this day in history

This Day in History for January 26 – Australia Founded and More
This Day in History for January 26 – Australia Founded and More
This Day in History for January 26 – Australia Founded and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1788 – Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia (More info) 1961 – President John F. Kennedy appoints Janet Travell as his personal physician, making her the first woman in history to hold the post (More info) Read Mor
This Day in History for January 23 – Vietnam Peace Settlement and More
This Day in History for January 23 – Vietnam Peace Settlement and More
This Day in History for January 23 – Vietnam Peace Settlement and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the first female doctor in the United States (More info) 1957 – Machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs, better known as Frisbees (More info)
This Day in History for January 22 – Roe v. Wade Decided and More
This Day in History for January 22 – Roe v. Wade Decided and More
This Day in History for January 22 – Roe v. Wade Decided and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1970 – The Boeing 747, the world’s first “jumbo jet,” enters commercial service (More info) 1973 – The US Supreme Court delivers its decision in Roe v. Wade, legalizing elective abortion in all 50 states (More info)
This Day in History for January 21 – Carter Pardons Draft Evaders and More
This Day in History for January 21 – Carter Pardons Draft Evaders and More
This Day in History for January 21 – Carter Pardons Draft Evaders and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The first American novel, ‘The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth,’ is printed in Boston, Massachusetts (More info) 1954 – The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, is launched (More info)
This Day in History for January 19 – Indira Gandhi Takes Power and More
This Day in History for January 19 – Indira Gandhi Takes Power and More
This Day in History for January 19 – Indira Gandhi Takes Power and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1915 – The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by Frenchman George Claude (More info) 1953 – Almost 70 percent of all television sets in the US are tuned in to ‘I Love Lucy’ to watch Lucy Ricardo have baby Ricky (More info)
This Day in History for January 18 – Hawaiian Islands Discovered and More
This Day in History for January 18 – Hawaiian Islands Discovered and More
This Day in History for January 18 – Hawaiian Islands Discovered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1778 – James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the Sandwich Islands (More info) 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson attends the Paris Peace Conference that would formally end World War I and lay the groundwork for the formation of the League of Nations (More info)
This Day in History for January 17 – Chevy Corvette Debuts and More
This Day in History for January 17 – Chevy Corvette Debuts and More
This Day in History for January 17 – Chevy Corvette Debuts and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip (More info) 1950 – In what would come to be called the Great Brinks Robbery, thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston (More info)
This Day in History for January 16 – Prohibition Becomes Law and More
This Day in History for January 16 – Prohibition Becomes Law and More
This Day in History for January 16 – Prohibition Becomes Law and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1919 – The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, authorizing Prohibition in the United States (More info) 1942 – Actress Carole Lombard, Clark Gable’s wife, is killed in a plane crash at the age of 33 (More info)

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