March 27th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1998: FDA approved Viagra: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the drug Viagra, an oral medication that treats impotence, on the 27th March 1998. Sildenafil is the chemical name for Viagra, the artificial compound that was originally synthesized and studied to … Continue Reading ››
March 26th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1979: Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed: In a ceremony at the White House, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed a historic peace agreement on the 26th March 1979, ending three decades of hostilities between Egypt and Israel and establishing diplomatic … Continue Reading ››
March 25th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City: One of the darkest moments of America's industrial history happened on the 25th March 1911 when the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burnt down, killing 145 workers. The tragedy led to the development of a … Continue Reading ››
March 24th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1839: OK enters national vernacular: The initials "O.K." were first published in The Boston Morning Post on the 24th March 1839. It was meant as an abbreviation for "oll correct", a popular slang misspelling of "all correct" at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech … Continue Reading ››
March 23rd ~ This Day in History video by Associated Press ~ Patrick Henry declares, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" | German parliament granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers | President Reagan proposed the anti-nuke 'Star Wars' program | The movie 'Titanic' won 11 Oscars on the 23rd March
February 28th ~ This Day in History video by History.com~ 1953: Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA: Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announced that they had determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes, on the 28th February 1953. Read … Continue Reading ››
February 26th ~ This Day in History video by History.com~ 1919: Two national parks preserved, 10 years apart: Two national parks were established in the United States 10 years apart; the Grand Canyon in 1919 and the Grand Tetons in 1929, on the 26th February. The Grand Canyon is the product of millions of years of excavation by … Continue Reading ››
February 25th ~ This Day in History video by History.com~ 1964: Clay knocks out Liston: 22-year-old Cassius Clay(now known as Muhammad Ali) shocked the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout on the 25th February 1964. Liston, who had twice beaten former champ Floyd Patterson in … Continue Reading ››
February 24th ~ This Day in History video by History.com~ 1836: Alamo defenders call for help: In San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issued a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under attack by the Mexican army, on the 24th February 1836. William Travis, a native of Alabama, moved to … Continue Reading ››
