It is the 158th day of the year, with only 207 days remaining.
1494 - Spain and Portugal signs the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.
1692 - In Port Royal, Jamiaca, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killing and 3,000 are seriously injured.
1832 - Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada.
1892 - Benjamin Harrison becomes the first President of the United States to attend a baseball game.
1892 - Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train, he would lost the resulting court case, Plessy VS. Ferguson.
1893 - Mohandas Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience.
1917 - Allied ammonal mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge are detonated, killing 10,000 German troops at the Battle of Messines.
1938 - The Douglas DC-4E aircraft, makes its first test flight.
1944 - At Abbey Ardennes members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war.
1965 - The Supreme Court hands down its decision in Griswold VS. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
1975 - Sony introduces the Betamax videocasette recorder for sale to the public.
1982 - Priscilla Presely opens Graceland to the public, the bathroom where Elvis died five years earlier is off-limits.
2006 - Abu Masab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, is killed in an airstrike by the United States Air Force.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
6th of June
It is the 157th day of the year, with only 208 days remaining until the end of the year.
1813 - A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force two times it size under William Winder and John Chandler at the Battle of Stoney Creek during the War of 1812.
1833 - President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride on a train.
1882 - More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed as a cylcone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbor.
1933 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.
1934 - President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Securities Act of 1933 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
1944 - The Battle of Normandy begins. D-Day, codenamed Operation Overlord, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious operation in history.
1946 - The National Basketball Association is created, with eleven original teams.
1984 - Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all-time, is released.
1985 - The grave of Wolfgang Gerhard is exhumed in Embu, Brazil. The remains found are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Aushwitz's "Angel of Death." Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February of 1979.
2002 - A near-Earth asteroid estimated at 10 meters diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
1813 - A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force two times it size under William Winder and John Chandler at the Battle of Stoney Creek during the War of 1812.
1833 - President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride on a train.
1882 - More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed as a cylcone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbor.
1933 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.
1934 - President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Securities Act of 1933 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
1944 - The Battle of Normandy begins. D-Day, codenamed Operation Overlord, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious operation in history.
1946 - The National Basketball Association is created, with eleven original teams.
1984 - Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all-time, is released.
1985 - The grave of Wolfgang Gerhard is exhumed in Embu, Brazil. The remains found are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Aushwitz's "Angel of Death." Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February of 1979.
2002 - A near-Earth asteroid estimated at 10 meters diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
5th of June
It is the 156th day of the year, with only 209 days remaining until the end of the year.
70 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem during the siege of the city.
1837 - Houston, Texas is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.
1851 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.
1864 - Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.
1917 - Concription begins in the United States, as "Army registration day."
1944 - More than 1000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.
1947 - In a speech at Harvard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog," on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
1967 - The Israeli air force launches simultaneous pre-emptive attacks on the air forces of Egypt and Syria.
1968 - U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan.
1977 - The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, goes on sale.
1981 - The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that five people in Los Angeles, California have a rare for of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.
1989 - The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
70 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem during the siege of the city.
1837 - Houston, Texas is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.
1851 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.
1864 - Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.
1917 - Concription begins in the United States, as "Army registration day."
1944 - More than 1000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.
1947 - In a speech at Harvard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog," on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
1967 - The Israeli air force launches simultaneous pre-emptive attacks on the air forces of Egypt and Syria.
1968 - U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan.
1977 - The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, goes on sale.
1981 - The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that five people in Los Angeles, California have a rare for of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.
1989 - The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Monday, June 4, 2012
4th of June
It is the 155th day of the year, with only 210 days remaining until the end of the year.
1876 - An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
1896 - Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
1912 - Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
1939 - The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, after already being turned away from Cuba. It is forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
1940 - British forces complete evacuation of 300,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
1944 - A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505, the first time a U.S. navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century.
1973 - A patent for the ATM is granted to Donald Wetzel, Tom Barnes, and George Chastain.
1974 - During Ten Cent Beer Night, inebriated Cleveland Indians fans start a riot, causing the game to be forfeited to the Texas Rangers.
