May 03 1937 Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind. 1948 The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court decision stated…
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This Day In History—-Soviet Union Announces Fall of Berlin
May 02 1885 Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time. 1939 Lou Gehrig established a new major-league baseball record when he played…
View More This Day In History—-Soviet Union Announces Fall of BerlinThis Day In History—Elvis Presely Marries Priscilla Beaulieu
May 01 1707 The Act of Union joined England and Scotland to form Great Britain. 1931 The Empire State Building opened in New York City.…
View More This Day In History—Elvis Presely Marries Priscilla BeaulieuThis 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 — Power Plant Accident at Chernobyl Occurs
April 26 1607 Colonists land at Cape Henry, Va., They would found Jamestown the next month. 1865 John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin, was surrounded by…
View More This Day In History — Power Plant Accident at Chernobyl OccursThis Day In History—-First Seeing Eye Dog
April 25 1901 New York became the first state to require license plates on cars. 1915 British, Australian, and New Zealand forces landed at Gallipoli.…
View More This Day In History—-First Seeing Eye DogThis 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…
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