Today in History for 31st October 2022: Historical Events 802 – Empress Irene of Byzantium driven out 1887 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral work “Capriccio Espagnol” premieres in St Petersburg 1917 – World War I: Battle of Beersheba in southern Palestine – “last successful cavalry charge in history” performed by the 4th Australian Light Horse 1973 …
Today in History for 31st August 2022: Historical Events 1310 – German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia 1940 – German occupiers in Netherlands begin soap rationing 1940 – US National Guard assembles 1987 – Curtis Strange sets golf’s earning for year record ($ 697,385) 1990 – Dennis Eckersley saves his …
Today in History for 31st July 2022: Historical Events 1917 – World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties 1988 – Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers, 27-21 in the American Bowl at London’s Wembley Stadium 1988 – Pittsburgh Pirates 1st baseman/left fielder and 7-time …
Today in History for 31st May 2022: Historical Events 1847 – Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens 1893 – Remains of Jefferson Davis moved from New Orleans and re-interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, per his widow’s request 1930 – Comet 73P/1930 (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3) approaches 0.0617 AUs of Earth 1961 – Union of South Africa becomes a …
Today in History for 31st March 2022: Historical Events 1831 – Quebec and Montreal incorporated 1949 – Newfoundland becomes Canada’s 10th province 1997 – “Daytime to Remember” a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV 2003 – Cincinnati Reds open their new home, The Great American Ball Park, with a 10-1 loss to the Pittsburgh …
Today in History for 31st January 2022: Historical Events 1675 – Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft 1862 – Astronomer Alvan Graham Clark makes first observation of Sirius B (first known white dwarf star) in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts while testing his new telescope 1918 – A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night …
Today in History for 31st December 2021: Historical Events 1906 – French, British and Italian treaty concerning rights on Abyssinia 1953 – WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G’ville-Spartanburg, SC (NBC) begins 1964 – Indonesia proclaims expelled from the UN 1966 – Toboggan Chutes begin operation in Cleveland Metroparks 1977 – Cambodia drops diplomatic …
South Africa in the news: MAFS: Alana Lister flaunts her curves in a plunging dress on her 31st birthday: The sexy schoolteacher gave her Instagram followers an eyeful over the weekend as she celebrated her 31st birthday on the Gold Coast …: “South Africa” – BingNews G7 to boost girls’ education and women’s employment in recovery from …
Today in History for 31st October 2018: Historical Events 1868 – Standard uniform approved for US postal carriers 1906 – George Bernard Shaw’s “Caesar and Cleopatra” premieres in NYC 1908 – 4th Olympic games ends in London 1960 – Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die 1992 – Don Keller makes his …
Today in History for 31st August 2018: Historical Events 1422 – Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months 1881 – 1st US men’s single tennis championships (Newport, Rhode Island) 1907 – Britain, Russia and France form Triple Entente 1970 – WKMJ TV channel 68 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting …
Today in History for 31st July 2018: Historical Events 1653 – Fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux 1899 – Albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord’s 1944 – US troops occupy Sansapor, New-Guinea 1944 – Last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz 1975 – The Miami Showband killings: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a …
Today in History for 31st May 2018: Historical Events 1902 – Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal 1920 – Indianapolis 500: Gaston Chevrolet wins in 5:38:31.901 (142.617 km/h) 1923 – The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) forms in Durban, South Africa, with Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri as President 1923 – China …
Today in History for 31st March 2018: Historical Events 1930 – The Motion Pictures Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film for the next thirty eight years. 1934 – Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia) 1966 – USSR launches Luna 10, 1st …
Today in History for 31st January 2018: Historical Events 1941 – Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 – US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb 1961 – Ham the chimpanzee is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2 1972 – …
Today in History for 31st December 2017: Historical Events 1502 – Cesare Borgia (son of pope Alexander VI) occupies Urbino 1901 – In the first election under their new constitution, Cuba elects a Congress and their first president, Tomas Estrada Palma 1920 – Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng …
Today in History for 31st August 2017: Historical Events 1772 – Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica 1941 – Great Gildersleeve, a spin-off of Fibber McGee and Molly debuts on NBC 1953 – WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins 1954 – WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins …
Today in History for 31st July 2017: Historical Events 1813 – British invade Plattsburgh NY 1941 – U-boats sink and damage 21 allied ships this month (80,521 tons) 1964 – Rolling Stone concert in Ireland halts after 12 minutes due to riot 1969 – Mariner 6 makes its closest approach to planet Mars at 3410 …
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