Today In History – December 21
Today in History in 1937 the first screening of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated movie.The On This Day In History ar...
continue readingToday in History in 1937 the first screening of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated movie.The On This Day In History ar...
continue readingToday in History in 1606 The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and set sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent Engli...
continue readingToday in History in 1732 Benjamin Franklin publishes Poor Richard's AlmanackThe On This Day In History archives at “Simple English Wikipedia, Th...
continue readingToday in History in 1903 the Wright Brothers make their first powered and heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.Th...
continue readingToday in History in 1631 An eruption of Mount Vesuvius kills around 4,000 people; and in 1903 the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel in Bombay, India, o...
continue readingToday in History in 1835 Hans Christian Andersen publishes his first book of fairy tales; in 1885 the fizzy drink Dr Pepper is first served at a drug ...
continue readingToday in History in 1940 Actress Lucille Ball marries Desi Arnaz in Greenwich, Connecticut; in 1956 Floyd Patterson becomes heavyweight world boxing c...
continue readingToday in History in 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time; in 1922 Howard Carter opened the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun ("...
continue readingToday in History in 1582 William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway marry; and in 1925 The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee.The O...
continue readingToday in History in 1895 Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, leading to the establishment of the Nobel Prizes.The On This Day In History a...
continue readingToday in History in 1789 A national Thanksgiving Day is held in the United States; and in 1863 US President Abraham Lincoln declares Thanksgiving Day ...
continue readingToday in History in 1963 President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery; and in 1984 – 36 top musicians gather in a Notting ...
continue readingToday in History in 1429 Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges (tries to take control of) La Charite; and in 1932 in Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientifi...
continue readingToday in History in 1924 - Edwin Hubble's discovery of the Andromeda Galaxy is first published in a newspaper. Previously, the Milky Way was thought t...
continue readingToday in History in 1963 in Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded, and US ...
continue readingToday in History in 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers sign the Mayflower Compact near Cape Cod, in 1789 North Carolina becomes the 12th State of the United Sta...
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