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3 days ago · Historical Events. 618 Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of the Tang Dynasty's rule over China. 2019 China has been forcefully harvesting organs from marginalized groups in prison camps on a significant scale according to International Tribunal in London.
Jun 11, 2024 · Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 11, the 163rd day of 2024. There are 203 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 11, 1955, in motor racing’s worst disaster…
3 days ago · The War of 1812. On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812. Frustrated by Britain’s maritime practices and support of Native American resistance to western expansion, the U.S. entered the war with ambitious plans to conquer Canada, a goal that was ...
May 25, 2024 · MLB Legend Willie Mays. 1953 1st atomic cannon electronically fired at Frenchman Flat, Nevada. 1953 1st non-commercial educational television station - Houston, Texas. 1953 Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row. 1955 Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall, Kansas and most of Blackwell, Oklahoma.
May 31, 2024 · German fleet never puts to sea again in WWI. 1935 7.7 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in Balochistan, British India (now Pakistan) killing an estimated 40,000 people. 1947 Communists seize power in Hungary. 1970 7.75 Ancash earthquake off coast of Peru kills 66-70,000 and sets off world's deadliest avalanche. More May 31 Events.
5 days ago · George Stinney is Executed. 1944 George Stinney, a 14-year-old African-American boy, is wrongfully executed for the murder of two white girls, becoming the youngest person ever executed in 20th-century America. The mug shot of 14-year-old African American boy George Stinney who was the youngest American to be executed.
Jun 14, 2024 · On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in many ways–displaying the flag in the front of their homes, parades ...
