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This Day in History for November 12 — Ellis Island Closes, and More

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:30:38 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1927: Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union (more info)

1954: Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892 (more info)

This Day in History for November 10 — 'Sesame Street' Premieres, and More

Chris Chaberski — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:17:14 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1775: The United States Marine Corps is founded (more info)

1871: Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary Dr. David Livingstone, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" (more info)

This Day in History for November 6 — Abraham Lincoln Elected, and More

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:09:50 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States (more info)

1913: Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa (more info)

This Day in History for October 26 — Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:03:44 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1825: The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River (more info)

1881: Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday are involved in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona (more info)

This Day in History for October 2 – 'Peanuts' First Published and More

Joe Hyer — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:01:54 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1919 – President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed (More info)

1950 – Charles M. Schulz's iconic comic strip, 'Peanuts,' is first published (More info)

This Day in History for March 20 – Lennon Marries Ono and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:00:14 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ is published (More info)

1854 – Members of the Whig Party splinter off into a new group they call the Republican Party (More info)

This Day in History for March 15 – Ides of March and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:43 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

44 BC – On the “Ides of March,” Julius Caesar is stabbed to death in the senate house by a group of conspirators led by Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus (More info)

1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas (More info)

This Day in History for March 13 – Uranus Discovered and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:07 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1781 – William Herschel discovers Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun (More info)

1865 – The Confederate States of America agree to the use of African-American troops (More info)

This Day in History for January 31 – Truman Announces H-Bomb Plans and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:30:30 +0000

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)

This Day in History for January 23 – Vietnam Peace Settlement and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:40 +0000

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)

This Day in History for January 19 – Indira Gandhi Takes Power and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:35 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1915 – The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by Frenchman George Claude (More info)

1953 – Almost 70 percent of all television sets in the US are tuned in to ‘I Love Lucy’ to watch Lucy Ricardo have baby Ricky (More info)

This Day in History for January 17 – Chevy Corvette Debuts and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:29 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip (More info)

1950 – In what would come to be called the Great Brinks Robbery, thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston (More info)

This Day in History for January 11 – Grand Canyon Becomes US Monument and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:13 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1908 – President Theodore Roosevelt makes the Grand Canyon a national monument (More info)

1935 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California (More info)

This Day in History for January 10 – Texas Oil Boom Begins and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:04 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1920 – The League of Nations formally comes into being (More info)

1941 – Franklin Roosevelt introduces the lend-lease program to Congress, which was intended to help Britain beat back Hitler’s advance while keeping America only indirectly involved in World War II (More info)

This Day in History for January 5 – Golden Gate Bridge Construction Begins and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:40 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1643 – The first legal divorce in the American colonies takes place (More info)

1925 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States (More info)

This Day in History for January 4 – Pelosi Becomes First Female Speaker and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:30 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government (More info)

1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his “Great Society” during his State of the Union address (More info)

This Day in History for January 3 – Apple Computer Incorporated and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:00:33 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1870 – The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins (More info)

1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (More info)

This Day in History for January 2 – 55 MPH Speed Limit Enacted and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:00:30 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1935 – Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh (More info)

1942 – In the largest espionage case in United States history, the FBI convicts 33 members of the Duquesne Spy Ring (More info)

This Day in History for December 20 – Elvis Presley Drafted and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:00:35 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans (More info)

1860 – South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States (More info)

This Day in History for December 19 – House Votes to Impeach Clinton and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:00:05 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1776 – Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled ‘The American Crisis’ (More info)

1777 – George Washington’s Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (More info)