Category: History Daily
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American Inventor Thomas Edison Demonstrated His Hand-Cranked Phonograph for the First Time. November 29, 1877.
Image: Photograph of Edison with his phonograph (2nd model), taken in Mathew Brady’s Washington, D.C. studio in April 1878. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 29, 1877, American inventor Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time. He built a machine that converted the vibrations produced by speaking into grooves on…
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Norway After Liberation: 18 Vintage Photos of German Prisoners of War in Norway, 1945
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945. Throughout this period, a pro-German government…
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On Thanksgiving Day in 1895, While Navigating a Gas-Powered “Horseless Carriage” of His and His Brother’s Invention, the Mechanic, Creator, and Now Race Car Driver Frank Duryea Triumphs in the First Motor-Car Race in America. November 28, 1895.
Photo of Charles (left) and Frank Duryea in the 1894 Duryea gasoline car. (Public Domain). On this day in history, on Thanksgiving Day (November 28) in 1895, while navigating a gas-powered “horseless carriage” of his and his brother’s invention, the mechanic, creator, and now race car driver Frank Duryea triumphs in the first motor-car race…
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Pope Urban II Makes What is Deemed the Most Significant Address of the Middle Ages, Causing the Crusades to Escalate by Summoning All Christians in Europe to go to War Against Muslims to Recover the Holy Land, With a Shout of “Deus Vult!” or “God Wills It!” November 27, 1095.
Image: Pope Urban II preaching the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II makes what is deemed the most significant address of the Middle Ages, causing the Crusades to escalate by summoning all Christians in Europe to go to war against Muslims…
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Casablanca, a World War II-Era Movie Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, Premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City; It Went on to Become One of the Most Favorite Hollywood Films of All Time. November 26, 1942.
Image: Casablanca (film) On this day in history, November 26, 1942, Casablanca, a World War II-era movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City; it went on to become one of the most favorite Hollywood films of all time. In the movie, Bogart portrays Rick Blaine, the…
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American Soldiers Under the Control of General Ranald Mackenzie Obliterate a Village of Cheyenne Residing With Chief Dull Knife on the Powder River During the Dull Knife Fight. November 25, 1876.
Image: Dull Knife Battlefield (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 25, 1876, American soldiers under the control of General Ranald Mackenzie obliterate a village of Cheyenne residing with Chief Dull Knife on the Powder River during the Dull Knife Fight. The strike was retribution against some Native Americans who had joined in killing…
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Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant, Also Known by His Indigenous Name, Thayendanegea, Died at His Home in What is Now Burlington, Ontario. November 24, 1807.
Image: Brant was visiting England with Guy Johnson at age 33 or 34 when George Romney painted him in his London studio in 1776. Brant is shown wearing a white ruffled shirt, an Indian blanket, a silver gorget, a plumed headdress and carrying a tomahawk. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 24, 1807,…
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Wild West Wednesday – Outlaw William “Bill” Doolin
Image: William “Bill” Doolin (Public Domain) William Doolin was an American outlaw and founder of the Wild Bunch, sometimes called the Doolin- Dalton Gang. Like the earlier Dalton Gang alone, it concentrated on robbing banks, trains, and stagecoaches in Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, and Indiana, during the 1890s. Bill Doolin was born in 1858 in Johnson…
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American Disc Jockey Alan Freed is Fired From WABC Radio Station in New York City for His Role in the Payola Scandal. November 21, 1959.
Image: Alan Freed, 1958. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 21, 1958, American disc jockey Alan Freed is fired from WABC radio station in New York City for his role in the payola scandal. Though payola – paying a DJ to play a song on the radio to promote it – was not…
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On This Day in History, the Notorious Hired Killer Tom Horn is Executed for Murdering Willie Nickell, the 14-year-Old Son of a Wyoming Sheep Rancher. November 20, 1903.
Image: Tom Horn braiding a rope in the Laramie County jail office in Cheyenne, 1902. (Public Domain) Several historians have subsequently doubted whether Horn murdered the boy, indicating that the jury condemned him merely because of an intoxicated admission of guilt that Horn purportedly made to a deputy sheriff. Also, the jury did not give sufficient…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 