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This Day in History for May 6 – The Hindenburg Explodes and More
This Day in History for May 6 – The Hindenburg Explodes and More
This Day in History for May 6 – The Hindenburg Explodes and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is dedicated and officially opened to the public during the Universal Exposition in Paris (More info) 1937 – The Hindenburg, a German airship, explodes while trying to dock in New Jersey, killing 36 people (More info)
This Day in History for May 3 – The First Spam E-mail Is Sent and More
This Day in History for May 3 – The First Spam E-mail Is Sent and More
This Day in History for May 3 – The First Spam E-mail Is Sent and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1802 – Washington, DC is granted a municipal government consisting of a mayor appointed by the president of the US, officially incorporating it as a city (More info) 1877 – Ontario, Canada’s Labatt Park, the oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world, has its first game (More info)
This Day in History for April 30 – Hitler Commits Suicide and More
This Day in History for April 30 – Hitler Commits Suicide and More
This Day in History for April 30 – Hitler Commits Suicide and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1803 – France sells the Louisiana territory and adjoining lands to the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase (More info) 1939 – Commercial television makes its official US debut, broadcasting from the Empire State Building at the New York World’s Fair (More info)
This Day in History for April 27 – Sultana Steamboat Disaster and More
This Day in History for April 27 – Sultana Steamboat Disaster and More
This Day in History for April 27 – Sultana Steamboat Disaster and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1865 – The steamboat Sultana explodes on the Mississippi River and kills 1,700 passengers, many of whom were discharged Union soldiers (More info) 1956 – Rocky Marciano becomes the only heavyweight boxing champion to retire with a perfect record (More info)
This Day in History for April 17 – Ford Mustang Debuts and More
This Day in History for April 17 – Ford Mustang Debuts and More
This Day in History for April 17 – Ford Mustang Debuts and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1397 – Geoffrey Chaucer tells the ‘Canterbury Tales’ for the first time at the court of Richard II (More info) 1961 – A group of CIA financed and trained Cuban exiles lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro (More info)
This Day in History for April 16 – Cronkite Becomes Anchor and More
This Day in History for April 16 – Cronkite Becomes Anchor and More
This Day in History for April 16 – Cronkite Becomes Anchor and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1943 – The hallucinogenic effects of LSD are discovered (More info) 1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the ‘CBS Evening News,’ going on to become “the most trusted man in America” (More info) 1963 – Dr...

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