Today In History
What happened this day in history
Today in History: September 19
Today in History: September 19: This date is marked by a pattern of world leaders leaving. In 1796, President George Washington’s farewell address was published. In 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died. In 1955, President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted. In 2004 former President Jiang Zemin of China departed from his top military post. In 2022 the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral.
Today in History: September 18
Today in History: September 18: The U.S. Capitol figures strongly in our history today. What we see today in Congress is probably not at all what the founding fathers envisioned. Being not only the symbol of Democracy, but also the actual building and location where Democracy happens, the Capitol Building probably never actually rose to its promise of seeking freedom and justice for all. However, it is still there, and there are still Congress men and women who still work there, some to make progress, and many just for political purposes.
Today is a good day to remind ourselves of the original aspirations of founding fathers whose visions for this new country were set in stone.
In 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol; In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act; In 1947, the National Security Act went into effect. In 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died and lay in state at the Capitol.
Today in History: September 17
Today in History, September 17: Coincidences and ironies are attached to this day in history. Significantly, the Constitution of the U.S. was signed in 1787, and the Camp David Accords were signed in 1978. In 1908 a U.S. Army officer became the first fatality of a military airplane crash, while in 1944 Allied paratroopers landed behind enemy lines in Operation Market Garden. In 2001 there was flag-waving in the stock exchange as it opened for the first time after the 9-11 attacks, while in 2011 the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations began.
Today in History: September 16
Today in History: September 16: In 1893 the Cherokee Strip Land Run occurred; In 1810, Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla started a rebellion marking the beginning of the Mexican War Of Independence. In 1982, the Sabra and Shatila massacre occurred; In 2018, Hurricane Florence caused flooding across the Carolinas; In 1908, General Motors was founded; In 1966, the Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house;
Today in History: September 15
Today in History: September 15: In 1835, Charles Darwin reaches the Galápagos Islands. In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws were enacted in Nazi Germany, In 1959, Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States, In 1963, a bomb blast killed four young girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham
Today in History: September 14
Today in History: September 14: President William McKinley died and Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him. Other famous deaths on this day include Isadora Duncan, and Princess Grace of Monaco. On this day in 1847, General Winfield Scott took control of Mexicao City during the Mexican-American War. During the Civil War, in 1861 in a Naval battle, the USS Colorado sank the Confederate schooner Judah.
Today in History: September 13
Today in History: September 13: In 1993 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn, after signing an accord. In 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election. In 1971, a four-day inmate rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility ended. In 2021, school resumed for New York City public school students during the Covid 19 crisis.
Today in History: September 12
Today in History: September 12: This day seems to be connected to outer space exploration. In 1959, the Soviet Union launched “Luna 2.” In 1962, President Kennedy committed to sending a man to the moon. In 2013, Voyager 1 exited the solar system.
Today in History: September 11
Today in History: September 11 is remembered as a day of violence and tragedy. In 2001, Al Qaeda terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York. In 2012 a mob attacked a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya. In 1973 General Augusto Pinochet led a violent coup in Chile. And in 2023 Storm Daniel caused severe flooding in Derna, Libya.