Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1777: After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation (more info)
1867: The first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1841: James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism (more info)
1927: The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River car tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1927: Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union (more info)
1954: Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892 (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1620: Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts (more info)
1906; Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first sitting U.S. president to make an official trip outside the country, traveling to inspect progress on the Panama Canal (more info)
1965: A switch at a station near Niagara Falls fails, plung
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1908: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente, Bolivia (more info)
1916: Jeannette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the United States Congress (more info)