tennessee, begins   Cold War 1969 SALT I negotiations begin   Crime 1972 A wealthy heiress is murdered by her son 1980 Serial killer couple Charlene Williams and Gerald Gallego apprehended 2003 Washington, D.C. sniper John Muhammad convicted   European History 1989 Velvet Revolution begins in Czechoslovakia   Sports 1968 TV viewers become outraged as football game is cut off to air “Heidi”   U.S. Government and Politics 1981 President Reagan gives CIA authority to establish the Contras   U.S. Presidents 1973 Nixon insists that he is “not a crook”   Vietnam War 1965 1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley 1970 My Lai trial begins

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 18 1978 Mass suicide at Jonestown On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of Guyana. Many of Jones’ followers willingly ingested a poison-laced punch while others were forced to do so... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1990s 1991 Terry Waite released after four-year kidnapping in Lebanon 1999 12 die while building a bonfire at Texas A&M University   19th Century 1883 Railroads create the first time zones   Civil War 1863 President Lincoln travels to Gettysburg   Crime 1996 High-profile expert on exotic birds is sentenced for smuggling parrots   Natural Disasters & Environment 1421 Thousands die in massive flood at European shores of North Sea   Sports 1966 L.A. Dodgers’ ace pitcher Sandy Koufax retires   U.S. Government and Politics 1987 Congress issues final report on Iran-Contra scandal   World War I 1916 Battle of the Somme ends   World War II 1940 Hitler furious over Italy’s debacle in Greece

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 19 1863 President Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In fewer than 275 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1975 “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” opens in theaters 2003 An arrest warrant is issued for Michael Jackson   Cold War 1985 Reagan and Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting   Crime 1976 Patty Hearst released on bail   Sports 1969 Soccer legend Pelé scores 1,000th goal 2004 NBA players and fans brawl at infamous “Malice at the Palace” game   World War II 1942 Soviets launch counterattack at Stalingrad

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 20 1945 Nuremberg trials begin Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed during World War II beginning on November 20, 1945. The Nuremberg trials were conducted by an international tribunal made up of representatives from the United States, the Soviet Union, France and Great... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1820 American vessel sunk by sperm whale   Black History 1835 New York Committee of Vigilance founded   Crime 1903 Tom Horn is hanged in Wyoming for the murder of Willie Nickell 2003 Music producer Phil Spector charged with murder of actress   European History 1947 Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten 1992 Windsor Castle catches fire   Inventions & Science 1866 Pierre Lallement patents the modern pedal bicycle  1923 Garrett Morgan patents three-position traffic signal   LGBTQ+ History 1999 The first Transgender Day of Remembrance is held   Sports 1982 Cal beats Stanford as band blocks field   World War I 1917 British launch surprise tank attack at Cambrai

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 21 1980 Millions tune in to find out who shot J.R. On November 21, 1980, 350 million people around the world tune in to television’s popular primetime drama “Dallas” to find out who shot J.R. Ewing, the character fans loved to hate. J.R. had been shot on the season-ending episode the previous March 21, which now stands as one of television’s most... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1776 George Washington orders General Lee to New Jersey   Arts & Entertainment 1934 Ella Fitzgerald wins Amateur Night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater 1976 “Rocky” opens in theaters   Crime 1986 As Iran-Contra scandal heats up, Oliver North shreds documents   European History 1783 Men fly over Paris in hot air balloon 1912 News breaks of “Piltdown Man” fossil discovery   Inventions & Science 1877 “Scientific American” announces Thomas Edison’s “wonderful invention”—the phonograph   Native American History 1817 The First Seminole War begins in Florida   Natural Disasters & Environment 1916 Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in Aegean Sea   U.S. Presidents 1864 President Lincoln allegedly writes to mother of Civil War casualties

