July 28 in Pop Culture History
July 28 in Pop Culture History 1854 – The USS Constellation, the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy, was commissioned. 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, ....
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Historical Affairs to sponsor 2 programs in August 2021
Programs to explore the wreck of the DeBraak and War of 1812 hero Commodore Thomas Macdonough.
July 27 in Pop Culture History
July 27 in Pop Culture History 1694 – A Royal charter was granted to the Bank of England. 1789 – The first US federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, was established (later renamed ....
July 26 in Pop Culture History
July 26 in Pop Culture History 1745 – “The greatest cricket match that was played in this part of England was on Friday, the 26th of last month, on Gosden Common, near Guildford, between eleven ....
July 25 in Pop Culture History
July 25 in Pop Culture History 306 – Constantine I (Constantine The Great) was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. 1593 – Henry IV of France converted from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. 1668 (Earthquake) China ....
July 24 in Pop Culture History
July 24 in Pop Culture History REMINDER: If you have promised your significant other that you will love them 7/24, TODAY is 7/24. 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate and replaced ....
July 23 in Pop Culture History
July 23 in Pop Culture History 1829 – In the United States, William Austin Burt patented (#5581X) the typographer, an early typewriter. 1926 – Fox Film bought the patents of the Movietone sound system, for ....
July 22 in Pop Culture History
July 22 in Pop Culture History 1587 – A second group of English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony. 1796 – Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company named ....
July 21 in Pop Culture History
July 21 in Pop Culture History 356 BC – The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was destroyed by arson. 1865 – In Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok ....
July 20 in Pop Culture History
July 20 in Pop Culture History 1903 – The Ford Motor Company shipped its first car. 1938 – The United States Department of Justice filed suit in New York City against the motion picture industry ....
July 19 in Pop Culture History
July 19 in Pop Culture History 64 – Great Fire of Rome occurred, destroying half of the city. Contrary to rumors, Nero did not play the fiddle while it burned, but he did blame “the ....
July 18 in Pop Culture History
July 18 in Pop Culture History 1870 – The First Vatican Council decreed the dogma of papal infallibility. 1925 – Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf. 1960 – #1 Hit July 18, 1960 – August 7, ....
July 17 in Pop Culture History
July 17 in Pop Culture History 1429 – Charles VII of France was crowned the King of France in the Reims Cathedral after a successful campaign by Joan of Arc. 1856 – The Great Train ....
July 16 in Pop Culture History
July 16 in Pop Culture History 622 – The 354 day Islamic Calendar was established. 1661 – The first banknotes in Europe were issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco. 1769 – Father Junípero Serra ....
July 15 in Pop Culture History
July 15 in Pop Culture History 850 (Earthquake) Iran 1149 – The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre was consecrated in Jerusalem. 1799 – The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta ....
July 14 in Pop Culture History
July 14 in Pop Culture History 1789 – Bastille Day. Tens of thousands of the citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille, the Paris fortress used as a prison to hold political prisoners, and released the ....
July 13 in Pop Culture History
July 13 in Pop Culture History 1787 – The Continental Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also established procedures for the admission of new states and limits the ....
July 12 in Pop Culture History
July 12 in Pop Culture History 927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secured a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter would not ally with Viking kings, beginning the process of unifying Great ....
July 10 in Pop Culture History
July 10 in Pop Culture History 1553 – Lady Jane Grey began her 9 day reign on the throne of England. 1892 – The first concrete-paved street was built, on Court Avenue, around the Logan ....
July 9 in Pop Culture History
July 9 in Pop Culture History 1540 – King Henry VIII of England annulled the marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1595 – Johannes Kepler published Mysterium cosmographicum (Mystery of the Cosmos) 1776 ....
July 8 in Pop Culture History
July 8 in Pop Culture History 1776 – The Liberty Bell rang at Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, inviting citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. 1800 – ....
July 7 in Pop Culture History
July 7 in Pop Culture History 1456 – A retrial verdict acquitted Joan of Arc of heresy, authorized by Pope Callixtus III, 25 years after she was burned alive for heresy. 1520 – Spanish conquistadors ....
July 6 in Pop Culture History
July 6 in Pop Culture History 1189 – Richard I “the Lionheart” acceded to the English throne. 1348 – Pope Clement VI issued a papal bull (rule) protecting the Jews accused of having caused the ....
50 United States Quick Facts
50 United States Quick Facts US State #1. Delaware – Capitol: Dover, joined on Dec. 7, 1787, nickname: The First State US State #2. Pennsylvania – Capitol: Harrisburg, joined on Dec. 12, 1787, nickname: Keystone ....
Historical Affairs to sponsor 5 programs during July 2021
Programs explore the sinking of the DeBraak, readings of the Declaration of Independence, a historical trivia event and different perspectives on the American Revolution.
The Mysterious And Unexplained Disappearance Of Pilot Felix Moncla
(PCM) Was it a UFO,some kind of spontaneous combustion or just a freak accident? These are the questions we have to ask ourselves when delving into the mysterious and unexplained disappearance of United States Air ....
The Mysterious Case Of ‘The Girl In Blue’ And How It Was Eventually Solved!
(PCM) On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1933, a mysterious, yet friendly visitor to the town of Willoughby, Ohio walked directly in front of a moving train and was tragically killed. No one in the area ....
A Look At The Insanely Long Dance Marathons Of The Mid 1900’s
(PCM) If you have ever visited a night club you will quickly realized the dancing the night away is definitely still a trend that spans throughout the globe. However, you don’t tend to see very ....
Video explores Black life in Delaware 1790–1840
Video explores anti-slavery activity in Delaware in the late-18th century and the subsequent passage of repressive legislation targeting free Blacks in the 19th century.
Historical Affairs sponsors 6 programs in May
The archaeology series “History Unearthed,” “Trivia Night” and “The Wreck of the DeBraak” will be explored.