Tag: today in history

April 28, there are 247 days left in 2016. 1788 Maryland became the 7th state in the United States. 1789 Fletcher Christian led the mutiny…

April 27, there are 248 days left in the year. 1521 Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a fight with natives of the Philippines.…

April 20, 2016.  There are 255 days remaining in the year. 1769 Ottawa Indian chief Pontiac murdered. 1841 The first detective story, Edgar Allen Poe’s…

April 19, 2016, there are 256 days left in this year. 1775 The “shot heard around the world” was fired. Colonial Minute Men took on…

Today is April 1, there are 274 days left in the year. 1789 Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first Speaker of the House…

Today is March 31, there are 279 days left in this year. 1492 Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain expelled Jews who would not…

Today is March 30th, there are 279 days remaining in the year. 1842 Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation. 1856 The…

Today is March 29.  There are 280 days remaining in the year. 1848 For the first time in recorded history, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. An…

March 25, 2016.  There are 281 days left in this year. 1634 Maryland was founded by settlers sent by the late Lord Baltimore. 1894 Jacob…

March 24, 2016.  There are 282 days left in the year. 1603 Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69 after ruling England for more than…