Today In History
What happened this day in history
Today in History: September 9
Today in History: September 9: The second Continental Congress formally adopts the name “United States of America.” Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) is founded. Althea Gibson wins the U.S. National Championships. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction. King Charles III gave his first speech to Britain as new monarch.
Today in History: September 8
Today in History: September 8: Queen Elizabeth dies, President Gerald Ford pardons Former President Nixon, Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana is shot and killed, St. Augustine, Florida becomes first permanent settlement in North America, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida signs Japanese peace treaty and more . . .
Today in History: September 7
Today in History: September 7: In 1940 Nazi Germany launched a relentless air assault on Britain known as the Blitz. Atlantic City, New Jersey, hosted the inaugural Miss America Pageant. In 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty. In 1986, Bishop Desmond Tutu was installed as the first Black leader of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa.
Today in History: September 6
Today in History: September 6; In 1901 President William McKinley was shot at a reception in Buffalo, New York. In 1949 there was a mass shooting in Camden, New Jersey in which 13 people were killed by a paranoid schizophrenic. In 1975, tennis star Martina Navatilova asked for political asylum in the U.S. In 1997 Princess Diana was publicly laid to rest. And in 2018, India decriminalized homosexuality.
Today in History: September 5
Today in History: September 5: Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games; Sam Houston became first president of Republic of Texas, the Treaty of Portsmouth was signed, ending the Russo-Japanese war.
Today in History: September 4
Today in History: September 4: In 1949, over 140 people were injured in the infamous Peekskill riots; In 1972, U.S. Olympics swimmer Mark Spitz became the first to win seven medals; In 1974, the United States established diplomatic relations with East Germany…
Today in History: September 3
Today in History: September 3, The Treaty of Paris. – Birth of a Nation, Confederate forces invaded Kentucky, Allied Forces Invade Italy, Viking 2 Lands on Mars, Sir Malcolm Campbell became the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
Today in History: September 2
Today in History: September 2 World War 2 ends with the surrender of Japan. Great fire of London begins, U.S. Treasury Department established, Diana Nyad completes swim from Cuba To Florida, September 2 seems to follow a pattern of fires and devastation, as well as progressive steps in American education.
Today in History: September 1
1985: On this day, the elusive wreckage of the Titanic was finally discovered, resting on the ocean floor, some 400 miles off Newfoundland’s coast. This U.S.French expedition brought closure to one of the most tragic maritime disasters in history. 1715: In France, the end of an era arrived as King Louis XIV passed away just […]