today in history

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

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1907: Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory collectively enter the United States as Oklahoma, the 46th state (more info) 1914: The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1777: After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation (more info) 1867: The first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1841: James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism (more info) 1927: The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River car tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1620: Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts (more info) 1906; Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first sitting U.S. president to make an official trip outside the country, traveling to inspect progress on the Panama Canal (more info) 1965: A switch at a station near Niagara Falls fails, plung

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1872: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time and is later fined $100 (more info) 1895: George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for a gas-powered automobile (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1936: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini proclaims the Rome-Berlin Axis, establishing the alliance of the Axis Powers (more info) 1948: In the greatest upset in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeats his Republican challenger, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1512: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1864: Nevada is admitted as the 36th state in the U.S. (more info) 1926: Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1534: The English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church (more info) 1922: Benito Mussolini becomes prime minister of Italy (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1886: In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty (more info) 1919: The US Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1825: The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River (more info) 1881: Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday are involved in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1854: The Charge of the Light Brigade takes place at Balaklava during the Crimean War (more info) 1944: The Japanese deploy kamikaze suicide bombers against American warships for the first time (more info)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 raised their fists in a black-power salute duri

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)

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 – The cornerstone of the White House is laid (More info) 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world (Mo