This Day in World History

Powered by RedCircle 1859: Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” Published Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking work on evolution, “On the Origin of Species,” was published, presenting the theory of natural selection. 1963: Lee Harvey Oswald Killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, was shot and killed by Jack Ruby in […]

Powered by RedCircle Here are some notable historical events that happened on November 23: 534: BC Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage. 1644: John Milton publishes “Areopagitica,” a pamphlet decrying censorship. 1889: The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. 1890: King

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on November 22: 1963: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, USA. 1943: Cairo Declaration: The United States, the United Kingdom, and China issued a declaration calling for the unconditional surrender of Japan during World War II. 1718: English pirate Edward Teach, commonly

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on November 21st: 1620: The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower reach Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 1783: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d’Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight in Paris, France. 1877: Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a device

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on November 20th: 1789: New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights. 1945: The Nuremberg Trials begin, prosecuting prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes. 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end as the United States lifts

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on November 19th: 1493: Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico on his second voyage to the Americas. 1863: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address during the American Civil War. 1911: The first Indianapolis 500 automobile race is held. 1942: Soviet forces launch Operation Uranus,

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on November 18: 1928: Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the cartoon “Steamboat Willie,” marking the official debut of the iconic Disney character. 1963: The first push-button telephone went into service. It was introduced by the Bell System in Carnegie and Greensburg, Pennsylvania. 1978:

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on November 17: 1558: Elizabeth I acceded to the English throne. 1869: The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. 1911: The Omega Psi Phi fraternity, the first African-American fraternity at a historically black college, was founded at Howard

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on this day in previous years: 1532: Francisco Pizarro and his Spanish conquistadors capture the Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca. 1776: British and Hessian troops capture Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolutionary War. 1885: Canadian rebel leader Louis Riel

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on this day in the past: 1777: The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress in the United States. 1889: Brazil officially became a republic, ending its monarchy. 1920: The League of Nations held its first assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. 1940: The German