Tag: History
History of 25 September
History of 25 September
1919 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson collapsed after a speech in Pueblo, CO. The speaking tour was in support of the Treaty of Versailles.
1933...
History of 23 September
History of 23 September
1912 - "Keystone Comedy" by Mack Sennett was released.
1930 - Flashbulbs were patented by Johannes Ostermeier.
1951 - The first transcontinental telecast...
History of 22 September
History of 22 September
1903 - Italo Marchiony was granted a patent for the ice cream cone.
1914 - Three British cruisers were sunk by one...
History of 21 September
History of 21 September
1931 - Britain went off the gold standard.
1931 - Japanese forces began occupying China's northeast territory of Manchuria.
1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien's...
History of 20 September
History of 20 September
1921 - KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA, started a daily radio newscast. It was one of the first in the U.S.
1946 - The first...
History of 19 September
History of 19 September
1942 - The first advertisement to announce Little Golden Books appeared in Publishers Weekly.
1955 - Eva Marie Saint, Frank Sinatra, and Paul Newman...
History of 18 September
History of 18 September
1927 - Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System made its debut with its network broadcast over 16 radio stations. The name was later...
History of 17 September
History of 17 September
1911 - The first transcontinental airplane flight started. It took C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly from New York City to...
History of 16 September
History of 16 September
1908 - General Motors was founded by William Crapo "Billy" Durant. The company was formed by merging the Buick and Olds...
History of 15 September
History of 15 September
1909 - A New York judge ruled that Ford Motor Company had infringed on George Seldon's patent for the "Road Engine."...
History of 14 September
History of 14 September
1940 - The Selective Service Act was passed by the U.S. Congress providing the first peacetime draft in the United States.
1948 - In New...
History of 13 September
History of 13 September
1922 - In El Azizia, Libya, the highest shade temperature was recorded at 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
1935 - Aviator Howard Hughes, Jr.,...