Today in History for 16th October 2022: Historical Events 1551 – English Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset re-arrested 1942 – Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 south of Calcutta India 1976 – Soyuz 23 returns to Earth 1991 – Dallas Mavericks Roy Tarpley becomes 7th to be banned from NBA for life under …
Today in History for 16th September 2022: Historical Events 1920 – The “Wall Street bombing” occurs at 12:01 when a horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street, New York, killing 38 and injuring 143 1940 – FDR signs Selective Training and Service Act (1st peacetime draft) 1954 – CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) …
Today in History for 16th August 2022: Historical Events 1890 – Alexander Clark, journalist and lawyer, named minister to Liberia 1943 – Bulgarian Tsar Boris III visits Adolf Hitler 1956 – Adlai E Stevenson nominated as US Democratic presidential candidate 1970 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Southern Hills CC: Dave Stockton wins 1st of 2 …
Today in History for 16th July 2022: Historical Events 1439 – Kissing is banned in England (to stop the Black Death from spreading) 1964 – Republican convention selects Barry Goldwater as presidential candidate 1983 – Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities in Britain’s worst helicopter accident 1989 …
Today in History for 16th June 2022: Historical Events 1779 – US General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, New York, inflicting heavy losses on the British 1956 – 88th Belmont: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:29.8 1956 – US Open Men’s Golf, Oak Hill CC: Cary Middlecoff wins his second Open title, 1 stroke …
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Today in History for 16th May 2022: Historical Events 1860 – -18] Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln as candidate 1916 – 41st Preakness: Linus McAtee aboard Damrosch wins in 1:54.8 1932 – Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston 1938 – 1st animal breeding society forms (NJ) 1941 – …
Today in History for 16th April 2022: Historical Events 1787 – 1st American comedy, “The Contrast,” makes its debut in NYC 1946 – Dutch Special Court of Justice sentences Frederik Müller, Socialist mayor of Rotterdam, to 10 years in jail for his wartime support of Germany 1949 – Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, …
Today in History for 16th March 2022: Historical Events 1862 – Battle at Pound Gap, Kentucky: Confederates separate battles 1919 – Frank Wedekind’s play “Elius Erweckung” premieres in Hamburg 1988 – Federal grand jury indicts North and Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair 2003 – 44th SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Mississippi State, 64-57 2012 – …
Today in History for 16th February 2022: Historical Events 1892 – Opera “Werther” by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna 1905 – 1st US Esperanto club organizes in Boston 1975 – 17th Daytona 500: Benny Parsons wins after Cale Yarborough sends race leader David Pearson spinning on the backstretch; Parsons avoids the accident and takes the …
Today in History for 16th January 2022: Historical Events 1556 – Holy Roman Emperor Charles V appoints his son Philip II, King of Spain 1921 – Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece (4th time) 1970 – Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball’s reserve clause 1974 – L A Landslide kills 9 in …
Today in History for 16th December 2021: Historical Events 1538 – King Francois I orders renewed pursuit of Protestants 1631 – Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, burying many villages under lava flows and killing around 3,000 people 1968 – Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain at Second Vatican Council 1970 …
Today in History for 16th November 2021: Historical Events 13 – General Tiberius’ (later Emperor) triumphant procession through Rome after siege of Germany 1917 – British occupy Tel Aviv and Jaffa 1935 – Cole Porter’s musical “Anything Goes” closes at 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 420 performances 1957 – University of Oklahoma Football NCAA win …
WitchTok: the rise of the occult on social media has eerie parallels with the 16th century: www.shutterstock.com It’s 1.30am in the morning, and I’m about to watch a duel between magicians. One is a “demonolater”, a word I have never heard before, someone who claims they worship demons and can petition them in return for …
South Africa in the news: US Open: Zverev storms into semis with 16th win in a row: Germany’s World No. 4 Alexander Zverev won his 16th consecutive match of the year as he stormed into the semi-finals of the US Open, beating Lloyd Harris of South Africa in straight sets on Wednesday.: “South Africa” – …
16th Annual ArtsX – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2020-12-12 00:00:00 in United States At ArtsX, the holiday showcase of BGSU student, faculty and alumni art, guests of all ages can interact with and imagine the power and beauty of art. The 15th annual event includes musical, theatrical and dance performances; exhibits and …
Why the Anthropocene began with European colonisation, mass slavery and the ‘great dying’ of the 16th century: John Vanderlyn: Landing of Columbus The toppling of statues at Black Lives Matter protests has powerfully articulated that the roots of modern racism lie in European colonisation and slavery. Racism will be more forcefully opposed once we acknowledge …
Today in History for 16th October 2018: Historical Events 1939 – George Kaufman and Moss Hart’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner” premieres in NYC, running until 1941 for 739 performances 1967 – WETK TV channel 33 in Burlington, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 – 100-1 shot NY Mets beat Orioles 5-3 and win 66th …