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HISTORY
Today In History – May 18
Today In History in 1860 in the United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
Today In History – May 17
Today In History in 1900 The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
Today In History – May 16
Today In History in 1771 The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
Today In History – May 15
Today In History in 1905 the City of Las Vegas is founded in Nevada; and in 1940 Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
Today In History – May 14
Today In History in 1607 English colonists establish "James Fort," which would become Jamestown, Virginia, the earliest permanent English settlement in the Americas; and in 1973 Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
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Today In History – May 13
Today In History in 1780 The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U.S. state of Tennessee; and in 1917 three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
Today In History – May 12
Today In History in 2002 former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Revolution.
Today In History – May 11
Today In History in 1997 Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.
Today In History – May 10
Today In History in 1773 the Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
Today In History – May 9
Today In History in 1671 Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London; and in 1901 Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
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Today In History – May 8
Today In History in 1886 pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine; and in 1970 The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album Let It Be.
Today In History – May 7
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few more of them.
Today In History – May 6
Today In History in 1910 George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII; and in 2023 Charles III becomes King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealths.
Today In History – May 5
Today In History in 1809 Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent; in 1866 Memorial Day was first celebrated in the U.S.; and in 1961 Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space.
Today In History – May 4
Today in History in 1904 the United States begins construction of the Panama Canal; in 1927 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated; and in 1932 mobster Al Capone begins serving an 11-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
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May 18, 2024