Being the history minor/obssessor that I am, I figured 'you're always looking up daily trivia facts anyways, why not make a world to enlighten people with?' And so, This Day in History was born.
The historical facts placed here can be of our world history, the history of any other made up land/universe, movie history, etc. It simply has to have happened on the day that you post it.
So, if you think you've got what it takes to be an agent of history, let me know and I'll add you >:}
Our space shuttle came to and end. Stopped. Is no more.
We shall now be hitchhiking rides into space with Russia for around Two-million a seat. Because we can totally afford to take that much money out of our country's funding, instead of at least putting it back into our own economy for fuel/shuttle building/etc.
Huh. Way to go, Obama administration & Co.
Personaly,I find it funny that our first voyage to space started out in the great space race AGAINST the U.S.S.R, and now we're paying THEM to give US a ride, even though we won that race? Hmm.. Something's odd here..
1429 – French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
1757 – Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.
1778 – American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1812 – War of 1812: The United States declares war on the United Kingdom.
1815 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
1928 – Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
1940 – "Finest Hour" speech by Winston Churchill.
1942 – Paul McCartney, British singer, songwriter and musician is born (The Beatles, Wings)
1953 – The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
1953 – A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tokyo, Japan killing 129.
1983 – Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
2009 – The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
International Sushi Day
Random historical fact: People assume that back in pre-revolutionary times, the American colonists would have hen had British accents due to being from... Well, Britain. But, actually, the current common 'American accent' is what the British accent sounded like once upon atime. That's right, twas in fact the British accent that has evolved over the past years, and not that of the Americans.
I thought this was very interisting when I first read an article about it, and persued the subject more so afterwards, and it continued to furthermore prove itself true.
I though I would share this with you guys while I have nothing better to do. Please excuse the spelling, I'm still on my itouch~
VE day? Don't you mean veterans day? It's mother's day! What are you talking about??? Seriously, you've got your dates messed up, Blood!!!
Ah, but alas YOU are the greatly mistaken ones >:} Today is indeed VE (Victory in Europe) Day. Although we don't celebrated it here in the states, it's a major bank holiday in European countries if you couldn't tell from the 'in Europe' part.
Sixty-six years ago on 8 May, 1945, World War II officially came to an end as the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Germany and brought and end to the Third Reich (Hitler committed suicide on the 30th or April during the Battle of Berlin).
Countries that celebrate VE Day:
Czech Republic - Den vítězství (Day of Victory)
East Germany - Tag der Befreiung (Day of Liberation) (no longer celebrated)
France - Victoire 1945 (Victory 1945)
German stat of Mechlenburg-Vorpommern - Tag der Befreiung vom Nationalsozialismus und der Beendigung des II Weltkrges (Day of Liberaition from national Socialism, and the end of the second World War
United Kingdom - May Day Bank Holiday
Norway: Frigjøringsdagen (Liberation Day)
Slovakia - Deň víťazstva nad fašizmom (Victory over Fascism Day)
Side Note: My friend Alina and I went for a walk to Starbucks today, and she was telling me about how big of a holiday is today back at her home in Russia. All of the banks and stores are closed (they celebrate it on the ninth there (and they're like, 16 hours ahead so it's already the holiday there XD)) and everybody celebrates it in their own special way.
I also believe that it's somewhat celebrated in the UK as well, but I'd take the word of a wiser person on the British culture to answer that *mainly just knows her Doctor Who when it comes to the UK* ^^;;; *fails as a history lover* OTL
Fun Fact: Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Ladin were both confirmed dead on the first of May. How crazy is that?
CONGRATULATIONS IF YOU MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THIS POST XDDD
-BH-
This nation has had many great presidents. One of them, no doubtly, was Abraham Lincoln.
On this day, in 1865, the kind, stove-pipe bearing man was assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. Even one-hundred-forty-six years later, nobody has forgotten his noble deeds, or what he did for this country.
Did you know that Honest Abe only wore his famous beard for precisely a single year out of his life? An eleven year old girl, Grace Bedell, took it upon herself to write the famous man this letter:
Hon A B Lincoln...
Dear Sir
My father has just home from the fair and brought home your picture and Mr. Hamlin's. I am a little girl only 11 years old, but want you should be President of the United States very much so I hope you wont think me very bold to write to such a great man as you are. Have you any little girls about as large as I am if so give them my love and tell her to write to me if you cannot answer this letter. I have got 4 brother's and part of them will vote for you any way and if you let your whiskers grow I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you you would look a great deal better for your face is so thin. All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husband's to vote for you and then you would be President. My father is going to vote for you and if I was a man I would vote for you to but I will try to get every one to vote for you that I can I think that rail fence around your picture makes it look very pretty I have got a little baby sister she is nine weeks old and is just as cunning as can be. When you direct your letter direct to Grace Bedell Westfield Chatauque County New York
I must not write any more answer this letter right off Good bye
Grace Bedell
To which he shortly responded to with:
Miss Grace Bedell My dear little Miss Your very agreeable letter of the 15th is received - I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters - I have three sons - one seventeen, one nine, and one seven years of age - They, with their mother, constitute my whole family - As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affection if I were to begin it now?
Your very sincere well wisher
A. Lincoln
And for the next year, he wore these whiskers and became the sixteenth president of the United States of America.
