1802 Martha Washington dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martha-washington-dies 1843 – A thousand pioneers head West on the Oregon Trail http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-thousand-pioneers-head-west-on-the-oregon-trail 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis drops a bombshell…
1881 – American Red Cross founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-red-cross-founded 1932 – Earhart completes transatlantic flight http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earhart-completes-transatlantic-flight 1942 – Thousands of Jews die in Nazi gas chambers; IG…
1804 – Lewis and Clark depart http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lewis-and-clark-depart 1904 – First American Olympiad http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-olympiad 1936 – Bobby Darin is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-darin-is-born 1973 – Skylab launched http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/skylab-launched…
1607 – Jamestown settlers arrive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jamestown-settlers-arrive 1958 – Vice President Nixon is attacked http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vice-president-nixon-is-attacked 1971 – Stevie Wonder comes of age http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stevie-wonder-comes-of-age 1975 – The…
1903 – Teddy Roosevelt’s trip to San Francisco is captured on film http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelts-trip-to-san-francisco-is-captured-on-film 1907 – Katharine Hepburn born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/katharine-hepburn-born 1963 – Bob Dylan walks out…
1812 – British prime minister assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-prime-minister-assassinated 1934 – Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dust-storm-sweeps-from-great-plains-across-eastern-states 1947 – B.F. Goodrich Co. announces…
1863 – Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-j-stonewall-jackson-dies 1869 – Transcontinental railroad completed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/transcontinental-railroad-completed 1940 – Churchill becomes prime minister http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister 1980 – Government gives…
1914 – Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first Mother’s Day holiday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodrow-wilson-proclaims-the-first-mothers-day-holiday 1926 – Byrd flies over the North Pole? http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/byrd-flies-over-the-north-pole 1964 – An unlikely challenger…
1884 – Harry S. Truman is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harry-s-truman-is-born 1950 – Flash floods in Nebraska kill 23 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/flash-floods-in-nebraska-kill-23 1963 – Sean Connery stars in his first…
1763 – Pontiac’s plot is foiled http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pontiacs-plot-is-foiled 1789 – George Washington attends inaugural ball http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-attends-inaugural-ball 1901 – Gary Cooper born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gary-cooper-born 1902 – Volcanic eruption…