1986 - Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
1998 - Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
1876 - An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
1896 - Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
1912 - Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
1939 - The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, after already being turned away from Cuba. It is forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
1940 - British forces complete evacuation of 300,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
1944 - A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505, the first time a U.S. navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century.
1973 - A patent for the ATM is granted to Donald Wetzel, Tom Barnes, and George Chastain.
1974 - During Ten Cent Beer Night, inebriated Cleveland Indians fans start a riot, causing the game to be forfeited to the Texas Rangers.
1986 - Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
1998 - Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
3rd of June
Today is the 154th day of the year, with only 211 days remaining.
350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.
1539 - Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
1839 - In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsu, destroys 1.2 million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants. This provides Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War.
1864 - At the Battle of Cold Harbor, Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia.
1888 - The poem "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner.
1916 - The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
1932 - Lou Gehrig and teammate Tony Lazzeri hit four home runs in one game, and hit for the natural cycle, respectively. These two feats are both less common than a perfect game, which has occurred 21 times in one hundred-twenty years.
1943 - In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots.
1979 - A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.
1539 - Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
1839 - In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsu, destroys 1.2 million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants. This provides Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War.
1864 - At the Battle of Cold Harbor, Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia.
1888 - The poem "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner.
1916 - The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
1932 - Lou Gehrig and teammate Tony Lazzeri hit four home runs in one game, and hit for the natural cycle, respectively. These two feats are both less common than a perfect game, which has occurred 21 times in one hundred-twenty years.
1943 - In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots.
1979 - A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
2nd of June
It is the 153rd day of the year, with only 212 days remaining until the new year.
455 - Vandals enter the city of Rome, and plunder for almost two weeks, taking anything and everything.
1692 - Bridget Bishop is the first person to go on trial in the Salem with trials in Massachusetts. Found guilty, she is hanged eight days later.
1763 - At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture For Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
1774 - The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
1835 - P.T. Barnum and his circus star their first tour of the United States.
1896 - Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention, the radio.
1924 - President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
1995 - United States Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady's F-16, is shot down over Bosnia while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone.
1997 - In Denver, Colorado, Timothy McVeigh is convicted of 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
2004 - Ken Jennings, begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!
455 - Vandals enter the city of Rome, and plunder for almost two weeks, taking anything and everything.
1692 - Bridget Bishop is the first person to go on trial in the Salem with trials in Massachusetts. Found guilty, she is hanged eight days later.
1763 - At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture For Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
1774 - The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
1835 - P.T. Barnum and his circus star their first tour of the United States.
1896 - Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention, the radio.
1924 - President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
1995 - United States Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady's F-16, is shot down over Bosnia while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone.
1997 - In Denver, Colorado, Timothy McVeigh is convicted of 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
2004 - Ken Jennings, begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!
Friday, June 1, 2012
1st of June
It is the 152nd day of the year, with only 213 days remaining until the new year.
1495 - Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky.
1660 - Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1779 - Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.
1792 - Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
1796 - Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the Union.
1861 - Battle of Fairfax Court House, is the first land battle of the Civil War after Fort Sumter, with the first Confederate combat casualty.
1890 - The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
1916 - Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
1918 - At the Battle for Belleau Wood, Allied forces under John J. Pershing and Jams Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
1943 - British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation the downing was an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Churchill.
1974 - In the journal Emergency Medicine, the Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims, is published.
1988 - The Cable News Network, CNN, begins broadcasting.
2009 - General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
1495 - Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky.
1660 - Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1779 - Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.
1792 - Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
1796 - Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the Union.
1861 - Battle of Fairfax Court House, is the first land battle of the Civil War after Fort Sumter, with the first Confederate combat casualty.
1890 - The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
1916 - Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
1918 - At the Battle for Belleau Wood, Allied forces under John J. Pershing and Jams Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
1943 - British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation the downing was an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Churchill.
1974 - In the journal Emergency Medicine, the Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims, is published.
1988 - The Cable News Network, CNN, begins broadcasting.
2009 - General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
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