This Week in History
July 20 1807: The first internal combustion engine was patented in France. 1903: Ford Motor Co. shipped its first car. 1969: Neil Armstrong and Buzz…
This Week In History
This Week in History
July 13 1923: A sign made of 50-foot-tall wooden letters spelling out “HOLLYWOODLAND” was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills to promote a subdivision. The final…
This Week in History
July 6 1785: The dollar was unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States. 1854: The first convention of the U.S. Republican Party…
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June 29 1776: Father Francisco Palou founded Mission San Francisco de Asis in what is now San Francisco, Calif. 2007: Apple Inc. released its first…
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June 21 1982: John Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. 2004: SpaceShipOne became the…
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June 15 1667: The first human blood transfusion was administered in Paris by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. 1752: Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a thunderstorm,…
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June 8 793: Vikings raided the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, regarded as the beginning of the Scandinavian invasion of England. 1789: James Madison introduced…
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June 1 1844: Julia Gardner married President John Tyler at the White House. He became the first president to marry while in office. 1916: Louis…
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May 25 240 B.C.: The passage of Halley’s Comet was first recorded. 1953: The first public television station in the United States officially began broadcasting…
This Week in History
May 18 1910: The Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet. 1980: Mount St. Helens in Washington erupted, destroying several square miles of forest…