1929 – Herbert Hoover has telephone installed in Oval Office http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/herbert-hoover-has-telephone-installed-in-oval-office 1951 – Rosenbergs convicted of espionage http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosenbergs-convicted-of-espionage 1974 – Mariner 10 visits Mercury http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mariner-10-visits-mercury…
1814 – Funeral held for the man behind the guillotine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/funeral-held-for-the-man-behind-the-guillotine 1915 – First American citizen killed during WWI http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-citizen-killed-during-wwi 1958 – W.C. Handy—the “Father…
1905 – Fingerprint evidence is used to solve a British murder case http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fingerprint-evidence-is-used-to-solve-a-british-murder-case 1939 – March Madness is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-madness-is-born 1945 – Germans launch last…
1804 – Jefferson presented with a “mammoth loaf” of bread http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-presented-with-a-mammoth-loaf-of-bread 1832 – The steamboat Yellowstone heads for Montana http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-steamboat-yellowstone-heads-for-montana 1872 – Deadly earthquake hits…
1634 – The settlement of Maryland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-settlement-of-maryland 1911 – Fire kills 145 at Triangle Shirtwaist factory http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fire-kills-145-at-triangle-shirtwaist-factory 1958 – Sugar Ray defeats Basilio for middleweight…
1603 – Queen Elizabeth I dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/queen-elizabeth-i-dies 1955 – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-opens 1958 – Elvis Presley is inducted into the…
1775 – Patrick Henry voices American opposition to British policy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patrick-henry-voices-american-opposition-to-british-policy 1806 – Lewis and Clark depart Fort Clatsop http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lewis-and-clark-depart-fort-clatsop 1937 – Craig Breedlove, land-speed…
1894 – First Stanley Cup championship played http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-stanley-cup-championship-played 1947 – Truman orders loyalty checks of federal employees http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-orders-loyalty-checks-of-federal-employees 1972 – Equal Rights Amendment passed by…
1932 – Series of tornadoes hits Southeast U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/series-of-tornadoes-hits-southeast-u-s 1960 – Formula One champ Ayrton Senna born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/formula-one-champ-ayrton-senna-born 1963 – Alcatraz closes its doors http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alcatraz-closes-its-doors…
1345 – Black Death is created, allegedly http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/black-death-is-created-allegedly 1852 – Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published 1854 – Republican Party founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/republican-party-founded 1934 – Babe…
