ZJJ Posted May 24, 2003 Author Share Posted May 24, 2003 May 24 1844 Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, "What hath God wrought?" 1883 The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic. 1899 W.T. McCullough of Boston, Mass., opened the first public garage. One could rent space for selling, storing and repairing vehicles. 1935 Major League Baseball’s first night game was played under the lights at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the hometown Reds defeated Philadelphia, 2–1. 1941 Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman) was born in Duluth, Minn. 1958 The United Press and the International News Service merged to form United Press International (UPI). 1976 The British and French Concordes made their first commercial flights. 2000 Israeli troops pulled out of Lebanon after 22 years of occupation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Boy I'm glad this doesn'y count towards the post count. rofl. 1844 Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, "What hath God wrought?" I knew about this, but didn't think it was that line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted May 25, 2003 Author Share Posted May 25, 2003 May 25 1787 The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government. 1925 John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. 1935 American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in just 45 minutes. 1935 The legendary Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His record stood until Hank Aaron broke it in 1974. 1965 Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round, after 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight title. 1968 The Gateway Arch was dedicated in St. Louis. 1969 Midnight Cowboy, the only x-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released. 1979 The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing over 270 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted May 26, 2003 Author Share Posted May 26, 2003 May 26 1521 Martin Luther's writings were banned by the Edict of Worms. 1868 President Andrew Johnson avoided conviction for impeachment charges of "high crimes and misdemeanors" by one vote. 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates’ Harvey Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves before losing, 1–0, in the 13th. 1977 George Willig, "the human fly," scaled the World Trade Center in New York City by attaching himself to the window washer mechanism and walking straight up until falling into police custody when he reached the top. It took Willig three and a half hours to make the climb, and $1.10 in fines—a penny per floor. 1978 The first legal casino to be operated in the United States outside of Nevada was opened in Atlantic City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted May 27, 2003 Author Share Posted May 27, 2003 May 27 1647 The first recorded execution of a witch reportedly took place in Massachusetts when Achsah Young was hanged. 1703 St. Petersburg was founded by Czar Peter the Great. 1936 The Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later. 1937 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened. 1941 British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives. 1994 Nobel-prize winning dissident, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile. 1996 After a year and a half of bloodshed, Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the leader of the Chechen rebels and negotiated a cease-fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted May 28, 2003 Author Share Posted May 28, 2003 May 28 1865 Robert Gould Shaw, leading the first northern all-black regiment, leaves Boston for the Civil War. 1929 The first all-color talking picture, On With the Show, debuted. 1957 Baseball owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to move to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively. Many New Yorkers still haven’t recovered. See other baseball city and nickname changes. 1987 Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old pilot from West Germany, landed his private plane in Moscow’s Red Square. He was arrested and sentenced to four years in a labor camp, but was released after just one. 1997 Linda Finch completed Amelia Earhart's attempted around-the-world flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 May 29 1765 Patrick Henry bitterly denounced the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses. 1790 Rhode Island became the 13th state in the United States, the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution. 1848 Wisconsin became the 30th state in the United States. 1917 John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass. 1942 Bing Crosby recorded his version of “White Christmas.” It would go on to sell over 30 million copies. 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. 1998 Pakistan staged nuclear tests in response to India's nuclear tests two weeks earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted May 30, 2003 Author Share Posted May 30, 2003 May 30 1431 Joan of Arc was burned at the stake as a heretic. 1536 King Henry VIII of England married his 3rd wife, Jane Seymour, 11 days after he had his 2nd wife, Anne Boleyn executed. 1911 The first Indianapolis 500 was won by Ray Harroun. 1922 The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, was dedicated by Chief Justice William Howard Taft. 1998 An earthquake in Northern Afghanistan (and subsequent aftershocks) killed an estimated 5,000 and injured at least 1,500. A quake on Feb. 4 in the same area had killed about 2,300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted May 31, 2003 Author Share Posted May 31, 2003 May 31 1790 The first U.S. Copyright Law was enacted, protecting books, maps, and other original materials. 1889 Heavy rains caused the South Fork Dam to collapse, sending 20 million tons of water into Johnstown, Pa. Over 2,200 people were killed and the town was nearly destroyed. 1907 Taxis first began running in New York City. 1911 The Titanic was launched in Belfast. At the ceremony, a White Star Line employee claimed, “Not even God himself could sink this ship.” 1961 South Africa became an independent republic. 1970 An earthquake in Peru left more than 50,000 dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 1, 2003 Author Share Posted June 1, 2003 June 1 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state in the United States. 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States. 1938 The first issue of Action Comics, featuring Superman, was published. 1958 General Charles De Gaulle became the premier of France. 1968 Helen Keller, blind and deaf author-lecturer, died. 1980 Cable News Network (CNN) debuted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 2, 2003 Author Share Posted June 2, 2003 Jun 2 1886 Grover Cleveland became the first U.S. president to get married in the White House. 1896 Guglielmo Marconi patented the radio in Britain. 