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 22 1963 President John F. Kennedy is assassinated John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated in 1963 while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible. First lady Jacqueline Kennedy rarely accompanied her husband on political outings, but she was beside him, along with Texas Governor John... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1980s 1988 Stealth bomber unveiled   Arts & Entertainment 1968 “Star Trek” airs the interracial kiss heard around the universe   Colonial America 1718 Blackbeard killed off North Carolina   Crime 2014 12-year-old Tamir Rice shot and killed by police   European History 1990 Margaret Thatcher resigns 2005 Angela Merkel becomes Chancellor of Germany   Inventions & Science 1900 First Mercedes goes for a test drive   Sports 1986 Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champ in history   Vietnam War 1972 First B-52 shot down over North Vietnam

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 23 1936 First issue of “LIFE” is published On November 23, 1936, the first issue of the pictorial magazine LIFE is published, featuring a cover photo of the Fort Peck Dam’s spillway by Margaret Bourke-White. LIFE actually had its start earlier in the 20th century as a different kind of magazine: a weekly humor publication, not unlike... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1859 Legendary outlaw Billy the Kid is born   Crime 1876 “Boss” Tweed delivered to authorities 1979 IRA member sentenced for Mountbatten’s assassination   European History 1499 Flemish imposter executed in London   World War II 1940 Romania becomes an Axis “power” 1942 Soviets encircle Germans at Stalingrad

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 24 1859 “Origin of Species” is published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, a groundbreaking scientific work by British naturalist Charles Darwin, is published in England on November 24, 1859. Darwin’s theory argued that organisms gradually evolve through a process he called “natural selection.” In natural selection,... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1991 Freddie Mercury succumbs to AIDS   Asian History 1999 Ferry sinks in Yellow Sea, killing hundreds   Civil War 1863 Battle of Lookout Mountain   Cold War 1947 “Hollywood Ten″ cited for contempt of Congress   Crime 1928 The first federal prison for women opens in West Virginia 1932 The FBI Crime Lab opens its doors for business 1963 Jack Ruby kills Lee Harvey Oswald 1971 Hijacker and criminal mastermind D.B. Cooper parachutes out of plane 2017 Terrorists attack mosque in Sinai, Egypt   Inventions & Science 1849 John Froelich, inventor of the gas-powered tractor, is born 1974 “Lucy” fossils discovered   Native American History 1807 Mohawk Chief Thayendanegea dies   Sports 1960 Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA rebounds record

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 25 1963 JFK buried at Arlington National Cemetery Three days after his assassination in Dallas, Texas, John F. Kennedy is laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot to death while riding in an open-car motorcade with his wife and Texas Governor John... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1980s 1986 Iran-Contra connection revealed   19th Century 1876 U.S. Army retaliates for the Little Bighorn defeat   21st Century 2000 First International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women   American Revolution 1783 Last British soldiers leave New York   Arts & Entertainment 1952 “The Mousetrap” opens in London   Asian History 1970 Japanese author Yukio Mishima dies by suicide   Crime 1959 The Birdman of Alcatraz asks a court to set him free   Inventions & Science 1990 Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge sinks to the bottom of Lake Washington   Natural Disasters & Environment 1950 “Storm of the century” hits eastern U.S.   Women’s History 1960 Mirabal sisters assassinated by Trujillo regime

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 26 1922 Archaeologists enter tomb of King Tut In Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first souls to enter King Tutankhamen’s tomb in more than 3,000 years. Tutankhamen’s sealed burial chambers were miraculously intact, and inside was a collection of several thousand priceless objects,... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1950s 1950 Chinese counterattacks in Korea change nature of war   Arts & Entertainment 1864 “Alice in Wonderland” manuscript is sent as a Christmas present 1942 “Casablanca” premieres in New York   Crime 1933 Vigilantes in California lynch two suspected murderers   Inventions & Science 1948 The first Polaroid camera is sold   Vietnam War 1968 Air Force helicopter pilot rescues Special Forces team   World War II 1941 Japanese task force leaves for Pearl Harbor

