Thursday, August 11, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 11
   Today in History, in 1934, The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.*
There are 142 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_11

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 10
  Today in History,in 1944, World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.*
There are 143 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_10

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 9
   Today in History,in 1965, Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the first and only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.*
There are 144 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9

Monday, August 8, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 8
  Today in History,in 1908, Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.*
There are 145 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8

Sunday, August 7, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 7
  Today in History, in 1930, The last confirmed lynching of blacks in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana. Two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are killed.*
There are 146 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_7

Saturday, August 6, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 6
  Today in History, in 1930, Judge Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York and disappears to be never seen again.*
There are 147 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6

Friday, August 5, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 5
  Today in History,in 1914, In Cleaveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.*
There are 148 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5

Thursday, August 4, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 4
       Today in History,1944, The Holocaust: a tip from a Dutch informer leads to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others.*
There are 149 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 3
 Today in History, in 1492, Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos do la Frontera, Spain.*
There are 150 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_3

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 2
 Today in History, in 1943, World War II: the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.*
There are 151 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2

Monday, August 1, 2011

What Happened Today in History??

August 1
 Today in History, in 1834, Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.*
There are 152 days remaining until the end of the year.*

Citation:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1