History Today

History Today - November 12

In 1892, William ‘Pudge’ Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. In 1970, Tropical Cyclone Bhola hit East Pakistan becoming the deadliest natural dis

History Today - November 11

In 1918, the armistice was signed, officially ending World War I. In 1920, Britain buried an unknown soldier at Westminster Abbey and France buried an unknown soldier a

History Today - November 10

In 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. All 29 men on board died. In 1928, Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne delivered his 'Win one for the Gipper

History Today - November 9

In 1967, the first issue of Rolling Stone was published. In 1989, East German officials opened the Berlin Wall to allow East Germans to cross over to West Berlin. In 1

History Today - November 8

In 1895, physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays. In 1923, Adolf Hitler attempted to overthrow the Weimar Republic in what became known as the 'Beer Hall Putsch.'

History Today - November 7

In 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. In 1991, Magic Johnson announced he had HIV and retired from the NBA. In 1966, John Lennon had a chance encounter with Y

History Today - November 6

In 1869, Rutgers and the school that would become known as Princeton played what is recognized as the first collegiate football game. In 1906, US President Theodore Roo

History Today - November 5

In 1605, the Gunpowder Plot was discovered. In 1998, the journal Nature published a report that DNA testing had confirmed that a member of Thomas Jefferson’s family had

History Today - November 4

In 1922, the steps to the burial room for King Tutankhamun were uncovered by a team of Egyptian excavators led by British archaeologist Howard Carter. In 1995, Israeli P

History Today - November 3

In 1957, Laika became the first living creature In 1962, a meeting in a New York hotel bar set in motion what would become Fantasy Football. In 1948, the Chicago Trib

History Today - November 2

In 1988, the first computer worm was released into a computer system at M.I.T. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, creating a federal holiday recognizing Ma

History Today - November 1

In 1938, War Admiral and Seabiscuit faced off against each other in 'The Matchrace of the Century.' In 1993, the Maastricht Treaty came into effect, formally establishi

History Today - Oct. 31

Happy Halloween! We start with a brief history of Samhain. In 1517, priest and scholar Martin Luther nailed a piece of paper containing 95 Theses to the door of a churc

History Today - Oct. 30

In 1961, the Soviet Union dropped Tsar Bomba and its detonation was the largest in human history. In 1974, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fought in Kinshasa, Zaire in

History Today - Oct. 29

In 1929, Black Tuesday saw 16 million shares sold and a 12% plummet in market value. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch made landfall in Honduras. There were 11,374 fatalities in

History Today - Oct. 28

In 1726, Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' was published. In 2023, actor Matthew Perry died. In 1919, the Volstead Act was passed to provide enforcement for the 18

History Today - Oct. 27

In 1961, it was the first successful test of a Saturn rocket. In 1795, Pinckney’s Treaty was signed, giving Americans access to the Mississippi River. In 1873, Joseph

History Today - Oct. 26

In 1825, the Erie Canal opened. In 1984, the first cross species heart transplant on an infant was performed. In 1881, the Earp brothers faced off against the Clanton-

History Today - Oct. 25

In 1415, the English, led by Henry V, defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt. In 1854, the charge of the Light Brigade led to significant loss of life by the Bri

History Today - Oct. 24

In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive. In 1945, the United Nations was formally established. In 2003, th