Wednesday's History

Wednesday’s History:  February 17
Wednesday’s History: February 17
Wednesday’s History: February 17
Today, February 17, in history includes Madame Butterfly premiere, a Beetle record and author David Eggers telling his story, according to history.com. Giacomo Puccini first saw the play Madame Butterfly in London, which is based on a John Luther Longs story...
Wednesday’s History: February 10
Wednesday’s History: February 10
Wednesday’s History: February 10
Today, February 10, in history includes man vs. computer chess game and avalanche in France, according to history.com. Garry Kasparov, from Azerbaijan, was born in 1963. At 13, he was junior chess champion in the Soviet Union then World Chess Champion when he beat Anatoly Karpov at age 22...
Wednesday’s History:  February 3
Wednesday’s History: February 3
Wednesday’s History: February 3
Today, February 3, in history includes the day the music died, Big Game results and a severed ski-lift cable by a jet ... according to history.com. In 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa was part of the 23-stop Dance Party Tour featuring Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J...
Wednesday’s History:  January 27
Wednesday’s History: January 27
Wednesday’s History: January 27
Today, January 27, in history includes the foundation of National Geographic Society, soldier awarded the Medal of Honor, and the first TV is demonstrated ... according to history.com. In 1888, National Geographic Society was founded by 33 men...
Wednesday’s History: January 20
Wednesday’s History: January 20
Wednesday’s History: January 20
Today, January 20, in history includes president's inaugurated and Jerry Lee Lewis in Nashville, according to history.com. Inaugurated a second time in 1937 and a fourth time in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to be inaugurated on January 20...
Wednesday’s History: January 13
Wednesday’s History: January 13
Wednesday’s History: January 13
Today, January 13, in history includes the first African-American U.S. cabinet member, a plane crashes near the White House, and Michael Jordan retires again, according to history.com. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Robert C. Weaver to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1966...
Wednesday’s History:  January 6
Wednesday’s History: January 6
Wednesday’s History: January 6
Today, Jan. 6, in history includes the telegraph demonstrated, a blizzard hits the east coast and one man breaks two running world records, according to history.com. Samuel Morse from Charlestown, Mass., was born in 1791. He studied art and electricity at Yale University...