today in history

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1901; Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (more info)

1929: The "Black Thursday" stock market crash occurs on the New York Stock Exchange (more info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

42 B.C.: Marcus Junius Brutus, a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, commits suicide after his defeat at the second battle of Philippi (more info)

1850: The first National Women's Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts (more info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1781: British General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing an end to the last major battle of the American Revolution (more info)

1789: Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (more info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1469: Ferdinand of Aragon marries Isabella of Castile in Valladolid, beginning a cooperative reign that would unite Spain and elevate the nation to a dominant world power (more info)

1648: Boston Shoemakers form the first US labor organization (more info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1931: Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion (more info)

1933: Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States (more info)

1968: Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos are forced to return their awards because they

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1793: Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, is guillotined at the height of the French Revolution (more info)

1916: In Brooklyn, New York, Margaret Sanger opens the first family-planning clinic in the United States (more info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1775 – The Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy, later renamed the United States Navy (More info)

1792

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WHAT YEAR WAS IT

These songs were on the radio:

• 'Good Morning Starshine' (Oliver)
• 'Everyday People' (Sly & The Family Stone)
• 'Come Together' (The Beatles)

These events were shaping the world:

• “Easy Rider” opens in theaters.
• “The Godfather” by Mario Puzo is released in print.
• Vince Lombardi (Redskins) coaches his last football game, losing.

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WHAT YEAR WAS IT?

These songs were on the radio:

• 'St. Elmo’s Fire' (John Parr)
• 'Saving All My Love For You' (Whitney Houston)
• 'Part-Time Lover' (Stevie Wonder)

These events were shaping the world:

• The cost of a dozen eggs: 96 cents.
• Lee Iacocca’s 'Iacocca: An Autobiography ' is on the best-selling list for 62 consecutive weeks.

• Three months after a new version of Coke is launched, the Coca-Cola Co. announces it was going to continue producing the original, 99-year-old formula soft drink.

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WHAT YEAR WAS IT

These songs were popular:

• 'Loves Me Like A Rock' (Paul Simon)
• 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown' (Jim Croce)
• 'Midnight Train To Georgia' (Gladys Knight & The Pips)

These events were current:

• Skylab, the first American space station, is launched.
• The Watergate trial begins in Washington, D.C.
• President Nixon signs the Endangered Species Act into law.

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WHAT YEAR WAS IT

These songs were popular:

• 'Heart Of Glass' (Blondie)
• 'Sad Eyes' (Robert John)
• 'Babe' (Styx)

These events were making headlines:

• Congress approves the creation of the Department of Education.
• A nuclear power plant accident occurs at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, releasing radiation.
• 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC.

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What Year Was It?

These songs were popular:

• 'Do You Love Me' (The Contours)
• 'The Twist' (Chubby Checker)
• 'The Loco-Motion' (Little Eva)

These were current events:

• The first James Bond movie, 'Dr. No,' is released.  Starring as 007 is Sean Connery, 32.
• Marilyn Monroe dies of a barbiturate overdose at age 36.
• Walter Cronkite begins anchoring the 'CBS Evening News.'

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