Today in History

"Today in History" - What happened on this date in history? Author Brian T. Bolten presents something interesting, strange, amusing or tragic. Whatever it is, it happened TODAY.........

Saturday, April 7, 2018

APRIL 7 Ike's "Domino Theory" Speech

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On today's date, April 7 in 1954, U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower (left) during a news conference said this: "Finally, you h...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

FEBRUARY 15 = U.S.S. Maine Explodes

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On today's date, March 15 in 1898 a vast explosion sunk the American Navy Battleship U.S.S. Maine  (Pic- tured above) while she was ...
Sunday, January 14, 2018

JANUARY 14 = FDR, Churchill Meet at Casablanca

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On today's date, January 14 in 1943, the two main Allied leaders arrived in Casablanca in French Morocco to plan their strategy for ...
Sunday, December 31, 2017

DECEMBER 31 = George Remus Throws a Party!!

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George Remus (left); called the King of the Bootleggers. A man who raised himself from a clerk at his father's drugstore to the rich...
Friday, November 17, 2017

NOVEMBER 17 = The Suez Canal is Opened

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The Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas, was opened on today's date, November 17, in 1869 in a lavish ceremony...
Friday, October 27, 2017

OCTOBER 27 = Theodore Roosevelt is Born

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On today's date - October 27 in 1858 - Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born in New York City, the second of four children to Martha Stewa...
Friday, October 13, 2017

OCTOBER 13 = The U.S. Navy is Born

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The United States Navy was given it's "birth certificate" on today's date, October 13 in 1775 by an act of the Contine...
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