# today in history
Today in History: Brown vs. Board of Education Decided by the Supreme Court (1954)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is one of the most famous Supreme Court cases ever to be decided.…
Today in History: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Ends, Germans Begin Deportation (1943)
One of the sad facts about the Holocaust is that we have absolutely no clue exactly how many people of…
Today in History: First Vote to Impeach Andrew Johnson Fails (1868)
U.S. politics in the years after the American Civil war were very volatile. Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency when Abraham…
Today in History: Presidential Candidate George Wallace Shot and Paralyzed (1972)
George Wallace was the governor of Alabama, and he succeeded in running for that office on what is called an…
Today in History: First Allied Jet Used in World War II (1941)
On this day in history, the first aircraft using jet propulsion was flown successfully over Cranwell, England. It was the…
Today in History: Americans Suffer their Worst Defeat of the Revolution (1780)
On May 12, 1780, the Americans suffered their worst defeat of the entire Revolution. The battle of Charleston, or as…
Today in History: Lindbergh Baby Is Found Dead (1932)
Perhaps one of the most enduring crime stories of the 20th century is the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the…
Today in History: Huge Dust Storm Disrupts the United States (1934)
There were many causes of the Great Depression. No economic disaster of that magnitude ever has a single cause. It…
Today in History: More Evidence Found Against the Queen of Poisoners in France (1949)
On this day in 1949, French authorities exhumed the body of Leon Besnard, the son of a very wealthy family from…
Today in History: Transcontinental Railroad Completed (1869)
Even today it is hard to appreciate the amount of influence rail transportation has on everyday life. It remains a…