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Post by LuLu on Oct 21, 2012 2:03:30 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 21, 1962,
the Seattle World's Fair closed after six months and nearly 10 million visitors. (President John F. Kennedy, scheduled to attend the closing ceremony, canceled because of what...
In 1797,
the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides," was christened in Boston's harbor.
In 1805,
a British fleet commanded by Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated a French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, was killed.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 22, 2012 18:05:40 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 22, 1962,
President John F. Kennedy delivered a nationally broadcast address in which he publicly revealed the presence of Soviet-built missile bases under construction in Cuba and...
In 1746,
Princeton University was first chartered as the College of New Jersey.
In 1797,
French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin (gahr-nayr-AN') made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet over Paris.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 23, 2012 1:02:13 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 23, 1942,
during World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein (el ah-lah-MAYN') in Egypt, resulting in an Allied victory.
In 1862,
King Otto of Greece was deposed in a revolt.
In 1915,
tens of thousands of women marched in New York City, demanding the right to vote.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 24, 2012 1:02:43 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 24, 1962,
a naval quarantine of Cuba ordered by President John F. Kennedy went into effect during the missile crisis; the blockade was aimed at interdicting the delivery of offensive...
In 1537,
Jane Seymour, the third wife of England's King Henry VIII, died 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward, later King Edward VI.
In 1648,
the Peace of Westphalia (west-FAY'-lee-uh) ended the Thirty Years War and effectively destroyed the Holy Roman Empire.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 25, 2012 2:56:45 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 25, 1962,
in a dramatic confrontation before the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II demanded that Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin confirm or deny the existence...
In 1760,
Britain's King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II.
In 1812,
the frigate USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captured the British vessel HMS Macedonian during the War of 1812.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 26, 2012 2:54:57 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 26, 1942,
Japanese planes badly damaged the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during World War II. (The Hornet sank early the next morning; the battle...
In 1774,
the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.
In 1825,
the Erie Canal opened in upstate New York, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 27, 2012 1:20:27 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 27, 1787,
the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published under the pseudonym "Publius" (the essays were...
In 1795,
the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of San Lorenzo (also known as Pinckney's Treaty), which provided for free navigation of the Mississippi River.
In 1858,
the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was born in New York City.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 28, 2012 2:26:55 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 28, 1962,
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he had ordered the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba; in exchange, the U.S. secretly agreed to remove nuclear...
In 1636,
the General Court of Massachusetts passed a legislative act establishing Harvard College.
In 1776,
the Battle of White Plains was fought during the Revolutionary War, resulting in a limited British victory.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 29, 2012 1:50:52 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 29, 1929,
Wall Street crashed on "Black Tuesday," heralding the beginning of America's Great Depression.
In 1618,
Sir Walter Raleigh, the English courtier, military adventurer and poet, was executed in London.
In 1787,
the opera "Don Giovanni" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had its world premiere in Prague.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 30, 2012 2:22:42 GMT -5
Today In History
On Oct. 30, 1912,
Vice President James S. Sherman, running for a second term of office with President William Howard Taft, died six days before Election Day. (Sherman was replaced with Nicholas...
In 1735,
the second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in Braintree, Mass.
In 1893,
the U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval to repealing the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890.
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Post by LuLu on Oct 31, 2012 1:00:52 GMT -5
Today in History
On Oct. 31, 1517,
Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
In 1795,
English poet John Keats was born in London.
In 1864,
Nevada became the 36th state.
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Post by LuLu on Nov 1, 2012 1:24:16 GMT -5
Today In History
On Nov. 1, 1512,
Michelangelo's just-completed paintings on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel were publicly unveiled by the artist's patron, Pope Julius II.
In 1765,
the Stamp Act went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.
In 1861,
during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott.
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Post by LuLu on Nov 2, 2012 1:39:53 GMT -5
Today In History
On Nov. 2, 1962,
President John F. Kennedy delivered a brief statement to the nation in which he said that aerial photographs had confirmed that Soviet missile bases in Cuba were being...
In 1783,
Gen. George Washington issued his Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States near Princeton, N.J.
In 1795,
the 11th president of the United States, James Knox Polk, was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C.
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Post by LuLu on Nov 3, 2012 1:08:25 GMT -5
Today In History
On Nov. 3, 1992,
Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating President George H.W. Bush. In Illinois, Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun became the first...
In 1839,
the first Opium War between China and Britain broke out.
In 1900,
the first major U.S. automobile show opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America.
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Post by LuLu on Nov 4, 2012 1:16:56 GMT -5
Today In History
On Nov. 4, 1942,
during World War II, Axis forces retreated from El Alamein in North Africa in a major victory for British forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery.
In 1862,
inventor Richard J. Gatling received a U.S. patent for his rapid-fire Gatling gun.
In 1884,
Democrat Grover Cleveland was elected to his first term as president, defeating Republican James G. Blaine.
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