Category: Today In History

960 – The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating the Song Dynasty period of China that lasted more than three centuries. 1787 – Shays’ Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails 1824 – J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public 1899 – Revolt against US occupation of Philippines 1945 – FDR,...

1377 – Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term 1690 – First paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts) 1740 – Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily 1825 – Dutch North Sea coast floods 1882 – Circus owner PT Barnum buys his world famous elephant Jumbo...

1587 – Queen Elizabeth I of England signs death warrant for Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots 1810 – US Population: 7,239,881 1867 – Bricklayers start working 8-hour days 1892 – Mrs. William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of “400” to describe socially elite 1898 – First...

77 – Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Henry IV 1487 – Bell chimes invented 1806 – The original Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened. 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world’s first...

98 – Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. 1593 – Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno. 1825 – U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the “Trail of Tears.” 1902 – 5 workers killed on...

1500 – Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil. 1699 – For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers. 1700 – The Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. 1841 – James Bremer takes formal...