This Day in History

This Day in History for November 26 – Tut’s Tomb Discovered and More
This Day in History for November 26 – Tut’s Tomb Discovered and More
This Day in History for November 26 – Tut’s Tomb Discovered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1898 – A powerful early winter storm batters the New England coast, killing at least 450 people in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts (More info) 1922 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of King Tut in over 3,000 years (More info)
This Day in History for November 25 – JFK Buried at Arlington and More
This Day in History for November 25 – JFK Buried at Arlington and More
This Day in History for November 25 – JFK Buried at Arlington and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1947 – The “Hollywood Ten” are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios (More info) 1952 – Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play ‘The Mousetrap’ opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London, eventually becoming the longest continuously-running play in history (More info)
This Day in History for November 23 – Life Magazine Launches and More
This Day in History for November 23 – Life Magazine Launches and More
This Day in History for November 23 – Life Magazine Launches and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1889 – The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco (More info) 1936 – The first issue of the pictorial magazine Life is published, featuring a cover photo of the Fort Peck Dam by Margaret Bourke-White (More info)
This Day in History for November 22 – President Kennedy Assassinated and More
This Day in History for November 22 – President Kennedy Assassinated and More
This Day in History for November 22 – President Kennedy Assassinated and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1718 – Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, is killed off the coast of North Carolina (More info) 1943 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt to discuss ways to defeat Japan (More info)
This Day in History for November 19 – Reagan Meets Gorbachev and More
This Day in History for November 19 – Reagan Meets Gorbachev and More
This Day in History for November 19 – Reagan Meets Gorbachev and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the military cemetery ceremony at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (More info) 1943 – The Nazis liquidate Janowska concentration camp in western Ukraine, murdering at least 6,000 Jews after a failed uprising and mass escape attempt (More inf
This Day in History for November 18 – Mickey Mouse Debuts and More
This Day in History for November 18 – Mickey Mouse Debuts and More
This Day in History for November 18 – Mickey Mouse Debuts and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1883 – American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times (More info) 1926 – George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept the money for his Nobel Prize, saying, “I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form coul
This Day in History for November 17 – Suez Canal Opens and More
This Day in History for November 17 – Suez Canal Opens and More
This Day in History for November 17 – Suez Canal Opens and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1869 – The Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, opens in Egypt (More info) 1968 – Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts the movie ‘Heidi’ instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the US (More info) Read

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