this day in history

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)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1780 – American General Benedict Arnold commits treason by giving the British the plans to West Point (More info) 1792 – The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the monarchy (More info)

1901 – US President William McKinley dies after a September 6 assassination attempt and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt (More info) 1927 – Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan is killed in a bizarre accident when the enormous silk scarf around her neck gets tangled in the rear hubcaps of her moving car (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1814 – Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ (More info) 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1940 – Ancient cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France (More info) 1953 – Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1504 – Michelangelo’s ‘David’ is unveiled in Florence, Italy (More info) 1966 – The first ‘Star Trek’ series premieres on NBC (More info)

1813 – The United States federal government gets its nickname, Uncle Sam (More info) 1921 – The first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Spain, thus becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe (More info) 1901 – Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York (More info)

1666 – The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying St. Paul’s Cathedral and 10,000 other buildings (More info) 1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 30 BC – Cleopatra commits suicide (More info) 1963 – The “hotline” between the leaders of the US and the Soviet Union goes into operation (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction (More info) 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1812 – The American frigate USS Constitution earns the nickname “Old Ironsides” after defeating the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada (More info) 1909 – The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the home of the Indianapolis 500 (More info)