This Day In History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1935 – Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh (More info) 1942 – In the largest espionage case in United States history, the FBI convicts 33 members of the Duquesne Spy Ring (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1807 – At the urging of President Thomas Jefferson, Congress passes the Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries (More info) 1941 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, DC for a series of meetings with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on a unified Anglo-American war strate

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1620 – William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (More info) 1898 – Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans (More info) 1860 – South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776 – Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled ‘The American Crisis’ (More info) 1777 – George Washington’s Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1791 – Virginia becomes the last state to ratify the Bill of Rights, making the first ten amendments to the Constitution law and completing the revolutionary reforms begun by the Declaration of Independence (More info) 1939 – ‘Gone with the Wind’ premieres at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia (More info) Read

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1799 – President George Washington dies at the age of 67 (More info) 1903 – The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage (More info) 1862 – At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside in a decisive loss for the Union army (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1851 – The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal, Quebec (More info) 1935 – Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in gangland murder (More info) 1958 – The John Birch Society is founded in the United States (More info) 1965 – ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ debuts on CBS, airi

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1787 – Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution (More info) 1941 – In an early-morning sneak attack, Japanese warplanes bomb the US naval base at Oahu Island’s Pearl Harbor, causing the United States to enter World War II (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1848 – In a message before Congress, President James K. Polk sparks the Gold Rush when he confirms that large amounts of the precious metal had been discovered in California (More info) 1933 – The 21st Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, bringing an end to the prohibition of alcohol in America (More info) 19

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1929 – American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions become the first to fly over the South Pole (More info) 1947 – Despite strong Arab opposition, the United Nations votes for the partition of Palestine and the creation of an independent Jewish state (More info)