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 >:}
World Teachers' Day (International)
1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1789 – French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.
1793 – French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
1813 – Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British.
1829 – Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States, is born
1905 – Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
1910 – In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared .
1912 – Fritz Fischer, Nazi war criminal, is born
1914 – World War I: first aerial combat resulting in a kill.
1915 – Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.
1921 – Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.
1944 – Suffrage is extended to women in France.
1947 – The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
1962 – Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
1969 – The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC.
1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress, is born.
1984 – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
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
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-
1603: New English king James I departs Edinburgh for London.
1614: Pocahontas marries John Rolfe.
1621: Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England.
1751: Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden.
1762: British take Grenada, West Indies, from French.
1768: First U.S. Chamber of Commerce forms.
1792: George Washington casts the first presidential veto.
1803: First performance of Beethoven's second Symphony in D.
1806: Isaac Quintard patents apple cider.
1812: Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish.
1814: Netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes.
1896: First modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens.
1902: Soccer match riot between Scotland and England kills twenty-five. I know it's bad, but I sort of laughed out loud when I read that >.>;;
1929: Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact.
1939: Membership in Hitler's Youth becomes obligatory.
1944: one hundred-forty Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse.
1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death. I really hope you know who these two are. o.o;
1955: Winston Churchill resigns as British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden succeeds him.
1964: First driverless trains run on London Underground.
1983: France throws out forty-seven Soviet diplomats.
1986: U.S. soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing.
1556: Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain.
1738: English parliament declares war on Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear).
1774: Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts.
1797: Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine.
1799: New York State abolished slavery.
1834: Senate censure President Jackson for taking federal deposits from Bank of U.S.
1854: During the Crimean War, Britain and France declare war on Russia.
1859: First performance of John Brahms' 1st Serenade for orchestra.
1922: First microfilm device introduced.
1927: Majestic Theater opens at 245 W 44th St. New York City.
1933: German Reichstag confers dictatorial powers on Hitler.
1941: Sea battle at Cape Matapan: British fleet (under Cunningham) defeats Italy.
1942: British naval forces raid Nazi occupied French port of St. Nazaire.
1945:Final German V-2 attack on London.
1972: U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1979: British government of Callaghan falls.
1981: France performs nuclear test. *refrains from making a comment here*
1986: John N. McMahon, ends term as deputy director of CIA.
1994: Armed Zulus demonstrate in Johannesburg, over fifty-three killed.
1995: World's largest bank: Japan's Mitsubishi Bank and Bank of Tokyo merge.
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