1950 – VW bus, icon of counterculture movement, goes into production http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vw-bus-icon-of-counterculture-movement-goes-into-production 1968 – Bill Graham’s rock empire goes bi-coastal as the Fillmore East opens…
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-graham-bell-patents-the-telephone 1938 – Janet Guthrie, first female Indy 500 driver, born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/janet-guthrie-first-female-indy-500-driver-born 1974 – Pearl Bailey and…
1475 – Michelangelo born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michelangelo-born 1947 – Rob Reiner born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rob-reiner-born 1951 – The Rosenberg trial begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rosenberg-trial-begins 1902 – Real Madrid founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/real-madrid-founded 1986…
1770 – The Boston Massacre http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-massacre 1946 – Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-delivers-iron-curtain-speech 1953 – Joseph Stalin dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-stalin-dies 1963 – Hula-Hoop patented http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop…
1861 – Lincoln inaugurated On this day in 1861, Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States. In his inauguration speechLincoln extended an…
1875 – First indoor game of ice hockey On March 3, 1875, indoor ice hockey makes its public debut in Montreal, Quebec. After weeks of…
1904 – Dr. Seuss born On this day in 1904, Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, the author and illustrator of…
1692 – Salem Witch Hunt begins In Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, an Indian slave from…
1931 – Basketball coaching legend Dean Smith born On February 28, 1931, legendary college basketball coach Dean Smith is born in Emporia, Kansas. Smith retired…
1827 – New Orleanians take to the streets for first Mardi Gras On this day in 1827, a group of masked and costumed students dance…
