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HISTORY
Today In History – May 4
Today in History in 1904 the United States begins construction of the Panama Canal; in 1927 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated; and in 1932 mobster Al Capone begins serving an 11-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
Today In History – May 3
Today in History in 1802 Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city; in 1952 the Kentucky Derby was televised for the first time; and in 1957 the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, moves the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
Today In History – May 2
Today in History in 1611 the King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England; and in 2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed.
Today In History – May 1
Today In History in 1851 Queen Victoria opened The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London; and in 2003 on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
Today In History - April 30
Today in History in 1492 Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. He is named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovers.
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Today In History - April 29
Today in History in 1967 Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title after refusing induction in the U.S. Army; and in 2011 the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
Today In History - April 28
Today in History in 1788 Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution; in 1881 Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico; and in 1969 Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
Today In History - April 27
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few more of them.
Today In History - April 26
Today In History in 1564 playwright William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England (date of birth is unknown); and in 1865 Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, in Virginia.
Today In History - April 25
Today In History in 1792 "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle; and in 1960 the United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
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Today In History - April 24
Today In History in 1704 the first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published; and in 1800 the United States Library of Congress is established.
Today In History - April 23
Today in History in 1635 the first public school in the U.S. was founded in Boston; and in 2005 the first YouTube video “Me at the Zoo” was published.
Today In History - April 22
Today in History in 1864 the U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act that permitted the inscription “In God We Trust” to be placed on all coins minted as United States currency; and in 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated.
Today In History - April 21
Today In History in 1789 John Adams was sworn in as the first U.S. Vice President; in 1934 the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster was published; and in 1977 the musical Annie opened on Broadway.
Today In History - April 20
Today In History in 1789 George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, while en route to his inauguration; and in 1898 U.S. President William McKinley signs a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war beginning the Spanish–American War.
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May 05, 2024