1928 – 1st autogyro flight in US 1932 – British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas 1941 – Hitler takes complete command of German Army 1945…
1928 – 1st autogyro flight in US 1932 – British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas 1941 – Hitler takes complete command of German Army 1945…
1718 – France, Britain and Austria declare war on Spain (War of the Quadruple Alliance 1718–1720) 1777 – France recognizes independence of British colonies in…
1653 – Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. 1773 – Nearly 350 chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor off…
1612 – German Astronomer Simon Marius is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope 1877 – Thomas Edison patents phonograph 1939 – Snip departs…
1542 – Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old 1751 – The first…
1866 – 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean 1872 – 1st black US govenor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi,…
1887 – Austria-Hungary, Italy and Great Britain sign Balkan military treaty 1898 – Spanish-American War formally ended by the Treaty of Paris; US acquires Philippines,…
1747 – Great Britain & Netherlands sign military treaty 1762 – British parliament accepts Treaty of Paris 1783 – First execution at Newgate Jail in…