August 17th thru August 23rd

What Happened This Week in History?

• August 17, 1983-  Prince's song "Delirious" was released
• August 18, 1227-  Genghis Khan dies
• August 19, 1791-  Benjamin Banneker published his first Almanac
• August 20, 1866-  President Andrew Johnson formally declared the American Civil War over
• August 21, 1923-  Kalamazoo, Michigan passed an ordinance forbidding dancers from gazing into the eyes of their partners
• August 22, 1938-  Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers appeared on the cover of "LIFE" magazine
• August 23, 1305-  William Wallace is executed by the English
  
  

August 3rd thru August 9th

What Happened This Week in History?

• August 3, 1933-  Mickey Mouse Watch was introduced for the price of $2.75
• August 4, 1979-  Ramones's "Rock & Roll High School" film premiered in New York, NY
• August 5, 1833-  The village of Chicago was incorporated.  The population was approximately 250.
• August 6, 1996-  NASA announced the discovery of evidence of primitive life on Mars
• August 7, 1782-  George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart
• August 8, 1899-  The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall
• August 9, 1859-  Donald Duck received the 2,257th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

July 27th thru August 2nd

What Happened This Week in History?

• July 27, 1940-  Bugs Bunny debuts in "Wild Hare"

• July 28, 1586- The first potato arrives in Britain
• July 29, 1928-  "Walt Disney's ""Steamboat Willie"" is released"
• July 30, 1729-  Baltimore, Maryland is founded
• July 31, 2007-  The iTunes Music Store reached 3 billion songs sold
• August 1, 1944-  Anne Frank penned her last entry into her diary
• August 2, 1824-  In New York City, 5th Avenue was opened

July 20th thru July 26th

What Happened This Week in History?

• July 20, 1987-  Production was completed on Prince's third movie "Sign O' The Times" in Minneapolis, MN
• July 21, 2007-  The seventh and last book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" was released

• July 22, 1376-  The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin  leading rats out of town is said to have occurred on this date
• July 23, 1829- William Burt patented the typographer, which was the first typewriter
• July 24, 1985-  Walt Disney released "The Black Cauldron" making this their twenty-fifth full-length cartoon
• July 25, 1850-  Gold was discovered in the Rogue River in Oregon
• July 26, 1788-  New York became the eleventh State to ratify in the US Constituion

July 13th thru July 19th

What Happened This Week in History?

July 13, 1837-  Queen Victoria is first monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace

July 14, 1987-  "U Got The Look" by Prince was released

July 15, 1922-  First duck-billed platypus exhibited in US for      public, at New York zoo

July 16, 1439-  Kissing is banned in England (to stop germs from spreading)

July 17, 1775-  First military hospital approved

July 18, 1994-  Crayola announces introduction of scented crayons

July 19, 1927-  TY Cobb gets his 4,000th hit

July 6th thru July 12th

What Happened This Week in History?

• July 6, 1932-  Postage rate for first class mail in the U.S. went up to 3-cents
• July 7, 2000-  Amazon.com announced that almost 400,00 copies of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" were sold to make it the biggest selling book in e-tailing history
• July 8, 1985-  "Playboy" and "Penthouse" magazines were sold with nude pictures of Madonna
• July 9, 1996-  Prince released the album "Chaos and Disorder"
• July 10, 1910- Brookins became first to fly an airplane at an altitude of 1 mile
• July 11, 1914-  Babe Ruth debuted with the Boston Red Sox
• July 12, 1543-  England's King Henry VIII married his 6th and last wife Katherine Parr.

June 29th thru July 5th

What Happened This Week in History?

• June 29, 2007-  First generation Apple iPhone went on sale
• June 30, 1953-  First Corvette manufactured by Chevrolet in Flint, MI.  Selling price $3,250
• July 1, 1847-  First adhesive stamp was issued by the U.S. Post Office
• July 2, 1986- "Under the Cherry Moon" Prince's second movie was released
• July 3, 1608-  The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain
• July 4, 1776- John Hancock signed and approved the amended Declaration of Independce prepared by Thomas Jefferson.

• July 5, 1946-  The bikini bathing suit created by Reard made its debut in a fashion show in Paris.

June 22nd thru June 28th

What Happened This Week in History?

