today in history Today is Monday, August 8, the 220th day of 2022. There are 145 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, faced with damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced that he would resign the following day. In this day: In 1814, during … Read more
today in history Today is Sunday, August 7, the 219th day of 2022. There are 146 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On August 7, 1942, the US and other Allied forces landed on Guadalcanal, marking the beginning of the first major Allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II. (Japanese … Read more
today in history Today is Saturday, August 6, the 218th day of 2022. There are 147 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the American B-29 Enola Gay superfortress dropped an atomic bomb codenamed “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan, causing an estimated 140,000 deaths. (Three … Read more
today in history Today is Friday, August 5, the 217th day of 2022. There are 148 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On August 5, 1981, the federal government began laying off air traffic controllers who had gone on strike. In this day: In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Admiral David … Read more
today in history Today is Friday, July 29, the 210th day of 2022. There are 155 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 29, 1981, Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in a glittering ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. (The couple divorced in 1996.) In this day: In … Read more
today in history Today is Wednesday, July 27, the 208th day of 2022. There are 157 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 27, 1953, the Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting. In this day: In 1789, President George Washington signed a measure establishing the … Read more
today in history Today is Saturday, July 23, the 204th day of 2022. There are 161 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 23, 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel while flying from Montreal to Edmonton; the pilots were able to glide the plane to a safe … Read more
today in history Today is Thursday, July 7, the 188th day of 2022. There are 177 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 7, 1976, the United States Military Academy at West Point included female cadets for the first time when 119 women joined the Class of 1980. In this day: … Read more
today in history Today is Wednesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2022. There are 178 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 6, 1944, approximately 168 people died in a fire that broke out during a performance in the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus … Read more
today in history Today is Tuesday, July 5, the 186th day of 2022. There are 179 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby made his debut for the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League three months after Jackie Robinson broke the color … Read more