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Post by LuLu on Sept 8, 2013 1:16:36 GMT -5
Today in History
On September 8, 1943,
during World War II, Gen. Dwight E. Eisenhower announced Italy's surrender; Nazi Germany denounced Italy's decision as a cowardly act.
In 1565,
a Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Fla.
In 1761,
Britain's King George III married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz just a few hours after meeting her for the first time.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 9, 2013 0:28:20 GMT -5
Today in History
On September 9, 1513,
English forces defeated Scottish invaders in the Battle of Flodden Field; more than 15,000 men were believed killed, including the King of Scots, James IV.
In 1543,
Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scots at Stirling Castle, nine months after she was born.
In 1776,
the second Continental Congress made the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies."
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Post by LuLu on Sept 12, 2013 23:41:52 GMT -5
Today in History
On September 13, 1788,
the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
In 1759,
during the final French and Indian War, the British defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham overlooking Quebec City.
In 1803,
Commodore John Barry, considered by many the father of the American Navy, died in Philadelphia.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 16, 2013 0:06:13 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1498,
Tomas de Torquemada, notorious for his role in the Spanish Inquisition, died in Avila, Spain.
In 1810,
Mexicans were inspired to begin their successful revolt against Spanish rule by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and his "Grito de Dolores" ("Cry of Dolores").
In 1893,
more than 100,000 settlers swarmed onto a section of land in Oklahoma known as the "Cherokee Strip."
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Post by LuLu on Sept 16, 2013 23:55:17 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1787,
the Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
In 1908,
Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army Signal Corps became the first person to die in the crash of a powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer, at Fort Myer, Va., just outside...
In 1911,
Calbraith P. Rodgers set off from Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., aboard a Wright biplane in an attempt to become the first flier to travel the width of the United States. (The 49-day...
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Post by LuLu on Sept 19, 2013 0:31:13 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1777,
the first Battle of Saratoga was fought during the Revolutionary War; although the British forces succeeded in driving out the American troops, the Americans prevailed in a...
In 1796,
President George Washington's farewell address was published.
In 1881,
the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died 2 1/2 months after being shot by Charles Guiteau; Chester Alan Arthur became president.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 22, 2013 0:02:42 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1792,
the French Republic was proclaimed.
In 1862,
President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863.
In 1927,
Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous "long-count" fight in Chicago.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 23, 2013 0:41:09 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1779,
during the Revolutionary War, the American warship Bon Homme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, defeated the HMS Serapis in battle.
In 1780,
British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.
In 1806,
the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis more than two years after setting out for the Pacific Northwest
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Post by LuLu on Sept 23, 2013 23:22:29 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1789,
Congress passed a Judiciary Act, which provided for an attorney general and a Supreme Court.
In 1869,
thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as Black Friday after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market.
In 1929,
Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY-2 Biplane over Mitchel Field in New York in the first all-instrument flight.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 25, 2013 21:40:00 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1513,
Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean.
In 1690,
one of the earliest American newspapers, Publick Occurrences, published its first — and last — edition in Boston.
In 1775,
American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen was captured by the British as he led an attack on Montreal. Allen was released by the British in 1778.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 26, 2013 23:25:21 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1540,
Pope Paul III issued a papal bull establishing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as a religious order.
In 1779,
John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain.
In 1854,
the first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean passenger vessel occurred when the steamship SS Arctic sank off Newfoundland; of the more than 400 people on board, only 86...
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Post by LuLu on Sept 27, 2013 23:50:48 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1066,
William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne.
In 1542,
Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego.
In 1781,
American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their successful siege of Yorktown, Va.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 27, 2013 23:51:29 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1066,
William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne.
In 1542,
Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego.
In 1781,
American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their successful siege of Yorktown, Va.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 29, 2013 11:26:45 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1829,
London's reorganized police force, which became known as Scotland Yard, went on duty.
In 1862,
Prussia's newly appointed minister-president, Otto von Bismarck, delivered a speech to the country's parliament in which he declared the issue of German unification would be...
In 1907,
the foundation stone was laid for the Washington National Cathedral, which wasn't fully completed until this date in 1990.
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Post by LuLu on Sept 29, 2013 23:26:29 GMT -5
Today in History
In 1777,
the Continental Congress -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pa.
In 1791,
Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria.
In 1809,
a treaty was signed by Indiana Territory Gov. William Henry Harrison and representatives of four Indian tribes under which the Indians sold some 3 million acres of land to be...
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