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1771 – Richard Trevithick, English inventor (steam locomotive), born in Tregajorran, England (d. 1833) 1849 – Enrique José Varona, Cuban author, born in Puerto Principe, … Continue reading →

1923 – US Army wins 1st college three-weapon fencing championships 1940 – Second battle of Narvik; 3 German destroyers and one U-boat sunk by the … Continue reading →

1788 – Johan Erik Nordblom, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1848) 1801 – Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austrian composer and violinist, born in … Continue reading →

1844 – Texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States 1862 – James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, Georgia 1877 – … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1782 – Battle at Les Saintes: British fleet under Admiral George Rodney defeats the French fleet under Comte de Grasse off Dominica in … Continue reading →

In 1969 NASA launched the Apollo 12, which set out to gather information about the moon’s inside, but these startling results revealed something much different, … Continue reading →

The Civil War rages. The formidable Confederate army cannot match the Union’s mastery of technology; railroads, supply lines and the telegram become new weapons in … Continue reading →

1893 – Johannes Theodoor Thijsse, Dutch director of Delft Hydraulics Laboratory, born in Amsterdam (d. 1984) 1922 – Alexander Raichev, Bulgarian composer, born in Lom, … Continue reading →

1814 – Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates unconditionally and he is exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean 1828 – Foundation of Bahia Blanca, Argentina … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1713 – Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Prussia, Savoy, Portugal and France agree the Treaty of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces in North … Continue reading →

1762 – Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist, born in Bologna (d. 1834) 1823 – Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Jefferson County, … Continue reading →

1816 – 2nd Bank of US chartered 1827 – George Canning becomes British Prime Minister upon the resignation of Robert Jenkinson, lives to serve only … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1816 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge recites his poem “Kubla Khan” to fellow poet Lord Byron, who persuades him to publish it 1863 – … Continue reading →

1336 – Tamerlane (Timur), Turkic conqueror and founder of the Timurid Dynasty, born in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan (d. 1405) 1894 – Ernest Kanitz, Austrian-American composer, born … Continue reading →

817 – Louis the Pious, King of the Franks, barely survives when wooden gallery collapses in Aachen, prompts him to later name his succession 1914 … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1816 – African Methodist Episcopal Church organizes (Philadelphia) 1866 – Civil Rights Bill passes over President Andrew Johnson’s veto 1939 – Marian Anderson … Continue reading →

1655 – Louis Willem I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, born in Paris (d. 1707) 1869 – Harvey Cushing, American neurosurgeon (blood pressure studies), born in Cleveland, … Continue reading →

1893 – The Critic reports that ice cream soda is America’s national drink 1904 – British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of the … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1962 – Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France 1991 – Jockey Bill Shoemaker paralyzed in a car accident 1992 – … Continue reading →

Native Americans have long revered huge birds called Thunderbirds. There was a rash of giant bird sightings in Illinois, Texas and Alaska back in the … Continue reading →

1740 – Haym Salomon, Polish-born American broker who helped finance the American Revolution, born in Leszno, Poland (d. 1785) 1884 – Louis H N Bosch … Continue reading →

451 – Attila’s Huns plunder Metz 529 – First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (fundamental work in jurisprudence) issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1896 – American athlete Robert Garrett wins the throwing double at the Athens Olympics by taking out the shot putt (11.22m); wins the … Continue reading →

Invasive Burmese pythons are taking over the Florida Everglades and devouring everything in sight. The only way to stop them is to call in the … Continue reading →

In the conclusion of the two-part season finale, Forensic Geologist Scott Wolter uncovers shocking new secrets and sites, both stateside and abroad, in Season 3, … Continue reading →

1830 – James Augustine Healy, Macon Ga, 1st African American Roman Catholic bishop 1911 – Phyllis Tate, English composer, born in Buckinghamshire (d. 1987) 1918 … Continue reading →

1859 – US recognizes Liberal government in Mexico’s War of Reform 1860 – Joseph Smith III, creates the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1893 – Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City dedicated 1903 – In Holland, railroad and dock workers go out on strike, but the … Continue reading →

1626 – Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1679) 1788 – Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist (Lukasbund), born in Frankfurt, Germany … Continue reading →

