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…
1564 – William Shakespeare born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-shakespeare-born 1954 – Hank Aaron hits first home run of his MLB career http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hank-aaron-hits-first-home-run-of-his-mlb-career 1961 – Judy Garland plays Carnegie…
1933 – Rolls-Royce co-founder dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rolls-royce-co-founder-dies 1937 – Jack Nicholson born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-nicholson-born 1945 – Hitler admits defeat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-admits-defeat 1970 – The first Earth Day http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-earth-day…
1865 – Lincoln’s funeral train leaves D.C. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincolns-funeral-train-leaves-d-c 1895 – First movie projector demonstrated in United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-movie-projector-demonstrated-in-united-states 1967 – GM celebrates 100 millionth U.S.-made…
