Today in History

21st January.

Executed at Tyburn today in 1670...Claude Duval, French-born highwayman, gentleman and thief, famous for his gallantry:
"Here lies DuVall: Reder, if male thou art,
Look to thy purse; if female, to thy heart..."

1793 - Louis XVI of France is executed by the guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for high treason.

1846 - 1st Edition of Charles Dickens newspaper "The Daily News".

1921 - British crime novelist Agatha Christie publishes her first novel "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" introducing the character Hercule Poirot.
 

1853
The envelope folding machine was patented by Russell Hawes in Worchester,Mass.
1954
The USS Nautilus,the 1st nuclear powered submarine launches from Groton,Ct
 
Jan 22nd
1973
Roe vs.Wade: U.S. Supreme Court legalized most abortions
2002
KMart Corp became largest U.S. retailer to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
2018
Netflix became the world's largest digital media&entertainment company worth $100 billion
 

Historical Context
Krueger started selling cans in Richmond, Virginia, on January 24, 1935, based off an innovative new design by American Can Company that had been invented about fourteen months before Krueger began selling the product.

When Krueger delivered 2,000 products of the new product to their faithful drinkers in November 1933, 91% of drinkers gave it a thumbs up. The deal was sealed - and the world was introduced to beer in a can! (And nothing was ever the same...)

A6A46ABB-BDBF-497A-83AF-E768E762006A.jpeg
 
  • Like
Reactions: Pam
Jan 23rd
1737
John Hancock's birthday,he was 1st signer of Declaration of Independence
1962
British intelligence officer,Kim Philby defected to Russia
1978
Sweden became 1st country to ban aerosal sprays believed to be damaging to the earth's ozone layer
1986
The 1st Inductees to Rock n Roll Hall of Fame:
James Brown,Buddy Holly,Elvis Presley
 
Jan 24th
1899
Humphrey O'Sullivan patented rubber heel for boots&shoes
1922
Christain K.Nelson of Iowa patented the Eskimo Pie
1984
Apple Computer,Inc debuts Macintosh personal computer
2003
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security begins operations
 
24th january

1908, the Boy Scouts movement begins in England with the publication of the first installment of Robert Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys.

1965 - Sir Winston Churchill died aged 90.

1995 - The prosecution gave its opening statement at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
 
Jan 25th
1870
soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows
1924
The 1st Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix,France
1961
The 1st nationally televised presidential news conference was with Pres.John F.Kennedy
 
Jan 26th
1875
the electric dental drill patented by George F.Green
1905
The Cullinan diamond world's largest weighing 114 pounds,3,106 carats was found in Pretoria,South Africa
2006
Western Union ends its telegram service
2015
Libby Lane ordained as 1st female bishop in Church of England
 
Jan 27th
1880
Thomas Edison patented electric incandlescent lamp
1967
during a launch rehearsal of Apollo 1,a fire erupted killing 3 U.S. astronauts, Gus Grissom,Ed White and Roger Chaffee
1973
UCLA basketball team won their 61st consectutive game a NCAA record
 
Died today in 1596...Sir Francis Drake, sea captain, explorer, slave trader, privateer and pirate. He died of ‘the bloody flux’ (dysentery) off the coast of Portobelo, Panama, on board his ship the Defiance. His body, dressed in armour in accordance with his request, was encased in a lead coffin and buried at sea. The coffin has never been found.
 
28th January

Hanged today in 1829...William Burke, infamous grave robber and murderer. He was executed at Lawnmarket, Edinburgh in front of a cheering crowd of over 25,000 people. Rather fittingly, after being put on public display, his body was donated to medical science.
 
1813
Jane Austen's novel'Pride and Prejudice' published in England
1985
The USA for Africa Famine Relief charity single'We Are The World' recorded by all star group of singers inc Michael Jackson,Lionel Ritchie{they co wrote the song} Bruce Springsteen,Paul Simon,Diana Ross,Ray Charles,Tina Turner,Stevie Wonder,Bob Dylan,Dionne Warwicke is released.The single raised $63 million{ equivalent to $144 mill today}
1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 secs after lifting off killing all 7 crew members which included the 1st teacher in space,Christa McAuliffe
 
Today in 1896...Mr Walter Arnold of East Peckham became the first person to be caught speeding in a motorised vehicle, in this case an 1896 Benz Motor Carriage. At the time, the speed limit was 2mph and vehicles had to follow a man walking in front waving a red flag. Mr Arnold was spotted doing 4 times the limit, a heady 8mph, and was pursued for 5 miles by a policeman on a bicycle. When Mr Arnold appeared before magistrates at Tonbridge he was fined 1 shilling plus costs.
 
Jan 29th
1896
Emile Grubbe was 1st doctor to use radiation treatment for breast cancer
1892
The Coca-Cola Co incorporated in Atlanta,Georgia
1959
Walt Disney's movie'Sleeping Beauty' was released
1989
Barbara Harris became the 1st female bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church
 
30th January

1661...On the anniversary of the execution of King Charles I in 1649 and two years after his death, Oliver Cromwell 's body is exhumed, hanged at Tyburn and beheaded. Cromwell 's head is exhibited on a spike at Westminster Hall until 1685.

1948 - Mahatma Ghandi assassinated by Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse.

1965 - State funeral of Winston Churchill at St Paul's Cathedral, London.
 
1873
Jules Verne's novel'Around the World in 80 Days' was published in France
1975
inventor,Euro Rubik applies for patent for his magic cube,later known as Rubik's Cube
 
Jan 31st
1865
U.S. Congress passes 13th Amendment which abolished slavery
1928
Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3M company
2006
Sandra Day O'Connor retires as Supreme Court Judge,Samuel Alito replaces her
 
Feb 2nd
1887
The 1st Groundhog's Day observed in Punxsutawney,PA
1940
Frank Sinatra's singing debut with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
1964
GI Joe,debuts as a popular boy's toy
 
Feb 3rd
Albert Spaulding and his brother with $800 started a sporting goods store
They manufactured the 1st official football,basketball,tennis,golf,baseball
1959
"The Day The Music Died',plane crash killed musicians,Buddy Holly,Richie Valens,JD Richardson and the pilot near Clear Lake,Iowa
 
Feb 4th
1932
The 1st U.S. Winter Olympic Games took place at Lake Placid,NY
1941
United Service Org{USO} was founded
2004
Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dorm room
 
Feb 5th
1922
Reader's Digest magazine 1st published
1958
The National Academy of Recording Arts&Sciences{NARAS} opens a NYC chapter.NARAS is better known as the Grammy Awards Org
1969
U.S. population reaches 200 million
 

You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top