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 27 1095 Pope Urban II orders first Crusade On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II makes perhaps the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, giving rise to the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of “Deus vult!” or “God wills it!” Born Odo of Lagery, Urban was […]... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1746 R.R. Livingston, future Founding Father known as “The Chancellor,” is born   Arts & Entertainment 1940 Bruce Lee born 1942 Jimi Hendrix born 2005 Aerosmith and 50 Cent headline a $10 million bat mitzvah   Cold War 1954 Accused spy Alger Hiss released from prison   Crime 1978 San Francisco leaders George Moscone and Harvey Milk are murdered   Native American History 1868 Colonel George Custer massacres Cheyenne on Washita River 1949 Maria Tallchief debuts in “Firebird” as the first-ever American prima ballerina   Natural Disasters & Environment 1703 Freak storm dissipates over England   U.S. Presidents 1911 White House housekeeper frets over William Howard Taft’s waistline

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 28 1520 Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean with three ships, becoming the first European explorer to reach the Pacific from the Atlantic. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1970s 1973 Arab American autoworkers lead walkout at Chrysler’s Dodge Main plant 1979 Plane crashes over Antarctica   Arts & Entertainment 1582 William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway 1925 The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting   Crime 1987 Tawana Brawley found with slurs scrawled on her body 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer murdered in prison   European History 1919 Lady Astor becomes MP   Inventions & Science 1895 Duryea Motor Wagon wins first car race in U.S.   U.S. Presidents 1943 FDR attends Tehran Conference   World War I 1914 New York Stock Exchange resumes bond trading

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 29 1981 Actress Natalie Wood drowns On November 29, 1981, the actress Natalie Wood, who starred in such movies as Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story, drowns in a boating accident near California’s Catalina Island. She was 43 years old. Born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko on July 20, 1938, in San Francisco, California, Wood... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 2001 George Harrison, lead guitarist for the Beatles, dies   Civil War 1864 Sand Creek massacre   Cold War 1952 President Eisenhower goes to Korea   Crime 2011 Dr. Conrad Murray receives four-year sentence in Michael Jackson’s death   Exploration 1929 Explorer Richard Byrd flies over South Pole   Inventions & Science 1972 PONG released   Middle Eastern History 1947 U.N. votes for partition of Palestine   U.S. Government & Politics 1975 President Ford signs Education for All Handicapped Children Act   U.S. Presidents 1963 LBJ forms commission to investigate Kennedy assassination   Vietnam War 1967 Robert S. McNamara resigns as Secretary of Defense   World War II 1942 Coffee rationing begins

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 30 1886 Folies Bergère stages first revue Once a hall for operettas, pantomime, political meetings and vaudeville, the Folies Bergère in Paris introduces an elaborate revue featuring women in sensational costumes on November 30, 1886. The highly popular “Place aux Jeunes” established the Folies as the premier nightlife spot in Paris. In... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1835 Mark Twain is born 1974 “Elton John’s Greatest Hits” reaches #1 2004 “Jeopardy!” contestant’s record winning streak ends   Civil War 1864 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee   Cold War 1981 The United States and U.S.S.R. open talks to reduce intermediate-range nuclear forces   Crime 1989 Female serial killer strikes in Florida   European History 1874 Winston Churchill born   Inventions & Science 1609 Galileo begins observing the moon 1965 Ralph Nader’s “Unsafe at Any Speed” hits bookstores   Natural Disasters & Environment 1954 Meteorite strikes Alabama woman   Sports 1876 First Thanksgiving college football game played   U.S. Government and Politics 1993 Brady Bill signed into law   U.S. Presidents 1950 President Truman refuses to rule out atomic weapons   World War II 1939 U.S.S.R. attacks Finland