1861 – Federals abandon Ft Quitman, Texas 1943 – Chinese steward Poon Lim is found off the coast of Brazil by a Brazilian fisherman family … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1648 – Spanish troops and feudal barons strike down people’s uprising in Naples 1911 – Waldorf W Aster acquires Daily Observer 1963 – … Continue reading →

A new theory suggests life on earth originated in space, and if panspermia is deemed valid, then a space plague could be in our future, … Continue reading →

The squabble between east coast and west coast leaves the rest of the country stuck in the middle. It’s a rivalry that has made its … Continue reading →

1593 – Edward Nicholas, English statesman (Secretary of State to Charles I and Charles II), born in Winterbourne Earls, United Kingdom (d. 1669) 1916 – … Continue reading →

1859 – Opera “Dinorah” is produced in Paris 1865 – General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army arrives at Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia 1944 – … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1945 – The Holocaust: US forces liberate the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany, the first such camp to be liberated by the US … Continue reading →

1882 – Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator 1907 – Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), born in Chrzanów, Poland (d. 1967) 1924 – Marlon Brando, American … Continue reading →

1882 – Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks 1933 – Then longest North American hockey game requires a 1:44:46 … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1919 – Austria expels all Habsburgers 1941 – Walton’s overture “Scapino” premieres in Chicago 1941 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warns Soviet … Continue reading →

Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. The Erie Canal brings big risk and bigger reward. In … Continue reading →

1653 – Prince George of Denmark, Prince Consort of Anne of England, born in Copenhagen Castle, Denmark (d. 1708) 1923 – Clifford Scott Green, American … Continue reading →

From colossal devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding, world-shrinking machines, we trace the evolution of mice and menus. Learn about the world’s most … Continue reading →

1809 – Willem Ruys J Dz, Dutch ship owner 1905 – Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72), born in Lier, Belgium (d. … Continue reading →

1857 – Herman Melville publishes The Confidence-Man 1919 – Stanley Cup Final, Seattle Ice Arena, Seattle, WA: With Montreal Canadiens (NHL) and Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) … Continue reading →

Historical Events 705 – Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI 1905 – British East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya 1939 … Continue reading →

1576 – Louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia by marriage to Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1644) 1778 – Coenraad … Continue reading →

1885 – Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate 1906 – Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is founded to set rules in amateur sports; … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1667 – France and England sign anti-Dutch military accord 1917 – The Danish West Indies are officially ceded to the US for $25 … Continue reading →

It’s the last day of gator season and the race is on to tag out. Troy and his armada are out in full force and … Continue reading →

1910 – Józef Marcinkiewicz, mathematician (d. 1940) 1914 – Sonny Boy Williamson I [John Lee], American blues musician (Down and Out Blues), born in Madison … Continue reading →

1870 – Florida territorial government established 1942 – SS murders 200 inmates of Trawniki concentration camp 1945 – 289 anti-fascists murdered by nazis in Rombergpark … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1919 – Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act 1923 – Zeta Phi Beta Sorority formed at Howard U in 1920 incorporates 1949 – … Continue reading →

1561 – Santorio Sanctorius, Venetian physiologist and physician (invented thermometer), born in Venice (d. 1636) 1725 – Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, Swiss composer, born … Continue reading →

1924 – Bavaria and Vatican reach accord 1930 – Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler. 1941 – 3rd NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Wisconsin beats Washington … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1850 – SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die 1865 – Battle of Lewis’s Farm [alt. Quaker Road, Gravelly Run], in Dinwiddie … Continue reading →

1851 – Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (1915–17, 1925–26), born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1944) 1862 – George William Louis Marshall-Hall, English composer, born … Continue reading →

1879 – 41st Grand National: Garry Moore aboard 5/1 chance The Liberator wins by 2 lengths from Jackal 1924 – 83rd Grand National: Bob Trudgill … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1920 – Anton Denkin’s White Russian troops defeated by Bolsheviks and Soviets at Novorossijsk on the Black Sea (The British aid Denkin in … Continue reading →

It transports electricity, water, and heat. Our bodies can’t survive without it, yet it can kill microbes in minutes. It brings music to our ears … Continue reading →

1816 – George Elvey, English composer, born in Canterbury, England (d. 1893) 1851 – Ruperto Chapi, Spanish composer, born in Villena, Spain (d. 1909) 1914 … Continue reading →

1642 – The sixth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Joseph takes office. 1868 – The Lake Ontario Shore Railroad Company is organized in Oswego, … Continue reading →