This Day in History

A series of trading cards that celebrates historical events that occurred on each day of the year
0013 - October 12, 1492 - Columbus Lands in the New World

0013 - October 12, 1492 - Columbus Lands in the New World

0018 - December 2, 1804 - Coronation of Emperor Napoleon

0018 - December 2, 1804 - Coronation of Emperor Napoleon

0019 - October 13, 1884 - Greenwich Mean Time Established

0019 - October 13, 1884 - Greenwich Mean Time Established

0025 - November 30, 1982 - Michael Jackson Releases Thriller Album

0025 - November 30, 1982 - Michael Jackson Releases Thriller Album

0029 - October 14, 1834 - 1st African-American patent

0029 - October 14, 1834 - 1st African-American patent

0031 - December 4, 1927- Duke Ellington Appears at NYC's Cotton Club

0031 - December 4, 1927- Duke Ellington Appears at NYC's Cotton Club

0033 - September 30, 1846- Dentists Use Anesthetic Ether for first time

0033 - September 30, 1846- Dentists Use Anesthetic Ether for first time

0034 - December 2, 1823 - James Monroe Proposes the Monroe Doctrine

0034 - December 2, 1823 - James Monroe Proposes the Monroe Doctrine

0042 - October 3, 1941- Maltese Falcon Film Premieres

0042 - October 3, 1941- Maltese Falcon Film Premieres

0043 - October 26, 1881 - Gunfight at the O. K. Corrall

0043 - October 26, 1881 - Gunfight at the O. K. Corrall

0045 - October 16, 1923 - Disney Brothers Cartoon Studios Founded

0045 - October 16, 1923 - Disney Brothers Cartoon Studios Founded

0049 - October 10, 1845 - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy Founded

0049 - October 10, 1845 - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy Founded

0051 - October 15, 1520 - King Henry V Orders Bowling Lanes at Whitehall

0051 - October 15, 1520 - King Henry V Orders Bowling Lanes at Whitehall

0054 - October 28, 1886 - Statue of Liberty Dedicated

0054 - October 28, 1886 - Statue of Liberty Dedicated

0058 - November 16, 1841- Napoleon Guerin Patents the cork-filled Life preserver

0058 - November 16, 1841- Napoleon Guerin Patents the cork-filled Life preserver

0062 - November 15, 1904- Gillette Patents the Safety Razor Blade

0062 - November 15, 1904- Gillette Patents the Safety Razor Blade

0066 - October 27, 1938 - DuPont Announces Creation of Nylon

0066 - October 27, 1938 - DuPont Announces Creation of Nylon

0072 - October 11, 1975 - Saturday Night Live TV Show Premiers

0072 - October 11, 1975 - Saturday Night Live TV Show Premiers

0083 - October 17, 1963 - Beatles Record

0083 - October 17, 1963 - Beatles Record "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

0089 - November 17, 1558- The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I

0089 - November 17, 1558- The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I

0090 - December 1, 1913 - Ford Motor Co. Creates the Assembly Line

0090 - December 1, 1913 - Ford Motor Co. Creates the Assembly Line

0091 - October 25, 1854 - The Charge of the Light Brigade

0091 - October 25, 1854 - The Charge of the Light Brigade

0096 - October 18, 1867 - US Takes Formal Possession of Alaska

0096 - October 18, 1867 - US Takes Formal Possession of Alaska

0126 - July 22, 1952 - High Noon Movie Premiere

0126 - July 22, 1952 - High Noon Movie Premiere