This Day in History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – Continental Army Colonel Ethan Allen is captured by the British (More info) 1789 – The first Congress of the United States approves 12 amendments to the US Constitution, the first 10 of which become the Bill of Rights (More info) 1911 – Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts (More info) 1957

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The Judiciary Act of 1789, which establishes the Supreme Court of the United States, is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington (More info) 1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy (More info) 1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devil

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established (More info) 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which proposes to free all slaves of rebel states as of January 1, 1863 (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1780 – American General Benedict Arnold commits treason by giving the British the plans to West Point (More info) 1792 – The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the monarchy (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1787 – The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (More info) 1978 – The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1923 – English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen (More info) 1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a US patent for nylon (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1879 – President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the US Supreme Court (More info) 1903 – Teddy bears, named after President Theodore Roosevelt, first go on sale (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1920 – The League of Women Voters is founded (More info) 1929 – Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone’s gang, are murdered in Chicago in what would come to be known as the Saint Valentine’s Day massacre (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1914 – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP, is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members (More info) 1920 – The League of Nations recognizes the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland (More info) 1970 – ‘Black Sabbath,’ arguably the very first heavy metal a

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is founded (More info) 1914 – The first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place in Washington, DC (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1531 – Henry VIII is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England (More info) 1916 – Emma Goldman, a crusader for women’s rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distributing materials about birth control (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1763 – The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War, and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain (More info) 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City (More info)