Tag: History Daily
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The Allies Declined Japan’s Offer to Surrender Based on the Condition That Emperor Hirohito Retains His Status. August 11, 1945.
(Image: Emperor Hirohito. Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, the Allies declined Japan’s offer to surrender based on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status. The Japanese War Council had been split over the surrender terms; half the members wanted assurances that the emperor would maintain his hereditary and traditional role in a…
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History Daily: August 10
THE BATTLE OF SCHEVENINGREN Image: Naval battle near Ter Heijde on 10 August 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War. In the middle the Brederode, the Dutch flagship of Maarten Tromp is in combat with the English flagship Resolution under the command of admiral Monk. (Wikimedia Commons) The Battle of Scheveningen (also known as the Battle of Ter Heijde) was the final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch…
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Doors Frontman Jim Morrison Goes on Trial for “lewd and lascivious behavior” at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, Florida. August 10, 1970.
(Image: A mug shot of Morrison, taken on September 20, 1970. Wikimedia Commons) On this day in history, the Doors frontman Jim Morrison goes on trial for “lewd and lascivious behavior” at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, Florida. The charges stem from events at the band’s concert at the Dinner Key Auditorium during a…
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Ex-French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte Sets Sail for Exile to the Mid-Atlantic Island of St. Helena on Board HMS Northumberland, Nearly Two Months After his Defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. August 9, 1815.
(Image: Napoleon on Saint Helena, watercolor by Franz Josef Sandmann, c. 1820. Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, ex-French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sets sail for exile from the coast of England to the mid-Atlantic Island of St. Helena on board the British ship HMS Northumberland, nearly two months after his defeat at the Battle of…
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History Daily: August 8
UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL On August 8, 1786, the United States Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America. Image of the first US one dollar bill (United States Note) issued in 1862 BRIGHAM YOUNG LEADS THE MORMONS On August 8, 1844, Brigham Young is chosen as the head…
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Theodore Roosevelt was Chosen to Run for the Presidency by the Progressive Party, Better Known as the Bull Moose Party. August 7, 1912.
On this day in history, Theodore Roosevelt was chosen to run for the presidency by the Progressive Party, a group of Republicans unsatisfied with the renomination of President William Howard Taft. Better known as the Bull Moose Party, the Progressive Manifesto called for the direct election of U.S. Senators, tariff reduction, woman suffrage, and many…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 