# today in history
Today in History: U.S. Air Force Lands at the North Pole (1952)
Throughout history, it has always been man's greatest achievement to be "first" at something. If one simplifies the relations between…
Today in History: J. Edgar Hoover Dies at Age 77 (1972)
John Edgar Hoover was born January 1, 1895 in Washington, D.C. By the time he reached 30-years-old, he was the…
Today in History: Senator Joseph McCarthy Dies (1957)
During the period after World War II and up through the early 1960s, the United States went through an era called…
Today in History: Calamity Jane is Born (1852)
There are a lot of myths surrounding Calamity Jane. In truth, like a lot people from the Old West, she…
Today in History: The International Congress of Women Gathers in the Netherlands (1915)
By May 1, 1915, the world was deep into the worst war in history (up until that point). World War…
Today in History: Mussolini is Executed (1945)
On April 28, 1945, former Dictator Benito Mussolini was executed by Italian Communists near the Switzerland border. Mussolini was a…
Today in History: The Founder of Lamborghini is Born (1916)
When Ferruccio Lamborghini first started making motorized vehicles in 1948, he didn't set out to make uber-expensive sports cars. Instead,…
Today in History: British Parliament Passes The Tea Act (1773)
There was no single tipping point that kicked off the American Revolution. In fact, even as late as 1775, the…
Today in History: Ferdinand Magellan Dies (1521)
Ferdinand Magellan was a sixteenth-century Portuguese noble who fought for Portugal in wars against Muslims in the Indian Ocean region…
Today in History: Nuclear Disaster at Chernobyl (1986)
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the town of Pripyat suffered a catastrophic failure that resulted…