Today in History, April 10 ( 07-05-18 )

Today's Highlight in History: 1971 - US table tennis team arrives in China PR On this date: In 1847, American newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer was born in Mako, Hungary. In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated. In 1912, the luxury liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage. 1925, the novel "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published by Scribner's of New York. In 1932, German ...

Today in History, April 11 ( 07-05-18 )

Today's Highlight in History: On April eleventh, 1970, Apollo 13 blasted off on its ill-fated mission to the moon. (The astronauts managed to return safely). On this date: In 1689, William the Third and Mary the Second were crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain. In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as emperor of France and was banished to the island of Elba. In 1898, President McKinley asked Congress for a declaration of war against Spain. In 1899, the treaty ending the Spanish-American War ...

Today in History, April 12 ( 07-05-18 )

Today's Highlight in History: In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in space, orbiting the earth once before making a safe landing. On this date: In 1606, England adopted as its flag the original version of the Union Jack. In 1861, the American Civil War began as Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. In 1904 battle at Jiangzi China between Tibetan and British troops. In 1919 British Parliament passes a 48-hour work week with minimum wages In ...

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Today in History, April 2 ( 07-05-18 )

Today's Highlight in History: In 1805, storyteller Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark. On this date: In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida. In 1792, the US Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the US Mint. In 1860, the first Italian Parliament met at Turin. In 1865, Confederate President Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. In 1872, Samuel F.B. Morse, developer of the electric ...

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