Today in History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1535 – The first complete English-language Bible, the Coverdale Bible, is printed (More info) 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln declares the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day (More info) 1951 – The “Shot Heard ‘Round the World,” one of the greatest moments in sports history, occurs (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1918 – President Woodrow Wilson gives a speech before Congress in support of granting women the right to vote (More info) 1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season, a record that stood for 34 years (More info) 1949 – The Berlin Airlift ends after 15 months and more than 250,000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1913 – Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that bears his name, disappears from a steamship while traveling from Belgium to England (More info) 1966 – The Chevrolet Camaro goes on sale (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1580 – Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the globe (More info) 1789 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established (More info) 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which proposes to free all slaves of rebel states as of January 1, 1863 (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1780 – American General Benedict Arnold commits treason by giving the British the plans to West Point (More info) 1792 – The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the monarchy (More info)

1901 – US President William McKinley dies after a September 6 assassination attempt and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt (More info) 1927 – Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan is killed in a bizarre accident when the enormous silk scarf around her neck gets tangled in the rear hubcaps of her moving car (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1814 – Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ (More info) 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio (More info) 1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 64 – A great begins that ultimately destroys most of Rome (More info) 1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, ‘Mein Kampf’ (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1788 – The US Constitution is ratified and goes into effect (More info) 1915 – The US Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States, striking down an Oklahoma law denying the right to vote to some citizens (More info)