Week in History
May 11 - May 15
May 11, 1934: Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern States.
May 12, 1970: Ernie Banks hits 500th Home Run.
May 13, 1846: President Polk declares war on Mexico.
May 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark depart.
May 15, 1942: Legislation creating the Women's Army Corps becomes law.
May 16, 1964: Mary Wells gives Motown Records its first #1 hit, "My Guy"
May 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is decided.
THE WEEK of October 26 IN HISTORY:
October 26, 1776: Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France.
October 27, 1962: The United States and Soviet Union step back from brink of nuclear war.
October 28, 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end.
October 29, 1956: Israel invades Egypt; Suez Crisis begins.
October 30, 1974: Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle
THIS WEEK of November 2 IN HISTORY:
November 2, 1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted into the union as the 39th and 40th states.
November 3, 1964: D.C. residents cast first presidential votes
November 4, 1956: Soviets put brutal end to Hungarian revolution
November 5, 1994: George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ
November 6, 1861: Jefferson Davis elected Confederate president
THIS WEEK of November 9 IN HISTORY:
November 9, 1938: Nazis launch Kristallnacht.
November 10, 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall.
November 11, 1918: World War I ends.
November 12, 1954:Ellis Island closes
November 13, 1982: Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated.
THIS WEEK of November 16 IN HISTORY:
November 16, 1532: Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa
November 17,1588: Elizabethan Age begins
November 18,1863: Lincoln travels to Gettysburg
November 19,1863:Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
November 20,1945:Nuremberg trials begin
THIS WEEK of November 23 IN HISTORY:
November 23, 1963: First issue of Life is published
November 24,1859: Origin of Species is published
November 25,1952: Mousetrap opens in London
November 26,1941:FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday
November 27,1095: Pope Urban II orders first Crusade
THIS WEEK of November 30 IN HISTORY:
November 30, 1886: Folies Bergere stage first revue
December 1,1990: Chunnel makes breakthrough
December 2, 2001: Enron files for bankruptcy
December 3, 1947:A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway
December 4, 1991:Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon
_______ THE WEEK of December 7 IN HISTORY: _________
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor bombed
December 8, 1980: John Lennon shot
December 9, 1992: U.S Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia
December 10, 1901: First Nobel Prizes awarded
December 11, 1936: Edward VIII abdicates
The Week of December 14th IN HISTORY: _________
December 14, 1799: George Washington dies
December 15, 2001: Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens
December 16, 1965: The British Parliament votes to abolish the death penalty in Great Britain.
December 17, 1903: First Airplane Flies
December 18, 1620: Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor
______ The Week of December 21st IN HISTORY: _________
December 21, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland
December 22, 1956: First gorilla born in captivity
December 23, 1888: Van Gogh chops off ear
__ The Week of January 4th IN HISTORY: _________
January 4, 1996: GM announces its electric car
January 5, 1993:Golden Gate Bridge is born
January 6, 1958: Soviet Union announces troop reduction
January 7, 1789: First U.S. presidential election
January 8, 1877: Crazy Horse fights last battle
_____ THE WEEK of January 11 IN HISTORY: _________
January 11, 1908: Theodore Roosevelt makes Grand Canyon a national monument
January 12, 1926:Original Amos ‘n’ Andy debuts on Chicago radio
January 13, 1128: Pope recognizes Knights Templar
January 14, 1875: Albert Schweitzer born
January 15, 1965: Packers face Chiefs in first Super Bowl
_____ THE WEEK of January 18 IN HISTORY: _________
January 18, 1905: World’s largest diamond found
January 19, 1809: Edgar Allan Poe is born
January 20, 1981: Iran Hostage Crisis ends
January 21, 1977: President Carter pardons draft dodgers
January 22, 1998: Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings
_____ THE WEEK of January 25 IN HISTORY: _________
January 25, 1905: World’s largest diamond found
January 26, 1788: Australia Day
January 27, 1988: National Geographic Society founded
January 28, 1986: Challenger explodes
January 29, 1936: U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members
May 12, 1970: Ernie Banks hits 500th Home Run.
