What happened on this day in history?

[AF-Roger]

1862
Rebels and Yankees clash at the Battle of Antietam

1787
U.S. Constitution signed

1976
Space Shuttle unveiled

1978
Camp David Accords signed

1868
Cheyenne and Sioux decimate frontiersmen at Beecher’s Island

1796
Washington prepares final draft of farewell address

1939
Soviet Union invades Poland

More at the link: This Day in History - What Happened Today - HISTORY.com

 

[AF-Roger]

Sept 18

1793
Capitol cornerstone is laid



1776
Washington reports to Congress on Battle of Harlem Heights

1862
McClellan lets Lee retreat from Antietam

1959
A serial killer is executed

1961
Hammarskjold dies in plane crash


1975
Patty Hearst captured

1961
Bobby Vee earns a #1 hit with “Take Good Care Of My Baby”

1996
Clemens strikes out 20, again

Source: This Day in History - What Happened Today - HISTORY.com

 

[AF-Roger]

1973 Nixon insists that he is not a crook

 

[AF-Roger]

1925 The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting

 

[hiimjeremy]

In 1942, a fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub killed 492 people! This happened in Boston, Massachusetts.

Cocoanut Grove fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[hiimjeremy]

In 1950 on this day, US President Harry S. Truman threatened China with the atom bomb.


Read about it here!

 

[azgold]

Wow, wow, wow! This was a super-busy!! day in history around the world!

World History International: On This Day In History

Really long list, so I just added the link instead of filling up the thread.

A few lightlights:
- today would have been Lucy and Desi's 55th wedding anniversary.

- 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala) (1954) I can't believe they started tracking how many women have been hit by meteorites

- George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass" (1970) Great album, by the way.

- Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, "Live at BBC," is released in Britain (1994) Okay, this might only be important to me.

- France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island (1978)

- Soviets stop jamming Radio Liberty; 1st time in 38 yrs (1988)

There's TONS more!!

Very interesting stuff. Thanks for starting this, @AF-Roger

 

[Prince.AdSenceMedia]

Great & useful information, specially for students

 

[AF-Roger]

1941 Pearl Harbor bombed

 

[AF-Roger]

2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election

 

[azgold]

2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election

I remember that! I watched the debate and later, scratched my head at the 'missing' votes that mysteriously showed up days later. Hmm...

 

[AF-Roger]

1903 First airplane flies

 

[AF-Roger]

1967 Packers face Chiefs in first Super Bowl

 

[Corrinne Hodgdon]

Today in history...

Plans for the dictionary began in 1857 when members of London’s Philological Society, who believed there were no up-to-date, error-free English dictionaries available, decided to produce one that would cover all vocabulary from the Anglo-Saxon period (1150 A.D.) to the present. Conceived of as a four-volume, 6,400-page work, it was estimated the project would take 10 years to finish. In fact, it took over 40 years until the 125th and final fascicle was published in April 1928 and the full dictionary was complete–at over 400,000 words and phrases in 10 volumes–and published under the title A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles.