Today In History

This Day in History for September 22 – Emancipation Proclamation Issued and More
This Day in History for September 22 – Emancipation Proclamation Issued and More
This Day in History for September 22 – Emancipation Proclamation Issued and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established (More info) 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which proposes to free all slaves of rebel states as of January 1, 1863 (More info)
This Day in History for August 11 – Watts Riots Begin and More
This Day in History for August 11 – Watts Riots Begin and More
This Day in History for August 11 – Watts Riots Begin and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio (More info) 1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island (More info)
This Day in History for August 4 – Anne Frank Captured and More
This Day in History for August 4 – Anne Frank Captured and More
This Day in History for August 4 – Anne Frank Captured and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1892 – The parents of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home (More info) 1944 – A tip from a Dutch informer leads Nazis to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others (More info)
This Day in History for August 3 – NBA Formed and More
This Day in History for August 3 – NBA Formed and More
This Day in History for August 3 – NBA Formed and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain (More info) 1900 – The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded (More info) 1949 – The National Basketball Association is formed (More info) 1972 – The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (More info) 1981 – US air
This Day in History for July 26 – USPS Established and More
This Day in History for July 26 – USPS Established and More
This Day in History for July 26 – USPS Established and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – Congress establishes the United States Post Office and names Benjamin Franklin the first US Postmaster General (More info) 1908 – The Office of the Chief Examiner, which later becomes the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is created (More info)

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