Tag: todays history

History of 5 April 1908 - The Japanese Army reached the Yalu River as the Russians retreated. 1919 - Eamon de Valera became president of Ireland. 1923...

History of 4 April 1902 - British Financier Cecil Rhodes left $10 million in his will that would provide scholarships for Americans to Oxford University...

History of 3 April 1993 - The Norman Rockwell Museum opened in Stockbridge, MA. 1996 - An Air Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron...

History of 2 April 1900 – The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule. 1902 – Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg. 1902 – "Electric...

History of 1 April 1905 - The British East African Protectorate became the colony of Kenya. 1905 - Paris and Berlin were linked by telephone. 1916 -...

History of 2 March 1807 - The U.S. Congress passed an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of...

History of 14 February 1778 - The Stars and Stripes were carried to a foreign port, in France, for the first time. It was aboard...

History Of 13 February 1542 - Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII. 1633 - Galileo Galilei...

History Of 9 February 1900 – The Davis Cup competition is established. 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes. 1907 – The Mud March is the first large procession organized by the National...

History of 23 January 1264 – In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues...

History of 24 September 1915 - "The Lamb," Douglas Fairbanks first film, was shown at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York City, NY. 1929 - The first...

History of 9 July 1900 - The Commonwealth of Australia was established by an act of the British Parliament, uniting the separate colonies under a...