The 1967 Newark riotsThe 1967 Newark riots were a major …
7/7/1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to …
6/30/1971 : The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve
Soyuz 11 ends in disasterSoyuz 11 was the only manned …
6/28/1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated ; this is the casus belli of World War I.
The Event that sparked WWIIOn Sunday, 28 June 1914, …
6/23/1946: The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquakeThe 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake occurred …
6/22/1944: President FDR signs into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
FDR signs the G.I. BillThe Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, …
6/15/1877: Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy
1877 Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate …
6/14/1900: Congress passes the Hawaiian Organic Act, making Hawaii an official U.S. Territory
The United States Congress finally agreed to grant Hawaii a …
6/14/1970: Charles Manson goes on trial for Sharon Tate murders
On August 9, 1969, Sharon Tate, along with four others, …
11/22/1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 pm Central …
11/3/1948: “Dewey defeats Truman” incorrect headline from the 1948 election
“Dewey Defeats Truman” was an incorrect banner headline on the …
6/13/1997: The Oklahoma City Bomber, Timothy McVeigh is sentenced to death by a jury
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist convicted and executed for the detonation …