BUNKER HILL DAY (SUFFOLK CO., MASS.) The Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War, for the most part did not take place on Bunker Hill. After dark on June 16, 1775, about 1,200 colonial soldiers moved onto the […]

1770s 1779: SPAIN DECLARED WAR ON BRITAIN AND THE SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR BEGAN 1880s 1884: THE FIRST ROLLER COASTER IN THE UNITED STATES BEGAN OPERATION AT CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK 1890s BORN 1890: STAN LAUREL (COMEDIAN) 1898: FIRST ISSUE OF KLONDIKE NUGGET PUBLISHED, DAWSON, YUKON […]

1210s 1215: KING JOHN OF ENGLAND PUT HIS SEAL ON THE MAGNA CARTA 1760s BORN 1767: RACHEL JACKSON (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1770s 1775: GEORGE WASHINGTON IS APPOINTED COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1820s BORN 1826: BILL ARP (WRITER) 1830s […]

FLAG DAY (UNITED STATES) What we know fondly as the “Stars and Stripes” was adopted by the Continental Congress as the official American flag on June 14, 1777, in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Colonial troops fought under many different flags with various symbols […]

Every Year DIED : ALEXANDER THE GREAT (KING OF MACEDONIA) 1520s 1525: THEOLOGIAN MARTIN LUTHER WED KATHARINA VON BORA 1860s BORN 1865: WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS (POET) 1900s 1900: THE BOXER REBELLION BEGAN IN CHINA 1920s BORN 1926: PAUL LYNDE (ACTOR) 1930s 1933: THE FIRST SODIUM […]

1660s 1665: ENGLAND CREATED A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN NEW YORK 1790s 1796: SOCIETY OF UNITARIAN CHRISTIANS ORGANIZED225 Years Ago 1800s 1800: PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD (NH) WAS ESTABLISHED, AND LATER ITS NAME WAS CHANGED TO PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD 1900s BORN 1909: ARCHIE BLEYER (BANDLEADER) 1910s BORN […]

KING KAMEHAMEHA I DAY (HAWAII) Hawaii is the only American state that was once a kingdom with its own monarchy. One of the greatest kings was King Kamehameha I, also called, appropriately, Kamehameha the Great. His name means “the very lonely one” or “the one […]

1690s 1692: BRIDGET BISHOP WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO BE HANGED AT THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS 1750s 1752: BEN FRANKLIN’S KITE AND KEY EXPERIMENT PROVED LIGHTNING IS ELECTRICITY 1790s 1791: CANADA CONSTITUTION ACT IS PASSED BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT, CREATING UPPER AND LOWER CANADA 1800s 1809: […]

1530s 1534: JACQUES CARTIER BECAME THE FIRST EUROPEAN TO DISCOVER THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 1540s 1549: CHURCH OF ENGLAND FULLY ADOPTED BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER 1670s BORN 1672: PETER THE GREAT (EMPEROR OF RUSSIA) 1790s 1790: THE FIRST COPYRIGHT FOR A BOOK WAS GIVEN TO […]

1780s 1786: AN ADVERTISEMENT IN A NYC NEWSPAPER BY A MR. HULL OF 76 CHATHAM STREET ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD START MANUFACTURING ICE CREAM ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS. IT WAS THE FIRST KNOWN U.S. AD FOR COMMERCIAL ICE CREAM. 1810s BORN 1810: ROBERT SCHUMANN (COMPOSER) […]

1650s 1654: LOUIS XIV CROWNED KING OF FRANCE 1770s 1776: IN THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, RICHARD HENRY LEE OF VIRGINIA PROPOSED A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BORN 1778: BEAU BRUMMEL (FASHION LEADER) 1810s BORN 1811: SIR JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON (ONE OF THE FOUNDERS […]

1430s BORN 1436: REGIOMONTANUS, AKA JOHANN MULLER (ASTRONOMER) 1750s BORN 1755: NATHAN HALE (PATRIOT) 1790s BORN 1799: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN (POET) 1820s 1829: POINSETTIA DEBUTED AT THE FIRST PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURE SOCIETY EXHIBITION 1840s 1844: THE YMCA WAS ORGANIZED IN LONDON BY GEORGE WILLIAMS 1860s BORN 1868: […]

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY One Day to Save the World. In 1972, the United Nations General Assembly established this observance to raise environmental awareness across the globe. Beginning in 1974, the observance has been held annually on June 5, a date that commemorates the start of […]

1730s BORN 1738: KING GEORGE III (BRITISH MONARCH) 1790s DIED 1798: GIACOMO CASANOVA 1880s BORN 1887: TOM LONGBOAT (RUNNER) 1890s 1892: THE SIERRA CLUB WAS ORGANIZED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 1896: HENRY FORD TOOK HIS CAR OUT FOR A TRIAL DRIVE AROUND THE STREETS OF […]

1430s BORN 1436: REGIOMONTANUS, AKA JOHANN MULLER (ASTRONOMER) 1750s BORN 1755: NATHAN HALE (PATRIOT) 1790s BORN 1799: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN (POET) 1820s 1829: POINSETTIA DEBUTED AT THE FIRST PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURE SOCIETY EXHIBITION 1840s 1844: THE YMCA WAS ORGANIZED IN LONDON BY GEORGE WILLIAMS 1860s BORN 1868: […]

Every Year REPUBLIC DAY (ITALY) 1730s BORN 1731: MARTHA WASHINGTON (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1840s BORN 1840: THOMAS HARDY (WRITER) 1860s BORN 1861: HELEN LOUISE HERRON TAFT (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1880s 1883: IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, THE FIRST BASEBALL GAME WAS PLAYED UNDER ELECTRIC LIGHTS AT […]

Every Year NATIONAL ROSE MONTH BEGINS BORN : OSCAR THE GROUCH (CHARACTER ON SESAME STREET) 1630s 1638: EARTHQUAKE SHOOK PLYMOUTH, MA 1790s 1792: KENTUCKY ADMITTED INTO THE UNION AS THE 15TH STATE 1796: TENNESSEE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION AS THE 16TH STATE225 Years Ago 1810s […]

MEMORIAL DAY The custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning cemeteries and decorating graves is an ancient and worldwide tradition, but the specific origin of Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was first known, are unclear. In early rural America, this duty was usually performed […]

www.IMS.com INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, May 28, 2021) – Actor, director and producer Milo Ventimiglia will serve as honorary starter for the 105th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, waving the green flag and sending the field of 33 NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers on their epic quest for […]

1820s BORN 1820: PIERRE-JOSEPH-OLIVIER CHAUVEAU (FIRST PREMIER OF QUEBEC AFTER CONFEDERATION) 1840s 1848: U.S. AND MEXICO RATIFICATIONS OF TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO EXCHANGED AT QUERETARO. (TREATY WAS ORIGINALLY SIGNED ON FEB. 2, 1848.) 1860s 1868: FIRST U.S. NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF MEMORIAL (DECORATION) DAY TOOK PLACE […]