Today in History for 14th November 2017: Historical Events 1524 – Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Colombia 1908 – Liberal candidate Jose Miguel Gomez wins national elections for president in Cuba 1957 – Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champion 1964 – Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe …
Today in History for 14th September 2017: Historical Events 1901 – Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the youngest man to serve as US President, after William McKinley finally dies after an anarchist shoots him in Buffalo 1914 – German staff-of-chief Helmut von Moltke replaced by Erich von Falkenhayn 1923 – Red Sox 1st baseman …
Today in History for 14th August 2017: Historical Events 1890 – Cecil Rhodes’ colonists reach Mashonaland (Fort Victoria) 1925 – The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is completed and goes on line. 1935 – Social Security Act becomes law 1945 – Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh movement launch a coordinated uprising against French rule across …
Today in History for 14th July 2017: Historical Events 1942 – 1st transport of Amsterdam Jews to Westerbork 1956 – Boston Red Sox Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 1970 – All star MVP: Carl Yastremski (Boston Red Sox) 1985 – 40th US Women’s Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Baker 1987 – 58th …
Today in History for 14th June 2017: Historical Events 1929 – Prussia and Vatican sign Concord 1946 – Canadian Library Association established 1970 – Cincinnati Red Stockings loses 1st game after winning 130 straight 1988 – Woman sues Chuck Berry for $ 5,000,000, alleges he hit her 2000 – 34th Country Weekly Presents the TNN …
Today in History for 14th May 2017: Historical Events 1835 – Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile 1842 – Illustrated London News; the world’s first illustrated weekly newspaper, begins publication 1886 – 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36.50 1944 – Gen Rommel, Speidel and von Stulpnagel attempt to assassinate …
Today in History for 14th April 2017: Historical Events 1028 – German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king 1841 – 1st detective story published, Edgar Allan Poe’s “Murders in Rue Morgue” (April 1841) 1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt denounces “muckrakers” in US press, taken from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress …
Today in History for 14th March 2017: Historical Events 1976 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1992 – Farm Aid V 1994 – Soyuz TM-21 launches with V Dezyurov, G Strekalov and N Thagard 1997 – Iranian military plane crashes, killing 80 1997 – Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James …
Today in History for 14th February 2017: Historical Events 1747 – Astronomer James Bradley presents his discovery of the wobbling motion of the Earth on its axis to the Royal Society, London 1941 – One millionth vehicle traverses the NY Midtown Tunnel 1971 – Movie “Ben Hur” 1st shown on television 1979 – In Kabul, …
Black History Month 2017, Tuesdays: 7th, 14th, 21st & Wednesday 22th 2:00pm- 4:00pm – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-02-07 14:00:00 in United States Walt Whitman Library Tap Dance History A collection of rarely-seen original film footage from soundies and short films of the 1930s and 1940s. Fatherhood 101 Exploring the reality of …
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Today in History for 14th January 2017: Historical Events 1814 – King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel 1822 – Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti. 1914 – The Gandhi-Smuts Agreement is reached between Gen. J.C. Smuts and Mahatma Gandhi, regarding voluntary …
Today in History for 14th December 2016: Historical Events 1702 – The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of ?ishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master. 1793 – 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati 1913 – Greece formally takes possession of Crete 1945 – Elmer Rice’ “Dream Girl” premieres in NYC 1950 – …
Today in History for 14th November 2016: Historical Events 1666 – Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs) 1941 – British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sank in Mediterranean, having been torpedoed by a German submarine the day before 1965 – “Baker Street” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 313 performances 1984 – Astronauts …
14 facts about Newton, OpenStack's 14th release: Last week the OpenStack community celebrated its 14th release, Newton. Packed with new features, fixes, and improvements, Newton offers substantial upgrades in a number of areas. The official software project page includes more detailed information about the specific changes with individual components. read more: Opensource.com Jason Baker Supporting …
Today in History for 14th October 2016: Historical Events 1863 – Battle at Bristoe Station, Virginia (about 2000 casualties) 1905 – NY Giants beats Philadelphia A’s, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series 1942 – German assault on Tractor factory, 1000s killed 1969 – Race riots in Springfield Mass 1997 – MLB National League …