ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1639: 1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree – helped establish size of the Solar System. FBI Director...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1966: The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the U.S. The U.S. plans...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1873: First free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Former President Donald Trump accused Senate...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th U.S. state. Chinese troops are heading to Russia for strategic military exercises for the first time since 2018,...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1945: Allies refuse Japan’s offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) defended her trip to Taiwan after...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1786: Congress unanimously selects the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America. China retaliated against the U.S. after...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1790: The first US census was conducted. The population was 3,939,214, including 697,624 slaves. China’s state-affiliated media made a chilling statement ahead of...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1917: World War I – Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins and goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties. Former President...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1935: 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution. The White House claimed that President Joe Biden raised concerns over “forced labor”...
Experts are alarmed over yet another out-of-control Chinese rocket currently plummeting toward Earth. The debris of a 21-ton Long March 5B rocket may fail to burn...