Today in History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1926 – Carter G. Woodson founds Negro History Week, which later evolved into Black History Month (More info) 1940 – The second full length animated Walt Disney film, ‘Pinocchio,’ premieres (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1936 – Italian dictator Benito Mussolini proclaims the Rome-Berlin Axis, establishing the alliance of the Axis Powers (More info) 1948 – In the greatest upset in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeats his Republican challenger, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey (More info) Read Mo

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1886 – In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty (More info) 1919 – The US Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1854 – The Charge of the Light Brigade takes place at Balaklava during the Crimean War (More info) 1944 – The Japanese deploy kamikaze suicide bombers against American warships for the first time (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (More info) 1929 – “Black Thursday” stock market crash occurs on the New York Stock Exchange (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1781 – British General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing an end to the last major battle of the American Revolution (More info) 1789 – Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, clinching their last World Series to date (More info) 1912 – While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – The Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy, later renamed the United States Navy (More info) 1792 – The cornerstone of the White House is laid (More info) 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B’nai B’rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world (Mo

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1492 – Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean (More info) 1810 – The first Oktoberfest occurs when Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1865 – Paul Bogle led hundreds of black men and women in a march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion (More info) 1975 – ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts on NBC (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1876 – The American Library Association is founded (More info) 1884 – The Naval War College of the United States Navy is founded in Newport, Rhode Island (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1921 – The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time (More info) 1945 – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers’ studios (More info)