May 13, 1846: President Polk declares war on Mexico.
May 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark depart.
May 15, 1942: Legislation creating the Women's Army Corps becomes law.
May 16, 1964: Mary Wells gives Motown Records its first #1 hit, "My Guy"
May 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is decided.
THE WEEK of October 26 IN HISTORY:
October 26, 1776: Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France.
October 27, 1962: The United States and Soviet Union step back from brink of nuclear war.
October 28, 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end.
October 29, 1956: Israel invades Egypt; Suez Crisis begins.
October 30, 1974: Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle
THIS WEEK of November 2 IN HISTORY:
November 2, 1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted into the union as the 39th and 40th states.
November 3, 1964: D.C. residents cast first presidential votes
November 4, 1956: Soviets put brutal end to Hungarian revolution
November 5, 1994: George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ
November 6, 1861: Jefferson Davis elected Confederate president
THIS WEEK of November 9 IN HISTORY:
November 9, 1938: Nazis launch Kristallnacht.
November 10, 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall.
November 11, 1918: World War I ends.
November 12, 1954:Ellis Island closes
November 13, 1982: Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated.
THIS WEEK of November 16 IN HISTORY:
November 16, 1532: Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa
November 17,1588: Elizabethan Age begins
November 18,1863: Lincoln travels to Gettysburg
November 19,1863:Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
November 20,1945:Nuremberg trials begin
THIS WEEK of November 23 IN HISTORY:
November 23, 1963: First issue of Life is published
November 24,1859: Origin of Species is published
November 25,1952: Mousetrap opens in London
November 26,1941:FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday
November 27,1095: Pope Urban II orders first Crusade
THIS WEEK of November 30 IN HISTORY:
November 30, 1886: Folies Bergere stage first revue
December 1,1990: Chunnel makes breakthrough
December 2, 2001: Enron files for bankruptcy
December 3, 1947:A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway
December 4, 1991:Hostage Terry Anderson freed in Lebanon
_______ THE WEEK of December 7 IN HISTORY: _________
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor bombed
December 8, 1980: John Lennon shot
December 9, 1992: U.S Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia
December 10, 1901: First Nobel Prizes awarded
December 11, 1936: Edward VIII abdicates
The Week of December 14th IN HISTORY: _________
December 14, 1799: George Washington dies
December 15, 2001: Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens
December 16, 1965: The British Parliament votes to abolish the death penalty in Great Britain.
December 17, 1903: First Airplane Flies
December 18, 1620: Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor
______ The Week of December 21st IN HISTORY: _________
December 21, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland
December 22, 1956: First gorilla born in captivity
December 23, 1888: Van Gogh chops off ear
__ The Week of January 4th IN HISTORY: _________
January 4, 1996: GM announces its electric car
January 5, 1993:Golden Gate Bridge is born
January 6, 1958: Soviet Union announces troop reduction
January 7, 1789: First U.S. presidential election
January 8, 1877: Crazy Horse fights last battle
_____ THE WEEK of January 11 IN HISTORY: _________
January 11, 1908: Theodore Roosevelt makes Grand Canyon a national monument
January 12, 1926:Original Amos ‘n’ Andy debuts on Chicago radio
January 13, 1128: Pope recognizes Knights Templar
January 14, 1875: Albert Schweitzer born
January 15, 1965: Packers face Chiefs in first Super Bowl
_____ THE WEEK of January 18 IN HISTORY: _________
January 18, 1905: World’s largest diamond found
January 19, 1809: Edgar Allan Poe is born
January 20, 1981: Iran Hostage Crisis ends
January 21, 1977: President Carter pardons draft dodgers
January 22, 1998: Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings
_____ THE WEEK of January 25 IN HISTORY: _________
January 25, 1905: World’s largest diamond found
January 26, 1788: Australia Day
January 27, 1988: National Geographic Society founded
January 28, 1986: Challenger explodes
January 29, 1936: U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members
Information obtained from: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history