Halloween was started by the Celts 2000 years ago. Celts were located in modern day Ireland. They made a bonfire and send a sacrifice to the dead. Some people wore masks to disguise them self from the...
Oct 26, 1881- Shootout at the OK Corral
On Oct. 26 the Earp brothers faced the McLaury gang in OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
The Earps were police officers. Wyatt Earp is a former police officer...
1910 - Elizabeth Blackwell dies of a stroke
On this day in history on May 31, 1910, physician Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to ever receive a medical degree in the United States and the UK Medical...
1887- First Groundhog Day
The first ever Groundhog Day was on February 2, 1887.
According to the tradition, every year a groundhog come up out of the ground. If he sees his shadow, that means there...
1884- The Oxford Dictionary Debuts
The first section of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), is published. The OED is considered the most comprehensive and accurate dictionary of the English language....
1990- The First McDonald's Opens in the Soviet Union
On January 31, 1990, the first McDonald's opens in Moscow. An American journalist at the McDonald's reported the customers seemed amazed at the...
1835- Andrew Jackson becomes first U.S. president to experience an assassination attempt. The attempt was made by Richard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter. He went up to the president as he was...
1845- Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is published
On this day in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe releases "The Raven" in the New York Evening Mirror.
In 1827, Poe published his writing, a collection of his...
1986- The Challenger Crashes
On January 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. EST, the space shuttle Challenger lifts of.
Christa McAuliffe, a 37 year old social studies teacher from New Hampshire is about...
1967- Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor
Donald Evans was a 23 year old medic from Covina, California. He was awarded the posthumous Medal of Honor (a Medal of Honor awarded after the death of the receiver).
Evans'...
1979- 'The Dukes of Hazzard" premeires.
On this day in 1979, the TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" was premeired. The show starred John Schneider as Bo Duke, Tom Wopat as Luke Duke (Bo's cousin), Catherine...
1924- First Winter Olympics Occur
The first Winter Olympics took place at Chamonix in the French Alps. Six sports and 12 events, including Ski Jump and Bobsledding occurred during the "International...
