this day in history

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is founded (More info) 1914 – The first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place in Washington, DC (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1763 – The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War, and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain (More info) 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1942 – Year-round daylight saving time is reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources (More info) 1950 – Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the US Department of State of being filled with Communists (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1587 – Mary Queen of Scots is executed on suspicion of having been involved in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I (More info) 1915 – D.W. Griffith’s controversial film ‘The Birth of a Nation’ premieres in Los Angeles (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1926 – Carter G. Woodson founds Negro History Week, which later evolved into Black History Month (More info) 1940 – The second full length animated Walt Disney film, ‘Pinocchio,’ premieres (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1935 – The popular board game Monopoly goes on sale (More info) 1952 – Upon the death of her father, George VI, Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth II (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1870 – The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to citizens regardless of race (More info) 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed (More info) 1922 – James Joyce’s groundbreaking novel ‘Ulysses’ is published (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1790 – In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time (More info) 1884 – The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1606 – Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in a plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execution for treason (More info) 1747 – The first venereal disease clinic opens at London Lock Hospital (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1835 – In the House chamber of the US Capitol, President Andrew Jackson survives the first attempt against the life of a US president (More info) 1933 – Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1845 – Edgar Allan Poe’s first published work, ‘The Raven,’ appears in the New York Evening Mirror (More info) 1936 – The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY are announced: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1915 – An act of Congress creates the United States Coast Guard (More info) 1959 – The Green Bay Packers hire the now-legendary Vince Lombardi as the team’s coach and general manager (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1785 – The University of Georgia is founded, becoming the first public university in the United States (More info) 1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, DC (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1788 – Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia (More info) 1961 – President John F. Kennedy appoints Janet Travell as his personal physician, making her the first woman in history to hold the post (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates US transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco (More info) 1924 – The French Alps hosts the first Winter Olympics games (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1848 – James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento, triggering the California Gold Rush (More info) 1908 – In England, Robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the first female doctor in the United States (More info) 1957 – Machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs, better known as Frisbees (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1970 – The Boeing 747, the world’s first “jumbo jet,” enters commercial service (More info) 1973 – The US Supreme Court delivers its decision in Roe v. Wade, legalizing elective abortion in all 50 states (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The first American novel, ‘The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth,’ is printed in Boston, Massachusetts (More info) 1954 – The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, is launched (More info)