Day in History

This Day in History for November 14 – Booker T. Washington Dies and More
This Day in History for November 14 – Booker T. Washington Dies and More
This Day in History for November 14 – Booker T. Washington Dies and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1882 – Billy the Kid is killed in a shootout in Tombstone, Arizona (More info) 1889 – Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly — aka Elizabeth Cochrane — begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days, completing the trip in 72 day (More info)
This Day in History for November 10 – ‘Sesame Street’ Premieres and More
This Day in History for November 10 – ‘Sesame Street’ Premieres and More
This Day in History for November 10 – ‘Sesame Street’ Premieres and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded (More info) 1871 – Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary Dr. David Livingstone, famously greeting him with the words, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” (More info)
This Day in History for November 8 – JFK Elected and More
This Day in History for November 8 – JFK Elected and More
This Day in History for November 8 – JFK Elected and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1793 – After more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre is opened as a public museum in Paris by the French revolutionary government (More info) 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, German scientist Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray (More info)
This Day in History for October 28 – Statue of Liberty Dedicated and More
This Day in History for October 28 – Statue of Liberty Dedicated and More
This Day in History for October 28 – Statue of Liberty Dedicated and More
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)