Category Archives: HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
31st of JANUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
January 30st ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announced his decision to support the development of the hydrogen bomb, a weapon theorized to be hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II. | & see more about this day on the video...
30th of JANUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
January 30th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, was assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic | & see more about this day on the video...
29th of JANUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
January 29th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elected its first members in Cooperstown, New York | & see more about this day on the video...
28th of JANUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
January 28th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ The space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986. Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and 37-year-old high school social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe was on her way to becoming the 1st ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space, after she won a place among the 7 member crew in a competition. 73 seconds … Continue Reading ››
27th of JANUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
enjoy your travel through time on this 27th day of January
interesting EVENTS on the 27th of JANUARY
1756 : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the Austrian pianist and composer was born in Getreidegasse 9, Salzburg, Austria. Mozart died in 1791 … Continue Reading ››
26th of JANUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
enjoy your travel through time on this 26th day of January
interesting EVENTS on the 26th of JANUARY
1500 : Vicente Yáñez Pinzón became the first European to set foot on Brazil.
1788 : The … Continue Reading ››
25th of JANUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
January 25th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ The World's largest diamond was found in 1905, at Pretoria, South Africa. The 3,106-carat diamond weighing 1.33 pounds was christened "Cullinan"...
January 25th ~ On This Day video by Biography.com ~ 1533: England's King Henry VIII secretly married his 2nd wife, Anne Boleyn … Continue Reading ››
24th of JANUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
January 24th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ First canned beer went on sale, and see more on this day...
January 24th ~ On This Day by Biography.com ~ 1908: Robert Baden-Powell established the first Boy Scout Troop in England | 1967: Aretha Franklin began recording with the Muscle Shoals … Continue Reading ››