In 1858, Charles Darwin‘s groundbreaking theory of evolution was first introduced to the public through its publication in the “Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society.”
In 1968, the Soviet Union, along with other Warsaw Pact countries, launched an invasion of Czechoslovakia to suppress the “Prague Spring” movement, which sought to bring liberal reforms to the country.
In 1862, the New York Tribune featured an open letter from editor Horace Greeley, urging President Abraham Lincoln to take more decisive action in freeing enslaved individuals and quelling the Southern rebellion.
In 1866, President Andrew Johnson officially declared the end of the Civil War.
In 1882, Tchaikovsky‘s famous “1812 Overture” was performed for the first time in Moscow.
In 1920, representatives from four professional football teams established the American Professional Football Conference, which would evolve into the National Football League two years later with 18 teams.
In 1940, exiled Communist leader Leon Trotsky was fatally attacked by assassin Ramon Mercader in Coyoacan, Mexico. Trotsky succumbed to his injuries the following day.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act into law, a significant anti-poverty initiative that allocated nearly $1 billion.
In 1986, postal worker Patrick Henry Sherrill carried out a tragic mass shooting at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma, killing 14 coworkers before taking his own life. The incident contributed to the term “Going Postal.”
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