Today in History

This Day in History for August 6 – Hiroshima Bombed and More
This Day in History for August 6 – Hiroshima Bombed and More
This Day in History for August 6 – Hiroshima Bombed and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1890 – Murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair (More info) 1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping (More info)
This Day in History for July 31 – First US Patent Issued and More
This Day in History for July 31 – First US Patent Issued and More
This Day in History for July 31 – First US Patent Issued and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1009 – Pope Sergius IV becomes the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII (More info) 1498 – On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad (More info)
This Day in History for July 30 – Jimmy Hoffa Vanishes and More
This Day in History for July 30 – Jimmy Hoffa Vanishes and More
This Day in History for July 30 – Jimmy Hoffa Vanishes and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1932 – Walt Disney’s ‘Flowers and Trees,’ the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Oscar-winning cartoon short, premieres (More info) 1945 – The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sinks within 15 minutes, killing almost 900 men (More info)
This Day in History for July 23 – Hale-Bopp Comet Discovered and More
This Day in History for July 23 – Hale-Bopp Comet Discovered and More
This Day in History for July 23 – Hale-Bopp Comet Discovered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film (More info) 1967 – In Detroit, Mich., one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African-American inner city, leaving 43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned (More info

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