TDIH Today in History: Lawrence of Arabia Dies The legendary war hero, author, and archaeological scholar actually passed away from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. READ MORE This Day in History: Benito Mussolini Was Killed Although he was executed in 1945, Mussolini is a name still referenced today. READ MORE Today in History: President Reagan was Shot The 40th President of the United States was shot on March 30th, 1981. READ MORE Today in History: The Stamp Act was Imposed on the Colonies Though the Stamp Act was a common strategy for raising funds, but the colonies were not willing to comply. READ MORE Today in History: The U.S. Military Academy was Established The first military academy in the US was established on this day in 1802. READ MORE Today in History- "Madame Butterfly" Premiers On February 17, 1904, Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly" premiered in Milan, Italy. READ MORE Today in History- The Firebombing of Dresden On the evening of February 13, 1945, the Allied forces firebombed the German city of Dresden. READ MORE Today in History: Satchel Paige Was Nominated to the Baseball Hall of Fame On February 9, 1971, Satchel Paige became the first black athlete to get nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. READ MORE Today in History- Patty Hearst Was Kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment in California by three armed strangers. READ MORE Today in History- The Oxford English Dictionary Debuts On February 1, 1884, the first portion of the Oxford English Dictionary, which is considered to be the most comprehensive and vast collection of the English language, was published. READ MORE Today in History- The Liberation of Auschwitz On January 29, 1945, Soviet troops entered Auschwitz, Poland to free the survivors of the network of concentration camps that had been hidden from public knowledge. READ MORE Today in History: The Unabomber Pleads Guilty In a courtroom in Sacramento, California, a man named Theodore J. Kaczynski pled guilty to being the Unabomber. READ MORE Today in History: Edgar Allan Poe Was Born On January 19th, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born. READ MORE Today in History: Albert Schweitzer was Born Albert Schweitzer was a theologian, musician, philosopher, and Nobel Prize winner, who just so happened to be born on January 14, 1875. READ MORE Today in History: U.S. Surgeon General Broadcasts Link Between Cancer and Cigarette Smoking On January 11, 1964, the United States Surgeon General Luther Terry made a lot of wealthy people very angry. READ MORE Today in History: Samuel Morse Demos the Telegraph On January 6th, 1838, Samuel Morse demonstrated his telegraph system for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey. READ MORE Today in History: The Soviet Union Invades Afghanistan On December 24, 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan under the premonition that they would uphold the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978. READ MORE Today in History: Van Gogh Chops Off His Own Ear On December 23, 1939, Vincent Van Gogh performed the act that made him famous forever. READ MORE Today in History: Pan Am Flight 103 Blows Up Over Scotland On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York exploded in mid-air over Lockerbie Scotland, killing 243 passengers and 16 crew members. READ MORE Today in History: The Boston Tea Party Begins To combat British taxation, a group of colonists boarded three ships in the Boston Harbor and threw roughly 342 chests of tea overboard. READ MORE Today in History: Edward VIII Abdicates the Throne After being in rule for less than one whole year, Edward VIII became the first English monarch to abdicate the throne willingly. READ MORE Load More
