Disclaimer: These have been compiled from various sources for the sake of “interest” and have not been double or triple checked. You should certainly do more research if you want more precise information.
837: Pope Gregory IV makes celebration of All Saints Day mandatory for Church.
1721: Peter the Great becomes Emperor of Russia.
1782: Peace Treaty signed by Great Britain and U. S. formally ending Revolutionary War.
1800: President John Adams/ family becomes 1st President to live in White House on Pennsylvania Ave.
1860: Abraham Lincoln elected as President of U. S.
1876: Princeton falls to Yale in the 1st college football game played on Thanksgiving.
1879: 1st patenting of “cash register” by James Ritty.
1896: National Geographic Magazine publishes barebreasted females (Zulu).
1908: “Gideon Bible” first put into a hotel room.
1914: Patenting of the “bra.” 1918: Armistice between Allies and Germany ends World War One.
1925: Grande Ole Opry debuts on radio.
1935: Italy declares war upon France.
1935: Board game, Monopoly, marketed by Parker Brothers.
1936: British Broadcasting Corporation begins world’s first “regular” television service to an estimated 100 viewers.
1942: Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18.
1944: Vegan Society comes into being.
1952: 1st marketing of frozen peas by Clarence Birdseye.
1954: World’s Children’s Day made official by U. N Assembly.
1956: Wizard of Oz 1st televised.
1959: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
1965: “The Days of Our Lives” soap opera 1st televised.
1966: Rule against eating “meat” on Fridays ceased by U. S. Roman Catholic Bishops.
1986: Title of “youngest heavyweight champion” goes to Mike Tyson.
2001: World Science Day becomes official (UNESCO).
2003: Youngest singer to ever get a Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, 21 years old Britany Spears.
2006: Nancy Pelosi elected as Speaker of U. S. House of Representatives.
2007: Arnold Schwarzenegger became Governor of California.
2015: World Tsunami Day becomes official.
2022: Astros defeat Phillies to win World Series.
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