| Today In History - October 20 |
Today in History in 1097 the First Crusade arrived in Antioch; in 1714 Georg Ludwig von Hannover was crowned as English King George I; in 1818 the 49th parallel was formed between the U.S. and Canada; and in 1979 the John F. Kennedy Library was dedicated in Boston.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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October 18, 2020 13:06
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| Today In History - October 19 |
Today in History in 1216 King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry, in 1512 Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology; and in 2003 Mother Teresa of Calcutta is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
Monday, October 19, 2020
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October 18, 2020 13:03
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| Today In History - October 18 |
Today in History in 1878 inventor Thomas Alva Edison makes electricity available for household use and in 1931 he died in West Orange, New Jersey at age 84.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
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October 14, 2020 16:23
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| Today In History - October 17 |
Today in History in 1910 Julia Ward Howe, composer of the Battle Hymn of Republic died at age 91; in 1931 Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison; and in 1958 country singer Alan Jackson was born in Newman, Georgia.
Saturday, October 17, 2020
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October 14, 2020 16:21
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| Today In History - October 16 |
Today in History in 1923 the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded; in 1956 “Love Me Tender” with Elvis Presley premiered; and Gilligan’s Island premiered in 1964 but the pilot wasn’t shown on TV until today in 1992 on TBS.
Friday, October 16, 2020
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October 14, 2020 16:19
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| Today In History - October 15 |
Today in History in 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on island of St Helena to begin his exile; in 1878 the Edison Electric Light Company was incorporated; in 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the Statue of Liberty a national monument; and in 1949 Billy Graham began his ministry.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
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October 14, 2020 16:16
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| Today In History - October 12 |
Today in History in 1492 Christopher Columbus made landfall on a Caribbean Island he names San Salvador; in 1792 the first Celebration of Columbus Day was held in the United States in New York; and in 1901 Theodore Roosevelt renamed the Executive Mansion, the White House.
Monday, October 12, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:32
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| Today In History - October 11 |
Today in History in 1868 Thomas Edison patented his first invention – the electric voice machine; in 1890 the Daughters of the American Revolution were founded; and in 1983 the last hand-cranked telephones went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial.
Sunday, October 11, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:30
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| Today In History - October 10 |
Today in History the Great Hurricane of 1780 killed 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean; in 1865 I.R. Johnson patented the bicycle frame; and in 2013 Alice Munro was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:27
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| Today In History - October 9 |
Today in History in 1837 the steamboat “Home” sank off of Okracoke, N.C. killing 100; in 1936 Hoover Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles, California; and in 1993 Scotty McCreery, American country singer who won the tenth season of American Idol, was born in Raleigh, N.C.
Friday, October 9, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:24
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| Today In History - October 8 |
Today in History in 1793 John Hancock, who signed the Declaration of Independence, died at age 56; in 1935 Ozzie Nelson married Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie & Harriet); and in 1941 Jesse Jackson, clergyman and presidential candidate was born in Greenville, S.C.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:19
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| Today In History - October 7 |
Today in History in 1492 Columbus misses Florida when he changed course; in 1957 American Bandstand premiered; and in 1971 Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:17
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| Today In History - October 6 |
Today in History in 1889 Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture; in1927 “Jazz Singer” the first movie with a sound track premiered in New York City; and in 1976 "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots received a gold record.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:14
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| Today In History - October 5 |
Today in History in 1892 the Dalton Gang ends in a shoot-out in a Kansas bank holdup; in 1945 “Meet the Press” premiered on radio; and in 1962 the Beatles released “Love Me Do” their first record.
Monday, October 5, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:11
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| Today In History - October 4 |
Today in History in 1904 Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, designer of the Statue of Liberty, died of tuberculosis at age 70; and in 1957 “Leave it to Beaver” debuted on CBS.
Sunday, October 4, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:09
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| Today In History - October 3 |
Today in History in 42 BC Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman senator and conspirator against Julius Caesar, dies during the Battle of Philippi; and in 1900 American novelist Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville, N.C.
Saturday, October 3, 2020
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October 2, 2020 15:06
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| Today In History - October 2 |
Today in History in 1789 George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification; and in 1919 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson had a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.
Friday, October 2, 2020
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September 29, 2020 16:05
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| Today In History - October 1 |
Today in History in 1908 Henry Ford introduced the Model T Car which cost $824; and in 1924 future 39th President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) was born in Plains, Georgia.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
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September 29, 2020 16:01
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| Today In History - September 30 |
Today in History in 1888 “Jack the Ripper” murdered two more women in Whitechapel, London; in 1935 the Hoover Dam was dedicated by FDR; and in 1960 the first prime time animated show “The Flintstones” premiered.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
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September 29, 2020 15:57
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| Today In History - September 29 |
Today in History some TV shows we remember - in 1959 the “Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” debuted on CBS-TV; in 1960 “My Three Sons debuted on ABC-TV; in 1971 “McMillan & Wife” debuted on NBC-TV; and in 1985 “MacGyver” debuted on ABC-TV.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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September 26, 2020 16:14
