Dec. 26 1908: Jack Johnson became the first black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia. 1991: The USSR was formally dissolved through a declaration by […]
Dec. 19 1777: Gen. George Washington led his army of more than 12,000 soldiers to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. 1998: President Bill Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of […]
These transformational events in history happened this week. Dec. 12 1870: Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina became the first black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives. 2000: George W. Bush became president-elect […]
Dec. 5 1848: President James K. Polk sparked the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California. 1933: Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to […]
Nov. 28 1925: The Grand Ole Opry debuted on radio station WSM in Nashville. 1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean. 1942: Fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing 492 people […]
Nov. 21 1920: On “Bloody Sunday,” the Irish Republican Army killed 14 suspected British intelligence officers in the Dublin area; British forces responded by raiding a soccer match, killing 14 civilians. 1980: An estimated 83 […]
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