Today in History November 12 Henry Bowers, Titus Oates, Edgar Evans, Robert Falcon Scott, and Edward Wilson at the South Pole on Jan. 18, 1912. 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. 1793 – Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, […]

Today in History November 7 1910: Pilot Philip Parmalee, ready for take off in a Wright Model B. 1492 – The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest […]

Today in History November 6 The Edsel 447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. 1217 – The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul’s Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for […]

Today in History November 5 Raymond Loewy designed several streamlined steam locomotives for the Pennsylvania Railroad, including the experimental S1 seen here. When built in 1938 it was the largest locomotive ever constructed with a rigid frame, and though fast and powerful no more were built due to some operating flaws.  “The Big Engine” was […]

Today in History October 30 Orson Welles 758 – Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. 1831 – Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history. 1925 – John Logie Baird creates Britain’s first television transmitter. 1938 – Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells’s […]

Today in History October 29 Sandy arrives on West Street                         photo: Alison Simko 539 BC –Cyrus the Great (founder of Persian Empire) entered the capital of Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to their land. 312 – Constantine the Great enters Rome […]

Today in History October 28 Elvis receiving the polio vaccine on national TV 312 – Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West. 969 – The Byzantine Empire recovers Antioch from Arab rule. 1492 – Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World. 1726 – The […]

Today in History October 22 The derailment occurred at 4pm on October 22, 1895 when the Granville – Paris Express overran the buffer stop at its Gare Montparnasse terminus. Click here to hear how it happened 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto). 1707 – Four British naval vessels run […]

Today in History October 21 Jack Kerouac 1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch. 1520 – Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan. 1600 – Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans […]

Today in History October 18 A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Charles Babbage is best remembered for originating the concept of a programmable computer. 320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest). 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, […]

Today in History October 16 Oscar Wilde 690 – Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire. 1590 – Prince Gesualdo of Venosa murders his wife and her lover. 1780 – American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid […]

TODAY IN HISTORY October 10 Alberto Giacometti 680 – Muhammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali is decapitated by Caliph Yazid I’s troops. 1760 – In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy. 1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in […]

TODAY IN HISTORY October 8 London’s Mayor Sadiq Kahn 314 – Constantine I defeats Roman Emperor Licinius, who loses his European territories. 1829 – Stephenson’s Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials. 1862 – American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville. 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire and the […]

TODAY IN HISTORY October 7 Russian President Vladimir Putin sunbathes during his vacation in the remote Tuva region in southern Siberia. 3761 BC – The epoch reference date epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar. 1691 – The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued. 1763 – King George III issues the Royal […]

DAY IN HISTORY October 1 Photo postcard of rubble of the Los Angeles Times Building after the 1910 bombing. 331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 1588 – Coronation of Shah Abbas I of Persia. 1791 – First session of the French Legislative Assembly. 1814 – […]

DAY IN HISTORY September 30  Germans watching supply planes at Tempelhof. 1399 – Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1791 – The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna. 1882 – Thomas Edison’s first commercial hydroelectric power […]

DAY IN HISTORY September 19 Twiggy, aka Lesley Hornby 335 – Flavius Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle, Constantine the Great. 1778 – The Continental Congress passes the first US federal budget. 1796 – George Washington’s Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.  1881 […]

DAY IN HISTORY September 18 Fidel Castro at the UN AD 96 – Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated. 1679 – The Province of New Hampshire is separated from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1793 – The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington. 1812 – The 1812 […]

DAY IN HISTORY September 17 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in Zuccotti Park 1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. 1683 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing “animalcules”. 1778 – The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States […]

Today in History September 12 Henry Hudson’s Halve Maen exploring the Palisades 1185 – Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos brutally put to death in Constantinople. 1609 – Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen. 1847 – Mexican-American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. 1857 – The SS Central America […]