WEEK IN HISTORY
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | OCTOBER 26
1904 - On opening day, 100,000 people pay a nickel for a ride on the New York Subway. It traveled 9 miles through 28 stations. Currently, there are 36 lines...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | OCTOBER 26
1904 - On opening day, 100,000 people pay a nickel for a ride on the New York Subway. It traveled 9 miles through 28 stations. Currently, there are 36 lines...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | OCTOBER 19
1781 - Trapped in Yorktown, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution. 1867 -...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | OCTOBER 19
1781 - Trapped in Yorktown, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution. 1867 -...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | OCTOBER 12
1775 - the Continental Congress authorizes construction and administration of the first American naval force—the precursor to the United States Navy. 1777 - The British surrendered to the Americans at...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | OCTOBER 12
1775 - the Continental Congress authorizes construction and administration of the first American naval force—the precursor to the United States Navy. 1777 - The British surrendered to the Americans at...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | OCTOBER 5
1767 - Due to border violence between Pennsylvania and Maryland colonists, English surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, officially established an agreed-upon border, the Mason Dixon Line. A century later,...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | OCTOBER 5
1767 - Due to border violence between Pennsylvania and Maryland colonists, English surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, officially established an agreed-upon border, the Mason Dixon Line. A century later,...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | SEPTEMBER 28
1908 - The first Model T Ford was completed at the company’s plant in Detroit. Before the Model T, automobiles were a luxury, but Ford marketed his car for ordinary...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | SEPTEMBER 28
1908 - The first Model T Ford was completed at the company’s plant in Detroit. Before the Model T, automobiles were a luxury, but Ford marketed his car for ordinary...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | SEPTEMBER 21
1862 - President Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million enslaved in the United States and recasts the Civil War...
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | SEPTEMBER 21
1862 - President Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million enslaved in the United States and recasts the Civil War...