1865 – Lincoln is buried in Springfield, Illinois http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-is-buried-in-springfield-illinois 1886 – A riot breaks out in Haymarket Square http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-riot-breaks-out-in-haymarket-square 1929 – Audrey Hepburn born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/audrey-hepburn-born…
1933 – James Brown is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-brown-is-born 1942 – The Battle of the Coral Sea begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-the-coral-sea-begins 1952 – Fletcher lands on the North Pole…
1918 – GM buys Chevrolet http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gm-buys-chevrolet 1933 – Loch Ness Monster sighted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loch-ness-monster-sighted 1957 – Joseph McCarthy dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-mccarthy-dies 2001 – George W. Bush forms…
1926 – Ford factory workers get 40-hour week http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week 1931 – Empire State Building dedicated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/empire-state-building-dedicated 1960 – American U-2 spy plane shot down http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-u-2-spy-plane-shot-down…
1789 – George Washington gives first presidential inaugural address http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-gives-first-presidential-inaugural-address 1927 – The first federal prison for women opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-federal-prison-for-women-opens 1939 – New York World’s…
1758 – President Monroe is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-monroe-is-born 1915 – International Congress of Women opens at The Hague http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-congress-of-women-opens-at-the-hague 1945 – Mussolini is executed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-is-executed 1965…
1773 – Parliament passes the Tea Act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-passes-the-tea-act 1822 – President Grant is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-grant-is-born 1956 – Rocky Marciano retires as world heavyweight champion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rocky-marciano-retires-as-world-heavyweight-champion…
1865 – Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-assassin-john-wilkes-booth-dies 1954 – Polio vaccine trials begin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/polio-vaccine-trials-begin 1986 – Maria Shriver marries Arnold Schwarzenegger http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/maria-shriver-marries-arnold-schwarzenegger 1986…
1964 – Maple Leafs win third Stanley Cup in a row http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/maple-leafs-win-third-stanley-cup-in-a-row 1983 – Andropov writes to U.S. student http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andropov-writes-to-u-s-student 1990 – Space telescope in…
1800 – Library of Congress established http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/library-of-congress-established 1863 – Union issues conduct code for soldiers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/union-issues-conduct-code-for-soldiers 1908 – Tornado flattens towns in Louisiana and Mississippi…