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 01 1955 Rosa Parks ignites bus boycott In Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks is jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man, a violation of the city’s racial segregation laws. The successful Montgomery Bus Boycott, organized by a young Baptist minister named Martin Luther King Jr., followed...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1950s 1958 95 die in Chicago school fire   American Revolution 1779 George Washington establishes winter quarters at Morristown   Arts & Entertainment 1945 Bette Midler is born in Honolulu, Hawaii   Civil War 1862 Abraham Lincoln delivers State of the Union address   Cold War 1959 Antarctica made a military-free continent   European History 1934 Russian revolutionary Sergei Kirov murdered 1990 Chunnel makes breakthrough   Inventions & Science 1913 Ford’s assembly line starts rolling

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 02 2001 Enron files for bankruptcy On December 2, 2001, the Enron Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New York court, sparking one of the largest corporate scandals in U.S. history. An energy-trading company based in Houston, Texas, Enron was formed in 1985 as the merger of two gas companies, Houston Natural... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2006 649-day tree sit-in at the University of California, Berkeley begins   American Revolution 1776 George Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware 1777 Philadelphia midwife overhears British plans to attack Washington’s army   Arts & Entertainment 1972 The Temptations earn their final #1 hit with “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” 1997 “Good Will Hunting” premieres   Cold War 1954 Joseph McCarthy condemned by Senate 1961 Fidel Castro declares himself a Marxist-Leninist   Crime 1991 William Kennedy Smith’s rape trial begins   European History 1804 Napoleon crowned emperor   Inventions & Science 1999 Researchers unravel the genetic code of an entire human chromosome   Middle Eastern History 1971 The United Arab Emirates is formed   Slavery 1859 Abolitionist John Brown is hanged   U.S. Government and Politics 1970 Environmental Protection Agency opens   U.S. Presidents 1823 Monroe Doctrine declared   World War II 1942 Physicist Enrico Fermi produces the first nuclear chain reaction

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 03 1947 “A Streetcar Named Desire” opens on Broadway On December 3, 1947, Marlon Brando’s famous cry of “STELLA!” first booms across a Broadway stage, electrifying the audience at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre during the first-ever performance of Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire. The 23-year-old Brando played the rough, working-class... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1818 Illinois becomes the 21st state   1980s 1984 Explosion kills thousands at pesticide plant In Bhopal, India   Arts & Entertainment 1979 Eleven people killed in a stampede outside Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio   Cold War 1989 Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end   Crime 1989 Five-year-old disappears—abductor is later ID’d by clothing fibers   Inventions & Science 1967 First human heart transplant 1979 Last AMC Pacer rolls off assembly line 1992 First SMS text message is sent   World War I 1912 Armistice signed in First Balkan War

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 04 1991 Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon On December 4, 1991, Islamic militants in Lebanon release kidnapped American journalist Terry Anderson after 2,454 days in captivity. As chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press, Anderson covered the long-running civil war in Lebanon (1975-1990). On March 16, 1985, he was kidnapped... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1867 Oliver Kelley organizes the Grange   1990s 1992 President Bush orders U.S. troops to Somalia   American Revolution 1780 George Washington’s cousin tricks Loyalists 1783 George Washington bids farewell to his officers   Crime 1928 “Irish Godfather” killed by car bomb in St. Paul, Minnesota 1969 Police kill two members of the Black Panther Party 2009 Amanda Knox convicted of murder in Italy   Natural Disasters & Environment 2012 Typhoon “Pablo” kills over 1,000 people in the Philippines   Sports 1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for attacking coach   World War I 1917 Psychiatrist reports on the phenomenon of shell shock   World War II 1942 Polish Christians come to the aid of Polish Jews

