1932: The so-called Swedish Match King, Ivar Kreuger, commits suicide in Paris, leaving behind a financial empire that turns out to be worthless.1940: Finland signs a peace treaty with the Soviet Union in World War II, ending the 14-week war which the Russians won by sheer weight of ...
On January 12, 1932, Hattie Wyatt Caraway won a special Senate election in Arkansas and became the first woman actually elected—not just appointed—to the Senate. The seat had belonged to her husband, Thaddeus Horatio Caraway, but in 1931 he died suddenly in the middle of his second Se...
1932 The neutron is discovered English physicist James Chadwick was later awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery.Births On This Day, February 27 1994 Hou Yifan Chinese chess player 1934 Ralph Nader American lawyer, author, activist 1932 Elizabeth Taylor English/American actress 1902 John Steinbeck...
Births On This Day, August 1 1942Jerry Garcia American singer-songwriter, guitarist 1932Meena Kumari Indian actress 1930Pierre Bourdieu French sociologist 1929Hafizullah Amin Afghan politician 1819Herman Melville American writer Deaths On This Day, ...
Led Zeppelin, one of the most celebrated and influential bands inrock ‘n’ roll history, was recorded live before a dazed and confused audience for the first time on this day in history, Dec. 30, 1968. "The show took place at Gonzaga University inSpokane, Washington, and saw...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, OCT. 11, 1890, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FOUNDED IN WASHINGTON, DC Seventeen years after Cigrand's death in 1932, President Harry S. Truman made his wish come true. On Aug. 3, 1949, President Truman signed into law a bill that declared ...
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Games Word of the Day Grammar Wordplay Rhymes Word Finder More Est. 1828 Dictionary noun Example Sentences Word History Entries Near Cite this Entry Share Geographical Name More from M-W Show less Save Word genoa noun gen·oa ˈje-nə-wə : a large jib that overlaps the ...
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