It is the 181st day of the year, with only 184 days remaining until the end of the year.
1520 - Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes fight their way out of Tenochtitlan.
1794 - Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.
1805 - Congress organizes the Michigan Territory.
1859 - French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
1864 - President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort, and recreation."
1882 - Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of President James Garfield.
1905 - Albert Einstein publishes the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity.
1906 - Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
1921 - President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft Chief Justice of the U.S.
1953 - The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls of the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
1960 - Congo gains its independence from Belgium.
1971 - Ohio ratifies the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution, reducing the voting age to 18, thereby putting the amendment into effect.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
29th of June
It is the 180th day of the year, with only 185 days remaining.
1534 - Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
1889 - Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population.
1914 - Jina Guseva attempts to assassinate Grigori Rasputin at his home town in Siberia.
1995 - The Sampoong Department store collapses in the Seochu-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937 people.
2006 - In Hamdan VS. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
1534 - Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
1889 - Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population.
1914 - Jina Guseva attempts to assassinate Grigori Rasputin at his home town in Siberia.
1995 - The Sampoong Department store collapses in the Seochu-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937 people.
2006 - In Hamdan VS. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
28th of June
It is the 179th day of the year, with only 186 days remaining.
This date is the only date each year where both the month and day are different perfect numbers, June 6, being the only date where the month and day are the same perfect number.
1776 - Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan's Island, this event is commemorated in Carolina Day.
1776 - Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
1846 - The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France.
1865 - The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
1894 - Labor Day becomes a US holiday.
1902 - Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
1914 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I.
1919 = The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, formally ending World War I, between Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, and the United States, and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other.
1942 - Nazi Germany started its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union codenamed Case Blue.
1948 - Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
1964 - Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
1989 - The 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo. Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle, which is later interpreted as foreshadowing the Yugolav Wars.
1994 - Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan, 7 persons are killed and 660 are injured.
1997 - Mike Tyson fights Evander Holyfield II, and Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece of Holyfield's ear.
This date is the only date each year where both the month and day are different perfect numbers, June 6, being the only date where the month and day are the same perfect number.
1776 - Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan's Island, this event is commemorated in Carolina Day.
1776 - Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
1846 - The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France.
1865 - The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
1894 - Labor Day becomes a US holiday.
1902 - Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
1914 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I.
1919 = The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, formally ending World War I, between Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, and the United States, and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other.
1942 - Nazi Germany started its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union codenamed Case Blue.
1948 - Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
1964 - Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
1989 - The 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo. Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle, which is later interpreted as foreshadowing the Yugolav Wars.
1994 - Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan, 7 persons are killed and 660 are injured.
1997 - Mike Tyson fights Evander Holyfield II, and Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece of Holyfield's ear.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
27th of June
It is the 178th day of the year, with only 187 days remaining until the end of the year.
1844 - Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
1898 - The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
1923 - Captain Lowell H. Smith and Lieutenant John P, Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane.
1941 - Romanian governmental forces, launch one of the most violent pogroms in the city of Iasi, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
1950 - The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
1967 - The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom.
1977 - France grants independence to Djibouti.
1844 - Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
1898 - The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
1923 - Captain Lowell H. Smith and Lieutenant John P, Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane.
1941 - Romanian governmental forces, launch one of the most violent pogroms in the city of Iasi, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
1950 - The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
1967 - The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom.
1977 - France grants independence to Djibouti.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
26th of June
It is the 177th day of the year, with only 188 days remaining until the new year.
1541 - Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima, by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego Almagro. Almagro is later both caught and executed.
1718 - Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
1917 - The first U.S. troops arrive in France to fight alongside Britain and France against Germany during World War I.
1918 - At the Battle for Belleau Wood - Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
1927 - The famous Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.
1936 - It is the initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
1942 - It is the first flight of the American Grumman F6F Hellcat.
1960 - Madagascar gains its independence from France.
1974 - The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.
1541 - Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima, by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego Almagro. Almagro is later both caught and executed.
1718 - Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
1917 - The first U.S. troops arrive in France to fight alongside Britain and France against Germany during World War I.
1918 - At the Battle for Belleau Wood - Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
1927 - The famous Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.
1936 - It is the initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
1942 - It is the first flight of the American Grumman F6F Hellcat.
1960 - Madagascar gains its independence from France.
1974 - The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.
Monday, June 25, 2012
25th of June
It is the 176th day of the year, with only 189 days remaining until the end of the year.
1788 - Virginia becomes the 10th state to ratify the Constitution.
1876 - Battle of the Little Bighorn, occurs.
1910 - Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for "immoral purposes," the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
1947 - The diary of Anne Frank is first published.
1948 - The Berlin airlift begins, by flying in and dropping much needed supplies to the residents of East Germany.
1949 - Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs bunny, is released in theaters.
1960 - Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency, left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
1981 - Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
1788 - Virginia becomes the 10th state to ratify the Constitution.
1876 - Battle of the Little Bighorn, occurs.
1910 - Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for "immoral purposes," the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
1947 - The diary of Anne Frank is first published.
1948 - The Berlin airlift begins, by flying in and dropping much needed supplies to the residents of East Germany.
1949 - Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs bunny, is released in theaters.
1960 - Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency, left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
1981 - Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
24th of June
Today is the 175th day of the year, with only 190 days remaining until the end of the year.
109 - Roman Emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 25 miles north-west of Rome.
1314 - The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce, though England did not recognize the Scottish independence until 14 years later, with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton.
1374 - A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
1497 - John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland, leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
1916 - Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract.
1916 - The Battle of the Somme begins with a week-long artillery bombardment on the German Lines.
1938 - Pieces of a meteor, estimated to have weight 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere, land near Chicora, Pennsylvania.
1947 - Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.
1957 - In Roth VS. United States, the Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
1982 - Known as the Jakarta Incident, British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
1985 - STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery completes its mission, best remembered for having Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and Muslim in space, as Payload Specialist.
109 - Roman Emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 25 miles north-west of Rome.
1314 - The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce, though England did not recognize the Scottish independence until 14 years later, with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton.
1374 - A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
1497 - John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland, leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
1916 - Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract.
1916 - The Battle of the Somme begins with a week-long artillery bombardment on the German Lines.
1938 - Pieces of a meteor, estimated to have weight 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere, land near Chicora, Pennsylvania.
1947 - Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.
1957 - In Roth VS. United States, the Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
1982 - Known as the Jakarta Incident, British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
1985 - STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery completes its mission, best remembered for having Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and Muslim in space, as Payload Specialist.
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