This Day in History

A series of trading cards that celebrates historical events that occurred on each day of the year
0002 - December 24,1931 - Rockefeller Construction Workers Set up first Christmas Tree

0002 - December 24,1931 - Rockefeller Construction Workers Set up first Christmas Tree

0003 - December 12, 1901 - Marconi sends first radio transmission across the Atlantic

0003 - December 12, 1901 - Marconi sends first radio transmission across the Atlantic

0007 - December 10, 1884 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Published

0007 - December 10, 1884 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Published

0009 - October 12, 1609 - Three Blind Mice Children's Rhyme Created

0009 - October 12, 1609 - Three Blind Mice Children's Rhyme Created

0010 December 21, 1620 - Pilgrims Land at Plymouth Rock

0010 December 21, 1620 - Pilgrims Land at Plymouth Rock

0011 - December 7, 1968 - History's Longest Overdue Library Book

0011 - December 7, 1968 - History's Longest Overdue Library Book

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

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

0014 December 12, 1946 - U.N. Votes to accept land donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr.

0014 December 12, 1946 - U.N. Votes to accept land donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr.

0015 - November 22, 1927 - First Patent for the Snowmobile

0015 - November 22, 1927 - First Patent for the Snowmobile

0016 November 6, 1860 - Lincoln Elected 16th US President

0016 November 6, 1860 - Lincoln Elected 16th US President

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

0024 - September 28, 1066 - William the Conqueror Invades England at Hastings

0024 - September 28, 1066 - William the Conqueror Invades England at Hastings

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

0044 - October 2, 1895 - The Yellow Kid becomes first cartoon published in a newspaper

0044 - October 2, 1895 - The Yellow Kid becomes first cartoon published in a newspaper

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

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

0047 - July 24, 1965 - Bob Dylan Releases

0047 - July 24, 1965 - Bob Dylan Releases "Like a Rolling Stone"

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

0053 - December 21, 1991 - Soviet Union Formally Dissolves

0053 - December 21, 1991 - Soviet Union Formally Dissolves

0054 - October 28, 1886 - Statue of Liberty Dedicated

0054 - October 28, 1886 - Statue of Liberty Dedicated

0055 - November 16, 1959 - Sound of Music Premieres in NYC

0055 - November 16, 1959 - Sound of Music Premieres in NYC

0057 - December 26, 1966 - Jimi Hendrix Writes Purple Haze

0057 - December 26, 1966 - Jimi Hendrix Writes Purple Haze

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

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