Today in History for 26th March 2017: Historical Events 1852 – Decree regarding streets of Paris passed 1931 – Leo Bentley bowls 3 consecutive perfect games in Lorain, Ohio 1971 – “Cannon” with William Conrad premieres on CBS-TV 1988 – Janet B Evans swims 1500m freestyle female world record (15:52.10) 1991 – Fuel pipe explodes …
Today in History for 26th February 2017: Historical Events 1921 – The USSR signs treaties respecting the integrity of Persia and of Afghanistan 1938 – 1st passenger ship equipped with radar 1966 – KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, NM (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 – 9th Daytona 500: Mario Andretti wins (146.926 MPH) 1977 – …
Today in History for 26th January 2017: Historical Events 1960 – High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points 1960 – Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot 1962 – Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker’s “Twist” is impure and bans it from all Catholic schools 1974 – Bülent Ecevit becomes …
Today in History for 26th December 2016: Historical Events 1659 – Long Parliament reforms in Westminster 1776 – George Washington defeats Hessians at Battle of Trenton in American Revolutionary War 1813 – Zamose, Modlin, Torgau surrenders to allied armies 1976 – NFC Championship Game: Minnesota Vikings beat Los Angeles Rams 24-13 1980 – Aeroflot puts …
Today in History for 26th November 2016: Historical Events 1925 – Netherlands and Germany sign trade agreement 1932 – Bradman completes 10,000 runs in first-class cricket, 126 innings 1960 – Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins 1963 – Explorer 18 spacecraft launched by NASA 1989 – 77th CFL Grey Cup: Saskatchewan defeats Hamilton …
Today in History for 26th October 2016: Historical Events 1863 – International conference begins in Geneva aimed at improving medical conditions on battlefields – beginning of the Red Cross 1963 – US performs underground nuclear test at Fallon Nevada 1970 – “Doonesbury” comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers 1980 – St Louis Cards sack Balt …