Category: History

January 18th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 18th History Highlights1788 – The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrived at Botany Bay.1967 – Albert DeSalvo, the “Boston Strangler”, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.January 18, 1975 Birthday (fictional) Leslie Knope, Parks & Recreation, TV1993 – Martin… Read More

January 17th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 17th History HighlightsJanuary 17, 1929 – Popeye the Sailor first appeared in Thimble Theatre, Cartoon1916 – The Professional Golfer’s Association of America was founded.1955 – The first nuclear powered submarine, The Nautilus, launched1966 – The Palomares (Spain) Hydrogen accident took place, involving two US airplanes and four hydrogen… Read More

January 16th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 16th History HighlightsThe first ‘Modern Novel’ was published in 1605; The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes, in Madrid, Spain. About 500 million copies have been printed.1920 – The League of Nations held its… Read More

January 15th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 15th History Highlights1559 – Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London1947 – The body of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles. The killer was never found. #BlackDahliaMystery1967 – The inaugural Super Bowl was simulcast on CBS and NBC.1943 – The construction of The… Read More

January 14th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 14th History Highlights1539 – Spain annexes Cuba.1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica killed more than 1,000 people.NBC’s Today Show premiered in 1952, hosted by Dave Garroway.1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.1967 – The Human Be-In began in… Read More

January 13th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 13th History Highlights1910 – Lee De Forest performed the fitsrt public radio broadcast in New York City.1966 – Robert C. Weaver was appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, becoming the first African American Cabinet member.1968 – Johnny Cash performed at Folsom Prison in Folsom, California.If… Read More

January 12th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 12th History Highlights1991 – Congress authorized the use of military force against Iraq.1932 – Hattie W. Caraway (D Arkansas) was the first female United States Senator.2004 – The world’s largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, made its maiden voyage.If you were born on January 12th,You were likely… Read More

January 11th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 11th History Highlights1759 – First American life insurance company incorporated, founded by the Presbyterian Synod of Philadelphia.1908 – Grand Canyon National Monument was created. It became a National park in 1919.1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and… Read More

January 10th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 10th History Highlights1776 – “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine was published.1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.1878 – The first (Susan B. Anthony Woman) Woman’s Suffrage Amendment was offerd to congress by Senator Arlen A. Sargent of California.1927 – Fritz Lang’s futuristic film Metropolis was released in… Read More

January 9th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 9th History Highlights1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreotype photography process.January 9, 1960 Birthday (fictional) Severus Snape, Harry Potter1861 – The American Civil War began when the steamer, Star of the West, was fired upon by the Confederates as it attempted to enter Charleston Harbor.1768… Read More

January 8th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 8th History Highlights1851 – Jean Foucault proved that Earth rotated on its axis.January 8, 2016 Birthday (fictional) Replicant Roy Batty, Blade Runner, Film1982 – AT&T was broken up into 22 smaller companies, nicknamed ‘Baby Bells’.1918 – President Woodrow Wilson proposed the ‘Fourteen Points for a Just Peace’.1964 –… Read More

January 7th Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 7th History HighlightsJanuary 7, 1934 – Flash Gordon, Comic Strip debuted1927 -The first transatlantic telephone service was established between New York City and London.January 7, 1929 – Tarzan the Apeman, Comic Strip debuted1999 – The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton began.If you were… Read More

January 6th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 6th History HighlightsJanuary 6, 1854 Birthday (fictional) Sherlock Holmes, Literature1536 – The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, was founded in Mexico City.1941 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the… Read More

January 5th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 5th History Highlights1914 – The Ford Motor Company announced an eight-hour workday and that it would pay a “living wage” of at least $5 for a day’s labor.1957 – In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the establishment of… Read More

January 4th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 4th History Highlights1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.1903 – Thomas Edison’s team filmed the electrocution of a murdering elephant, Topsy, to show the dangers of Alternating Current electricity.1959 – The USSR’s Luna… Read More

January 3rd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 3rd History Highlights1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch.1938 – The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.1993 – George… Read More

January 2nd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 2nd History Highlights1959 – Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, was launched by the Soviet Union.1974 – 55 MPH speed limit was imposed by the Richard Nixon administration.2008 – Oil reached $100 per barrel for the first… Read More

January 1st Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryJanuary 1st History Highlights1808 – The United States banned the importation of slaves.1892 – Ellis Island began processing immigrants into the United States.January 1, 1980 – The Far Side, Comic Strip debuted1847 – The world’s first “Mercy” Hospital was founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters… Read More

January Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryAbout JanuaryJanuary is traditionally the coldest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest month of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.Roman: Januarius Saxon: Giuli Germanic: Schnee-mondBirthstone: GarnetFlower: CarnationZodiac signs: Capricorn: December 22 – January 19, Aquarius: January 20 – February 18January starts on the same day… Read More