Today in History for 30th October 2022: Historical Events 1503 – Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against Indians in the Americas 1944 – Aaron Copland’s ballet score “Appalachian Spring” premieres in Washington, D.C. with Martha Graham dancing lead role 1947 – Darius Milhaud’s 3rd Symphony “Hymnus Ambrosianus,” premieres in Paris 1967 – Dolly Parton …
Today in History for 30th September 2022: Historical Events 1846 – Anesthetic ether used for 1st time by American dentist Dr William Morton who extracts a tooth 1927 – Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smacks his MLB record 60th home run off Tom Zachary in 8th inning of New York’s 4-2 win over Washington Senators at …
Today in History for 30th August 2022: Historical Events 1146 – European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time 1363 – Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles …
Today in History for 30th July 2022: Historical Events 657 – St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I 1905 – Dutch Covenant of Worker’s union, NVV, forms 1942 – FDR signs bill creating women’s Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES) 1953 – Rikid?zan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro …
Today in History for 30th June 2022: Historical Events 1953 – 1st Chevrolet Corvette manufactured 1968 – East German Communist Party leader Walter Ulbricht receives “Order of October Revolution” 1974 – Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to hide his burglary at a bowling alley, fires spreads next door to “Gulliver’s” nightclub killing 24 (Port …
Today in History for 30th May 2022: Historical Events 1848 – William G Young patents ice cream freezer 1933 – Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins accompanied by riding mechanic Lawson Harris; Mark Billman killed in a crash on lap 79; Lester Spangler and riding mechanic “Monk” Jordan die in a crash on lap 132 1944 …
Today in History for 30th April 2022: Historical Events 1907 – Honolulu, Hawaii, becomes an independent city. 1935 – World Congress for Women’s Rights concludes in Istanbul 1997 – Tajik Prest Imomali Rakhmonov wounded in assassination attempt 2004 – U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu …
Today in History for 30th March 2022: Historical Events 1856 – Russia signs the Treaty of Paris, ending the Crimean War 1870 – 15th Amendment to the US constitution is adopted, guarantees right to vote regardless of race 1894 – 56th Grand National: Jockey Arthur Nightingall wins his second GN aboard 5/1 joint favourite Why …
Today in History for 30th January 2022: Historical Events 1800 – US population: 5,308,483; African American population 1,002,037 (18.9%) 1835 – Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C. in 1st attempted assassination of a US President 1862 – USS Monitor, the US Navy’s 1st ironclad warship launched 1933 – Australian Championships Men’s …
Today in History for 30th December 2021: Historical Events 1610 – Hungarian aristocrat Elizabeth Báthory arrested at Csejte Castle on suspicion of killing and torturing hundreds of young girls and women 1836 – Lehman Theater in St Petersburg catches fire; 100s die 1853 – Dinner party held inside life-sized model of an Iguanodon (ornithopod dinosaur), …
Today in History for 30th November 2021: Historical Events 722 – Pope Gregory II names Boniface as missionary bishop 1928 – Australian cricket legend Don Bradman makes an inauspicious Test debut; scores 18 and 1 vs England in 1st Test in Brisbane; dropped to 12th man for 2nd Test 1929 – CFL Grey Cup, AAA …
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Today in History for 30th October 2018: Historical Events 1077 – Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV gives the district of Stavoren to the bishop of Utrecht (Conrad, his former tutor) 1905 – “October Manifesto” Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties and accepts the first Duma (Parliament) 1943 – Molotov-Eden-Cordell Hull accord over operations at …
Today in History for 30th September 2018: Historical Events 1649 – Last Swedish troops vacate Prague 1944 – Dutch General Mine Workers Union (ABWM) forms 1962 – James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi 1963 – 56th Postmaster General: John A Gronouski of Wis takes office 1988 – Louise Ritter, US, jumps 6’8″ …
Today in History for 30th August 2018: Historical Events 1791 – Thomas Jefferson responds to Benjamin Banneker’s letter on the issue of slavery 1914 – 1st German plane bombs Paris, 2 killed 1919 – Ernst Toller’s “Die Wandlung” premieres in Berlin 1944 – Soviet troops enter Bucharest, Romania 1960 – Boston 2nd baseman Pete Runnels …
Today in History for 30th July 2018: Historical Events 1653 – Johan de Witt sworn in as pension advisor of Holland 1914 – John French appointed British supreme commander 1914 – Austrian-Hungary and Russia proclaim general mobilization 1930 – FIFA World Cup Final: Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 in the inaugural event in Montevideo, Uruguay 1941 …
Today in History for 30th June 2018: Historical Events 1596 – English and Dutch fleet reach Cadiz 1607 – Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published 1758 – Seven Years’ War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place 1944 – Allies land on Vogelkop, New Guinea 1967 – Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since …
Today in History for 30th May 2018: Historical Events 1901 – Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated 1923 – Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton wins in 5:31:19.618 (145.718 km/h) 1959 – “First Impressions” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 84 performances 1967 – Republic of Biafra, a predominantly Igbo secessionist state in …