What Happened On This Day – August 28 1963Martin Luther King Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech The historic speech that was a call to end racism in the United States was given in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, a political rally organized by human and poli...
Home On This Day On this day in history - January 14 On this day in history - January 14 What Happened On This Day – January 14 2005 The European Huygens space probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan It was the first ever landing in the outer solar system. 1967 The Summer of Love is ...
On This Day In Boxing History!Rubin Carter vs Emile Griffith December 20th, 1963 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.December 20th 1904: Jimmy Britt W20 Battling Nelson 1905: Jack O’Brien KO14 Bob Fitzsimmons Grover Hayes ND6 Kid Beebe 1913: Sam Langford W20 Joe Jeanette 1914: Sam McVey W20 ...
'On this day in...' shows which major events regarding Arsenal Football Club happened on each day of the year. Take a look below to see what happened on YOUR birthday. JANUARY 1. 1968...Former Arsenal striker Davor Suker was born in Osijek, Croatia. 2. 1993...Ian Wright bagged his ...
Also on This Day in History December | 17 Discover what happened on December 17 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. This is a modal window. Something went wrong while setting up a Google DAI stream. This Day in History: 12/17/1903 -...
On this day in 1947, Kon-Tiki, a balsa wood raft captained by Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl, completes a 4,300-mile, 101-day journey from Peru to Raroia in the Tuamotu Archipelago, near Tahiti. Heyerdahl wanted to prove his theory that prehistoric South Americans could have colonize...
On This Day, for the Easter holiday, by Britannica. I’m Kurt Heintz. Today we’re diving into Easter’s origin story, and we have a few words about how it’s celebrated today, in both East and West. Like all good podcast topics, this one starts with a little controversy—and if...
Also on This Day in History February | 1 Discover what happened on February 1 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. This Day In History: 02/01/1884 - Oxford Dictionary Debuts 2002 Journalist Daniel Pearl is murdered21st Century 1913 Multi‑...
* This Sunday marks the 60th "Lei Feng Day," an annual event aimed at celebrating the life and spirit of this young soldier who devoted his spare time and money to helping the needy. In 1963, Chairman Mao Zedong called on the nation to learn from Lei Feng, who quickly became a public...
What Happened On This Day – July 26 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is signed into law The law banned discrimination based on disability. 1965 Independence of Maldives The Indian Ocean Island nation gained independence after 78 years of British rule. 1963 Syncom 2, the worl...