1924 Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians. 1941 Baseball great, Lou Gehrig died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, a rare type of paralysis now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. 1953 Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey 1997 Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 3, 2003 Author Share Posted June 3, 2003 June 3 1861 Stephen Douglas, U.S. politician, died. 1942 The Battle of Midway, a decisive Allied victory in World War II, began. 1965 Maj. Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, during the Gemini 4 mission. 1979 The world's worst oil spill occurred when an exploratory oil well, Ixtoc 1, blew out, spilling over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico. 1989 Chinese army troops head to Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 June 4 1896 Henry Ford took his first car out for a test drive. 1968 Dorothy Gish, American actress who starred in many silent-film classics, died. 1989 People's Army of China opened fire on crowds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, killing thousands. 1992 The U.S. Post Office announced that in a poll people preferred the "young Elvis" stamp to the "old Elvis" stamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 June 5 1783 Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier made the first successful balloon ascension. 1884 Civil War hero Gen. William T. Sherman refused the Republican nomination for president with the words, “I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.” 1933 The United States went off the gold standard. 1947 Sen. George Marshall proposed a plan (Marshall Plan) to help Europe recover financially from the effects of World War II. 1968 Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot by an assassin and died the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 6, 2003 Author Share Posted June 6, 2003 June 6 1844 The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London. 1933 The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. 1934 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. 1944 Thousands of Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day. 1982 Israel invaded Lebanon to drive out the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 7, 2003 Author Share Posted June 7, 2003 June 7 1494 Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided the New World between the two countries. 1654 Louis XIV was crowned king of France. 1776 Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress proposing a Declaration of Independence. 1929 Vatican City became a sovereign state. 1967 Dorothy Parker, American short story writer, poet, and critic, died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 June 8 1845 Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States, died in Tennessee. 1861 Tennessee became the 11th and last state to secede from the Union. 1869 Ives W. McGaffey received a patent for the suction vacuum. 1968 James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, assassin, was arrested. 1969 Baseball legend Mickey Mantle formally retired from Major League Baseball at Yankee Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 9, 2003 Author Share Posted June 9, 2003 June 9 1870 Author Charles Dickens died. 1898 China agreed to lease Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years. 1934 Donald Duck made his screen debut in The Wise Little Hen. 1973 Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes and became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 10, 2003 Author Share Posted June 10, 2003 June 10 1770 Capt. James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. 1865 Wagner's opera, Tristan and Isolde, premiered in Munich. 1946 Italyreplaced its monarchy with a republic. 1967 The Six-Day War between Israel and Syria, Egypt, and Jordan ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 June 11 1509 King Henry VIII married his first wife, Katharine of Aragon. 1919 Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to capture the Triple Crown. 1963 Vivian Malone and James Hood successfully enrolled at the University of Alabama following Gov. George Wallace’s famous "stand in the schoolhouse door." 1977 Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes, capturing the Triple Crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 12, 2003 Author Share Posted June 12, 2003 June 12 1880 John Lee Richmond pitched baseball's first perfect game. A perfect game occurs when no batter reaches a base during a complete game of at least nine innings. 1898 Emilio Aguinaldo, head of the Philippine nationalists, proclaimed independence from Spain. 1939 The Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public in Cooperstown, New York. 1942 Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday. 1963 Civil rights leader Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi. 1997 Interleague play began in baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 13, 2003 Author Share Posted June 13, 2003 June 13 1900 The Boxer Rebellion began in China. 1966 The U.S. Supreme Court set forth in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must advise suspects of their rights upon taking them into custody. 1967 Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. 1971 The New York Times began publishing the "Pentagon Papers." 1983 The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system. 1986 Bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 14, 2003 Author Share Posted June 14, 2003 June 14 1775 The United States Army was founded. 1777 The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the U.S. 1922 Warren Harding became the first president to be heard on the radio. 1951 The first commercial computer, Univac I, was unveiled. 1982 Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the Falkland Islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 15, 2003 Author Share Posted June 15, 2003 June 15 1215 King John sealed the Magna Carta. 1836 Arkansas became the 25th state in the United States. 1844 Charles Goodyear was granted a patent for rubber vulcanization. 1849 James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tennessee. 1996 Ella Fitzgerald, the ''first lady of song,'' died in Beverly Hills, California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted June 16, 2003 Author Share Posted June 16, 2003 June 16 1487 The Battle of Stoke ended the War of the Roses. 1858 Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln declared, "a house divided against itself cannot stand." 1904 Events in James Joyce's novel Ulysses took place on this day, which is celebrated as Bloomsday, for the main character, Leopold Bloom. 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Industrial Recovery Act. 1963 Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman in space. 1996 Russia voted in its first independent presidential election. Boris Yeltsin eventually won in a runoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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