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 …
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Today in History for 29th August 2018: Historical Events 1793 – Slaves in French colony of St Domingue (Haiti) freed 1964 – On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth’s career strikeout record (1,330) 1970 – Black Panthers confront cops in Philadelphia (1 cop killed) 1988 – 45th Venice Film Festival: “The Legend of …
Today in History for 28th August 2018: Historical Events 1864 – First Geneva Convention, governing rules of warfare, signed by 26 nations 1956 – England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series 1964 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1972 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR …
Today in History for 27th August 2018: Historical Events 1569 – Pope Pius names Cosimo I de Medici as grand duke of Tuscany 1665 – “Ye Bare and Ye Cubb” is the first play performed in North America in Acomac, Virginia 1884 – US Men’s National Tennis Championship, Newport R.I.: Richard Sears beats Howard Taylor …
Today in History for 26th August 2018: Historical Events 1966 – Balt Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch HRs 1971 – NY Giant football team announces they’re leaving Bronx for NJ in 1975 1983 – Floods destroy most of the old town of Bilbao, Spain. 1986 – Rosa Mota wins …
Today in History for 25th August 2018: Historical Events 1718 – Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans founded 1895 – 15th U.S. Men’s National Championship: Fred Hovey beats Robert Wrenn (6-3, 6-2, 6-4) 1941 – German troops conquer Nowgorod, Leningrad 1944 – France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame …
Today in History for 24th August 2018: Historical Events 1690 – Job Charnock founds Calcutta India 1973 – John Adams and his bass drum become a right-field fixture in Cleveland Stadium 1978 – USSR performs underground nuclear test 1997 – Gordon Spence discovers 2^2976221 – 1 (36th known Mersenne prime) 2004 – Kenyan runners sweep …
Today in History for 23rd August 2018: Historical Events 1914 – Gen von Hausen executes 612 inhabitants of Dinant, Belgium 1938 – “You Can’t Take It With You” from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur premieres. Best Picture (1939) 1955 – …
Today in History for 22nd August 2018: Historical Events 1826 – Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah 1957 – Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1962 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1982 – Joanne Carner wins LPGA Chevrolet World Championship of Women’s …
Today in History for 21st August 2018: Historical Events 1560 – Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy 1852 – Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory. 1862 – The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates. 1944 – Raid on Jewish childrens house in Secrétan/St-Mandé 1985 – NY Lotto pays $ 41 million to three winner (#s …
Today in History for 20th August 2018: Historical Events 636 – Battle at Yarmuk: Muslims beat Byzantines [or August 15] 1888 – Longest US men’s single tennis tournament match Palmer Presbrey defeats T S Tailer, 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4, an 80 game 1st-round contest 1892 – The Transvaal National Union, a political organisation, is set …
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Today in History for 19th August 2018: Historical Events 440 – St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1524 – Emperor Charles V’s troops besiege Marseille, France 1909 – Indianapolis 500 race track opens 1964 – Communication satellite Syncom 3 launched 1993 – 34th Walker Cup: US, 19-5 2008 – The men’s gymnastics …
Today in History for 18th August 2018: Historical Events 1835 – Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago 1945 – Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off 1956 – Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 HRs in a 9 inning game 1957 – …
Today in History for 17th August 2018: Historical Events 1952 – Betty Jameson wins LPGA World Golf Championship 1959 – 7.1 quake strikes Yellowstone National Park 1987 – Bunt single gives Paul Molitor longest hit streak of 1980s at 32 games 1996 – Soyuz TM-24, launched into orbit 2005 – The first forced evacuation of …
Today in History for 16th August 2018: Historical Events 1922 – ATandT radio station WBAY becomes WEAF (NYC) 1944 – US 15th Army corp reaches Eure, surrounds Dreux 1989 – A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto’s stock market. …
Today in History for 15th August 2018: Historical Events 1914 – Panama Canal opens (under cost) 1936 – Marshall Wayne and Elbert Root make it an American 1-2 in the 10m platform diving at the Berlin Olympics 1944 – US 12 Army corps enters Le Mans through Orleans 1964 – Mayor Daley declares “Ernie Banks …