99.9 KTDY » today in history http://999ktdy.com The Best of the 80s, 90s & Today Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Let's Celebrate 50 Years of Bret Michaels With Some Embarrassingly Awesome Photos http://999ktdy.com/bret-michaels-old-photo/ http://999ktdy.com/bret-michaels-old-photo/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:29:09 +0000 Chris Illuminati http://guyspeed.com/?p=121494 Bret Michaels, the former leader of Poison, winner of 'Celebrity Apprentice' and driving force behind all those awesome seasons of 'Rock of Love' turns 50 years old today.

]]> http://999ktdy.com/bret-michaels-old-photo/feed/ 0 This Day in History — 'The A-Team' Debuted on TV http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-the-a-team-tv-debut/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-the-a-team-tv-debut/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:00:08 +0000 Jackie Mancini http://guyspeed.com/this-day-in-history-the-a-team-tv-debut/ On this day in 1983, we learned a valuable moral lesson about human compassion from a very large, loud man in gold chains: We learned to pity fools.

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-the-a-team-tv-debut/feed/ 0 This Day in History for January 3 — Apple Computer Incorporated, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-3-apple-computer-incorporated/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-3-apple-computer-incorporated/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:01:24 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153297 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1870: The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins (more info)

1938: The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (more info)

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1066: William the Conqueror is crowned King of England (more info)

1776: George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River, hoping to surprise a Hessian force celebrating Christmas at their winter quarters in Trenton, New Jersey (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/white-christmas-premieres/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive, Getty Images This Day in History for December 22 — Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' and More http://999ktdy.com/dont-ask-dont-tell-repealed/ http://999ktdy.com/dont-ask-dont-tell-repealed/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:22:14 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152939 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this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, D.C., for a series of meetings with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on a unified Anglo-American war strategy (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/dont-ask-dont-tell-repealed/feed/ 0 Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images This Day in History for December 21 — Pilgrims Hit Plymouth Rock, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:06:58 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152910 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)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/feed/ 0 'Landing of the Pilgrims,' by Michele Felice Cornè, the White House Historical Association This Day in History for December 20 — Elvis Drafted Into Army, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:06:19 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152853 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)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/feed/ 0 Keystone/Getty Images This Day in History for December 19 — House Impeaches Bill Clinton, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:10:37 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152795 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)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive/Getty Images This Day in History for December 14 — George Washington Dies, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-14-george-washington-dies-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-14-george-washington-dies-and-more/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:44:41 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152537 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)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-14-george-washington-dies-and-more/feed/ 0 Three Lions/Getty Images This Day in History for December 13 — Saddam Hussein Captured, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-13-saddam-hussein-captured/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-13-saddam-hussein-captured/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:07:55 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152463 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)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-13-saddam-hussein-captured/feed/ 0 Getty Images This Day in History for December 12 — Stolen Mona Lisa Recovered, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:44 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152398 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1901: Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (more info)

1913: Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece 'The Mona Lisa' is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia's hotel room in Florence (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/feed/ 0 iStockphoto This Day in History for December 11 — Bernie Madoff Arrested, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:14:04 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152344 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1941: Following the American declaration of war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declare war on the United States (more info)

1946: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/feed/ 0 Hiroko Masuike, Getty Images This Day in History for December 10 — First Heisman Trophy Awarded, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:00:16 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152268 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1898: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the Spanish-American War (more info)

1901: The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-10-first-heisman-trophy-awarded/feed/ 0 Chris Trotman/Getty Images This Day in History for December 8 — John Lennon Killed, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:50:15 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152215 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1863: President Abraham Lincoln offers his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (more info)

1980: Music icon John Lennon is murdered by a mentally unstable fan in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive, Getty Images This Day in History for December 7 — Attack on Pearl Harbor, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-7-attack-on-pearl-harbor-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-7-attack-on-pearl-harbor-and-more/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:00:53 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152158 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 U.S. naval base at Oahu Island's Pearl Harbor, causing the United States to enter World War II (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-7-attack-on-pearl-harbor-and-more/feed/ 0 National Archives and Records Administration This Day in History for December 4 — U.S. Joins the U.N., and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-4-u-s-joins-the-u-n-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-4-u-s-joins-the-u-n-and-more/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:01:52 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151849 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1875: Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees the country (more info)

1918: President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first U.S. president to travel to Europe while in office (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-4-u-s-joins-the-u-n-and-more/feed/ 0 Chris Jackson/Getty Images This Day in History for December 3 — Illinois Becomes a State, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:51:34 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151687 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1818: Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state (more info)

1964: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California-Berkeley following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building to demonstrate against the regents' decision to forbid protests on U.C. property (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-3-illinois-becomes-a-state-and-more-2/feed/ 0 WIkimedia Commons This Day in History for November 30 — 'Thriller' Released, and More http://999ktdy.com/151530/ http://999ktdy.com/151530/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:00:25 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151530 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1981: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear-weapons reductions in Europe (more info)

1982: Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' the best-selling album of all time, is released (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/151530/feed/ 0 Epic This Day in History for November 29 — State of Israel Formed, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-29-state-of-israel-formed-and-more/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-29-state-of-israel-formed-and-more/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:00:09 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151398 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 the independent Jewish state of Israel (more info)

]]> http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-29-state-of-israel-formed-and-more/feed/ 0 This Day in History for November 28 — Magellan Reaches Pacific Ocean, and More http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-28-magellan-reaches-pacific-ocean/ http://999ktdy.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-28-magellan-reaches-pacific-ocean/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:54:05 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151243 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1520: Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean with three ships, becoming the first European to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific (more info)

1895: Frank Duryea wins the first motor-car race in the United States (more info)

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