Tag: History Daily
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On This Day in History, the Boston Belfry Murderer Killed His First Victim. December 5, 1873.
Image: Thomas Piper, the Boston Belfry Murderer. (Public Domain) On this day in history, December 5, 1873, the Boston Belfry murderer killed his first victim. Bridget Landregan was discovered battered and choked to death in the Boston district of Dorchester. A man in black clothes and a flowing cape was seen attempting to sexually assault…
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7 Armed Men Attacked Reggae Musician Bob Marley’s Home in Kingston, Jamaica, 2 Days Before Appearing at the Smile Jamaica Concert. Marley and 3 Others Were Shot in the Attack, But All Survived. December 3, 1976.
Image: Bob Marley live in concert in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 30, 1980. (Public Domain). On this day in history, December 3, 1976, seven armed men attacked the residence of reggae musician Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica, at 8:30 p.m., two days before appearing at the Smile Jamaica Concert. The concert was an attempt to…
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Napoleon Bonaparte Was Crowned Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the First French Person to Become Emperor in a Thousand Years. December 2, 1804.
Image: Joséphine kneels before Napoléon during his coronation at Notre Dame. Behind him sits pope Pius VII. (Public Domain). On this day in history, December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the first French person to become emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII gave Napoleon…
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Wild West Wednesday – Wild Bill Hickok and Gambler Davis Tutt Engaged in First Recorded Gunfight in the Old West
Image: Wild Bill Hickok threatens the friends of Davis Tutt after defeating Tutt in a duel. Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, February 1867. (Public Domain) On July 21, 1865, Wild Bill Hickok and gambler Davis Tutt engaged in a gunfight in the town square of Springfield, Missouri. It is the first time in the recorded history…
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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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