day in history

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1920 – The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (More info) 1931 – The Nevada legislature legalizes gambling in an attempt to lift the state out of the hard times caused by the Great Depression (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 44 BC – On the “Ides of March,” Julius Caesar is stabbed to death in the senate house by a group of conspirators led by Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus (More info) 1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1912 – The Girl Guides — later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA — are founded (More info) 1933 – Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation in the first of his “fireside chats” (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1841 – The US Supreme Court rules that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally (More info) 1916 – Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded (More info) 1948 – The Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violates the US Constitution (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1836 – The Alamo falls to Mexican forces (More info) 1857 – The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case that slaves are not US citizens (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1770 – Five Americans are killed by British troops in an event that would later become known as the Boston Massacre (More info) 1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1836 – The Republic of Texas declares its independence from Mexico (More info) 1877 – The US Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the previous November’s election, even though Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1781 – The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation (More info) 1790 – The first United States census is authorized (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1784 – John Wesley charters the Methodist Church in the United States (More info) 1883 – The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1827 – A group of masked and costumed students dance through the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the beginning of the city’s famous Mardi Gras celebrations (More info) 1951 – The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar (More info) 1803 – In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review (More info)