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 05 1945 Aircraft squadron disappears in the Bermuda Triangle At 2:10 p.m. on December 5, 1945, five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers comprising Flight 19 take off from the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida on a routine three-hour training mission. After having completed their objective, Flight 19 was scheduled to take them due east for an...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1872 The Mary Celeste, a ship whose crew mysteriously disappeared, is spotted at sea 1876 Hundreds die in Brooklyn theater fire   1970s 1978 U.S.S.R. and Afghanistan sign “friendship treaty”   African History 2013 South African president Nelson Mandela dies at 95   American Revolution 1776 Phi Beta Kappa fraternity is founded   Arts & Entertainment 1984 Eddie Murphy stars in “Beverly Hills Cop”   Crime 1873 The Boston Belfry Murderer kills his first victim   European History 1952 Smog kills thousands in England   Sports 2002 TV producer Roone Arledge dies   U.S. Government and Politics 1933 21st Amendment is ratified; Prohibition ends   Vietnam War 1964 Army Captain awarded first Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 06 1884 Washington Monument completed On December 6, 1884, in Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid inscribed with “Laus Deo,” meaning praise (be) to God, atop a tower of white marble, completing the construction of an impressive monument to the city’s namesake and the nation’s first president, George Washington....  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Arts & Entertainment 1933 “Ulysses” is ruled not obscene 1969 Murder at the Altamont Festival brings the 1960s to a violent end   Civil War 1865 13th Amendment ratified   European History 1921 Irish Free State declared   Natural Disasters & Environment 1907 The Monongah coal mine disaster   Sports 1961 Ernie Davis becomes first Black player to win Heisman Trophy   World War I 1917 The Great Halifax Explosion   World War II 1941 FDR to Japanese emperor: “Prevent further death and destruction”

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 07 1941 Pearl Harbor bombed On December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in a ferocious […]... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1805 Lewis and Clark temporarily settle in Fort Clatsop   1970s 1975 Indonesia invades East Timor   Arts & Entertainment 2001 “Ocean’s Eleven” remake opens in theaters   Civil War 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas   Crime 1982 First execution by lethal injection 1993 Shooter opens fire on Long Island Railroad train 1996 A first-time offender ends up on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List   Early U.S. 1787 Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution   Natural Disasters & Environment 1988 Earthquakes wreak havoc in Armenia   Sports 1989 Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the third and final time   U.S. Presidents 1941 FDR reacts to news of Pearl Harbor bombing

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 08 1980 John Lennon shot John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range...  read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1775 Americans join forces ahead of the siege of Quebec   Arts & Entertainment 1894 Humorist James Thurber is born 1982 “Sophie’s Choice” premieres in Los Angeles   Asian History 1949 Chinese Nationalists move capital to Taiwan   Civil War 1863 President Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction   Cold War 1987 Superpowers agree to reduce nuclear arsenals   European History 1542 Mary Queen of Scots born   Inventions & Science 1942 Auto-factory architect Albert Kahn dies   Natural Disasters & Environment 1794 Fire destroys much of New Orleans’ French Quarter 1881 Theater fire kills hundreds in Vienna   Sports 1940 Bears beat Redskins 73-0 in NFL Championship game   U.S. Presidents 1993 NAFTA signed into law   Vietnam War 1969 President Nixon announces Vietnam War is ending   World War I 1914 The Battle of the Falkland Islands 1919 John Maynard Keynes predicts economic chaos from the Treaty of Versailles   World War II 1941 The United States declares war on Japan 1941 Jeannette Rankin casts sole vote against WWII

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 09 1992 U.S. Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia On December 9, 1992, 1,800 United States Marines arrive in Mogadishu, Somalia, to spearhead a multinational force aimed at restoring order in the conflict-ridden country. Following centuries of colonial rule by countries including Portugal, Britain and Italy, Mogadishu became the capital of an... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1835 The Texan Army captures San Antonio   1990s 1990 Lech Walesa elected president of Poland   Arts & Entertainment 1854 “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson is published 1983 “Scarface,” starring Al Pacino, opens in theaters   Cold War 1958 John Birch Society founded   European History 1992 Separation of Charles and Diana announced   Inventions & Science 1979 Smallpox is officially declared eradicated   Middle Eastern History 1987 Intifada begins on Gaza Strip   Sports 1934 New York Giants beat Chicago Bears in “Sneakers Game” 2016 World Anti-Doping Agency accuses Russia of widespread cheating at Olympics   Vietnam War 1971 Paris peace talks break down   World War I 1917 Jerusalem surrenders to British troops