This Day in History

A series of trading cards that celebrates historical events that occurred on each day of the year
0001 - July 15, 1799 - Napoleon's Troops Discover the Rosetta Stone

0001 - July 15, 1799 - Napoleon's Troops Discover the Rosetta Stone

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

0004 - Stephen Perry Invents the Rubber Band

0004 - Stephen Perry Invents the Rubber Band

0005 - June 23, 1868 - Qwerty Typewriter Keyboard Created

0005 - June 23, 1868 - Qwerty Typewriter Keyboard Created

0006 - March 7, 1908 - Women Unfit to Operate Automobiles

0006 - March 7, 1908 - Women Unfit to Operate Automobiles

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

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

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

0012 - November 13, 1789 - Ben Franklin Warns of

0012 - November 13, 1789 - Ben Franklin Warns of "Death & Taxes"

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

0017 - September 21, 1937 - The Hobbit is Published

0017 - September 21, 1937 - The Hobbit is Published

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

0020 - December 29,1845 - Texas Becomes An American State

0020 - December 29,1845 - Texas Becomes An American State

0021 - December 31, 1781 - America's First Bank

0021 - December 31, 1781 - America's First Bank

0022 - America's First Music Store

0022 - America's First Music Store

0023 - November 13, 1940 - Disney's Fantasia is Released

0023 - November 13, 1940 - Disney's Fantasia is Released

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