October 04 1887 The International Herald Tribune was published for the first time. 1895 The first U.S. Open Golf tournament was held in Newport, Rhode…
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This Day In History — Germany United
October 03 1226 St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, died. 1863 President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.…
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October 02 1919 President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. 1944 The two-month-long Warsaw Uprising was squelched by Nazi troops battling…
View More This Day In History — Birthday of GhandiThis Day In History — Model T on the streets
October 01 1800 Spain ceded Louisiana to France in the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. 1908 Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the…
View More This Day In History — Model T on the streetsThis Day In History — Nuremberg Trials Find Verdict
September 30 1791 Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute premiered in Vienna, Austria. 1927 Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run. The record stood until Roger…
View More This Day In History — Nuremberg Trials Find VerdictThis Day In History — ‘Discovery’ is Launched
September 29 1399 King Richard II became the first English monarch to abdicate his throne. 1829 Sir Robert Peel’s police force, the “bobbies,” began operations…
View More This Day In History — ‘Discovery’ is LaunchedThis Day In History — Birthday of Michelangelo
September 28 1066 William the Conqueror invaded England. 1542 Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego. 1781 The closing campaign of the…
View More This Day In History — Birthday of MichelangeloThis Day In History — Mark McGuire Goes Yard for History
September 27 1540 Pope Paul III approved the charter for the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded by St. Ignatius Loyola. 1939 Warsaw, Poland, was surrendered…
View More This Day In History — Mark McGuire Goes Yard for HistoryThis Day In History — “Johnny Appleseed” is born
September 26 1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State. 1820 Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri. 1914 The Federal Trade Commission was…
View More This Day In History — “Johnny Appleseed” is bornThis Day In History — O’Connor Sworn in as First Female Supreme Court Justice
September 25 1775 Ethan Allen was captured by the British. 1789 The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the…
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