May 07 1824 Beethoven’s 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna. 1847 The American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia, Pa. 1915 The British ocean liner Lusitania…
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This Day In History — The Hindenburg disaster occurs
May 06 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act over President Chester A. Arthur’s veto. 1889 The Universal Exposition opened in Paris, marking the completion…
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May 05 1809 Mary Kies of South Killingly, Conn., became the first woman to be granted a patent. The patent was for the rights to…
View More This Day In History — Alan Shepard becomes first American in spaceThis Day In History — Louisiana Purchase is made
April 30 1803 France sold Louisiana and adjoining lands to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. 1812 Louisiana became the 18th state…
View More This Day In History — Louisiana Purchase is madeThis Day In History — Dachau concentration camp is liberated
April 29 1429 Joan of Arc entered the city of Orléans. She would end its months-long siege and would become known as the “Maid of…
View More This Day In History — Dachau concentration camp is liberatedThis Day In History — Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the Army
April 28 1788 Maryland became the 7th state in the United States. 1789 Fletcher Christian led the mutiny aboard the British ship Bounty against Captain…
View More This Day In History — Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the ArmyThis Day In History — Magellan falls short of circumnavigation
April 27 1521 Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a fight with natives of the Philippines. 1805 The U.S. Marines captured Derna, on the…
View More This Day In History — Magellan falls short of circumnavigationThis Day In History—Easter Rebellion Begins
April 24 1800 Library of Congress was established. 1898 Spain declared war on the U.S.. 1915 Turks began deportation of Armenians that led to the…
View More This Day In History—Easter Rebellion BeginsThis Day In History — Birth and Death of William Shakespeare
April 23 1616 Playwright William Shakespeare died in Stratford-on-Avon, England. 1954 Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs. 1969 Sirhan Sirhan was…
View More This Day In History — Birth and Death of William ShakespeareThis Day In History — Oklahoma Land Rush Begins
April 22 1500 Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil and claimed it for Portugal. 1509 Henry VIII became king of England. 1616 The Spanish poet Cervantes…
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