Items tagged with THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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 - March 17, 1845 - Stephen Perry Invents the Rubber Band

0004 - March 17, 1845 - 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

0008 - September 27, 1905 - Einstein Introduces E=mc2

0008 - September 27, 1905 - Einstein Introduces E=mc2

0009 - October 12, 1609 -

0009 - October 12, 1609 - "Three Blind Mice" 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"

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

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 - December 13, 1759 - America's First Music Store

0022 - December 13, 1759 - 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

0032 - December 10, 1901 - 1st Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Red Cross Founder

0032 - December 10, 1901 - 1st Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Red Cross Founder

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

0046 - January 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation Issued by Abraham Lincoln

0046 - January 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation Issued by Abraham Lincoln

0047 - July 24, 1965 - Bob Dylan Releases

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

0048 - November 21, 1887 - Sherlock Holmes Makes His 1st Appearance

0048 - November 21, 1887 - Sherlock Holmes Makes His 1st Appearance

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

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

0052 - September 23, 1889 - Nintendo Company Born

0052 - September 23, 1889 - Nintendo Company Born

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