this day in history

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1945 – The battle of Iwo Jima ends (More info) 1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – Patrick Henry opposes British policy by declaring, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” (More info) 1839 – The initials “O.K.” are first published in the Boston Morning Post (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1765 – The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies (More info) 1894 – The first Stanley Cup championship game is won by the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, which triumphed over the Ottawa Capitals (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1804 – Napoleonic Code is approved in France, giving the country its first post-revolutionary set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family, and individual rights (More info) 1963 – Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay closes down and transfers its last prisoners (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1920 – The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (More info) 1931 – The Nevada legislature legalizes gambling in an attempt to lift the state out of the hard times caused by the Great Depression (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1841 – The US Supreme Court rules that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally (More info) 1916 – Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded (More info) 1948 – The Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violates the US Constitution (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1836 – The Alamo falls to Mexican forces (More info) 1857 – The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case that slaves are not US citizens (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1784 – John Wesley charters the Methodist Church in the United States (More info) 1883 – The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar (More info) 1803 – In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1896 – The Tootsie Roll is introduced (More info) 1927 – President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill establishing the Federal Radio Commission — later the Federal Communications Commission — which regulated the use of US radio frequencies (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1819 – By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for $5 million (More info) 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores (More info)