Today in history 11/2/2020

Today in history, A tidal wave in the North Sea destroys the sea walls from Holland to Jutland. More than 1,000 people are killed in 1570.

Today in history, The first Committees of Correspondence are formed in Massachusetts under Samuel Adams in 1772.

Today in history, The property of the church in France is taken away by the state in 1789.

Today in history, The second Afghan War begins in 1841.

Today in history, Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok loses his re-election bid in Ellis County, Kan. in 1869.

Today in history, James A. Garfield is elected the 20th president of the United States in 1880.

Today in history, North Dakota is made the 39th state in 1889.

Today in history, South Dakota is made the 40th state in 1889.

Today in history, The first radio broadcast in the United States is made from Pittsburgh in 1920.

Today in history 7/21/2020

7/21/2017:

Today in history, Henry IV defeats the Percys in the Battle of Shrewsbury in England in 1403.

Today in history, The Peace of Breda ends the Second Anglo-Dutch War and cedes Dutch New Amsterdam to the English in 1667.

Today in history, Russia and Turkey sign the Treaty of Pruth, ending the year-long Russo-Turkish War in 1711.

Today in history, In the first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run in 1861.

Today in history, Wild Bill Hickok kills gunman Dave Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in what is regarded as the first formal quick-draw duel in 1865.

Today in history, The James Gang (see picture below) robs a train in Adair, Iowa in 1873.

Today in history, Mary Church Terrell founds the National Association of Colored Women in Washington, D.C. in 1896.

Today in history, John Scopes is found guilty for teaching evolution in Dayton, Tenn., and is fined $100 in 1925.

Today in history, Sirimavo Bandaranaike (see picture below) becomes the first woman prime minister of Ceylon in 1960.

Today in history 4/15/2020

Today in history, English lexicographer Dr. Samuel Johnson publishes his Dictionary of the English Language 1755.

Today in history, The first balloon is flown in Ireland in 1784.

Today in history, At the Battle of Azimghur, the Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists in 1858.

Today in history, ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok (see picture below) becomes the marshal of Abilene, Kansas in 1871.

Today in history, Insulin becomes generally available for people suffering with diabetes in 1923.

Today in history,  Arab forces are defeated in battle with Israeli forces in 1948.

Today in history, President Harry Truman signs the official Japanese peace treaty in 1952.

Today in history, Ray Kroc (see picture below) starts the McDonald’s chain of fast food restaurants in 1955.

Today in history, U.S. warplanes attack Libya in 1986.

Today in history 7/21/2017

7/21/2017:

Today in history, Henry IV defeats the Percys in the Battle of Shrewsbury in England in 1403.

Today in history, The Peace of Breda ends the Second Anglo-Dutch War and cedes Dutch New Amsterdam to the English in 1667.

Today in history, Russia and Turkey sign the Treaty of Pruth, ending the year-long Russo-Turkish War in 1711.

Today in history, In the first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run in 1861.

Today in history, Wild Bill Hickok (see picture below) kills gunman Dave Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in what is regarded as the first formal quick-draw duel in 1865.

Today in history, The James Gang (see picture below) robs a train in Adair, Iowa in 1873.

Today in history, Mary Church Terrell (see picture below) founds the National Association of Colored Women in Washington, D.C. in 1896.

Today in history, John Scopes is found guilty for teaching evolution in Dayton, Tenn., and is fined $100 in 1925.

Today in history, Sirimavo Bandaranaike (see picture below) becomes the first woman prime minister of Ceylon in 1960.

Today in history 4/15/2017

4/15/2017:

Today in history, English lexicographer Dr. Samuel Johnson publishes his Dictionary of the English Language 1755.

Today in history, The first balloon is flown in Ireland in 1784.

Today in history, At the Battle of Azimghur, the Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists in 1858.

Today in history, ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok (see picture below) becomes the marshal of Abilene, Kansas in 1871.

Today in history, Insulin becomes generally available for people suffering with diabetes in 1923.

Today in history,  Arab forces are defeated in battle with Israeli forces in 1948.

Today in history, President Harry Truman signs the official Japanese peace treaty in 1952.

Today in history, Ray Kroc (see picture below) starts the McDonald’s chain of fast food restaurants in 1955.

Today in history, U.S. warplanes attack Libya in 1986.