• June 22, 1970-  Voting age lowered to 18
• June 23, 1683-  William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania, only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken"
• June 24, 1509-  Henry VIII was crowned King of England
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  June 25, 1984- The soundtrack "Purple Rain" was released 5 weeks ahead of the film
• June 26, 1870-  the first section of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ was opened to the public
• June 27, 1929-  Scientists at Bell Laboratories in NY revealed a system for transmitting television pictures
• June 28, 1997-  Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear after 3 rounds of then WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada
  

June 15th thru June 21st

What Happened This Week in History?

• June 15, 1667-  first human blood transfusion is administered
• June 16, 1963-  Valentine Tereshkova became the first woman in space
• June 17, 1885- Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard a French ship
• June 18, 1682-  William Penn founds Philadelphia, US
• June 19, 2012-  The Maroon 5 single "One More Night" was released in the US
• June 20, 1950-  Yankees Joe DiMaggio's makes his first 2,000th hit
• June 21, 1893-  First Ferris Wheel premiere's in Chicago's Columbian Exposition

June 8th thru June 14th

What Happened This Week in History?

• June 8, 1786- Mr. Hall, NYC first advertised commercially made ice cream
• June 9, 1989- Prince released the song "Batdance"
• June 10, 1944-  Fifteen year old Joe Nuxhall was youngest to pitch in major league baseball
• June 11, 1895-  Charles E Duryea patents a gas driven automobile
• June 12, 1942- Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday.  She used this diary to record events, while she was in hiding with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
• June 13, 1983-  US space probe Pioneer 10 became the first human-made object to leave the central solar system

May 25th thru May 31st

What Happened This Week in History?

• May 25, 585BC-  The first known prediction of a solar eclipse was made in Greece
• May 26, 1897-  Bram Stoker's novel Dracula is published
• May 27, 1943-  Laszlo Biro patents the ballpoint pen in America
• May 28, 1959-  Two monkeys become the first living creatures to survive in space flight
• May 29, 1981-  Prince performed in Europe for the first time
• May 30, 1783- The first daily newspaper in America, The Pennsylvania Evening Post is published
• May 31, 1935- Babe Ruth grounds out in his final at bat

May 18th thru May 24th

What Happened This Week in History?

• May 18, 1830-  The fountain pen was patented by H. D.
• May 19, 1536- The second wife of England's King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn was beheaded after she was convicted of adultery
• May 20, 2009-  Wayne Allwine the voice of Mickey Mouse died at 62 years old.  His wife was actress who voiced Minnie Mouse.
• May 21, 1908- The first horror movie Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde premieres in Chicago
• May 22, 1933- Loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay
• May 23, 1774-  Chestertown tea party occurs
• May 24, 2000- Chuck D testified to the US Congress about the benefits of Napster and online music distribution

May 11th thru May 17th

What Happened This Week in History?

• May 11, 1858-  Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state
• May 12, 1847-  William Clayton invented the odometer
• May 13, 1967- Mickey Mantle hit his 500th home run
• May 14, 1643-  Louis XIV became King of France at age 4 after the death of his father
• May 15, 1985-  Prince released the single "Raspberry Beret"
• May 16, 1920- Joan of Arc was canonized in Rome
• May 17, 2007- First time trains crossed the border dividing North and South Korea since 1953

May 4th thru May 10th

What Happened This Week in History?

• May 4, 1910- Tel Aviv founded
• May 5, 1891- Music Hall was dedicated in New York City.  It was later renamed Carnegie Hall
• May 6, 2002- Spider-Man is first movie to top $100 million in opening weekend
• May 7, 1930- The first steel columns were set for the Empire State Building
• May 8, 1952- Mad Magazine debuts
• May 9, 1960- FDA approved first pill for contraceptive use in birth control
• May 10, 1988- Prince's 10th album released entitled "Lovesexy"

April 13th thru April 19th

What Happened This Week in History?

 

 

• April 13, 1796- First known elephant arrives in the United States from Bengal, India
• April 14, 1939- "The Grapes of Wrath" novel by John Steinbeck is published
• April 15, 1983- Disneyland in Tokyo is opened
• April 16, 1999- Shania Twain became first woman to be named as songwriter/artist of the year by the Nashville Songwriter Association International
• April 17, 1937- Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Petunia Pig debut
• April 18, 1775- "The British are Coming!"  Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to proclaim this famous saying during the American Revolution
• April 19, 1927- Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex