History

September 28, 2023 1928: Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, fundamentally changing medicine and leading to the development of antibiotics. 1951: CBS made the first color televisions available to the public, ushering in a new era in home entertainment. 1962: This…

September 25, 2023 1956: The first underwater telephone service from the United States to Europe begins today using two 2,250 mile cables under the Atlantic Ocean to provide the clearest all wire voice link between the two continents. 1957: Under…

September 24, 2023 1908: The Ford Motor Company revealed to the world the first factory-built Ford Model T which was completed and became affectionately known as the Tin Lizzie, the car that would go on to put this world on…

September 23, 2023 1934: 2023, marks the 89th anniversary of the Detroit Lions’ first game after moving from Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Spartans. They hosted the New York Giants at the University of Detroit Stadium in front of roughly 12,000…

September 22, 2023 1776: Nathan Hale, an American Revolutionary War soldier and spy for the Continental Army, was hanged by the British. He’s best remembered for his last words: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose…

September 21, 2023 1937: J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” is first published which follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins. 1969: 200 squatters members of the so called “London Street Commune” who have occupied 144 Piccadilly for the last 6 days…

September 19 , 2023 1881: U.S. President James A. Garfield died of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting.Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30…

September 16, 2023 1810: Mexico declared Independence from Spain under Miguel Hidalgo, which President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador led off from the Presidential Palace. 1908: General Motors was founded by William “Billy” Durant. 1920: Wall Street was bombed at 12:01…

September 15, 2023 1935: German Jews are stripped of their citizenship, reducing them to subjects of the state, this was only part of Hitler changes to Jews as they were disqualified from public office and professions, and also not allowed…

September 14, 2023 1901: U.S. President William McKinley died after being shot on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States the same day. 1975: Pope Paul…

September 13, 2023 1948: Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate without completing another senator’s term.1965: The Beatles released the song “Yesterday.”1985: Super Mario Bros. was released in Japan for the NES, which…

September 12, 2023 1919: Adolf Hitler joins the German Workers’ Party (later the Nazi Party). 1953: U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island. 1962: President Kennedy delivers his “We choose to go to the…

September 11, 2023 1941: Construction on the Pentagon began exactly 60 years to the day before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 1970: Ford’s answer was the Pinto, a chunky two-door fastback introduced. Developed as Project Phoenix, it began…

September 10, 2023 1955: “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS TV, which later became one of the longest-running television shows in U.S. history. and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. Gunsmoke ran for 20 seasons. 1967: Gibraltar votes in favor…

September 9, 2023 1945: First bug discovered in Computer Software Program when operators at the Harvard Faculty at the Computation Laboratory traced an error in the Mark II Computer to a moth trapped in a relay, coining the term bug….

September 8, 2023 1935: United States senator and former Louisiana governor Huey Long was fatally shot at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. he died two days later. 1966: “Star Trek: The Original Series” premiered on NBC, introducing…

September 7, 2023 1907: The RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England and arrived in New York City, New York just over five days later, setting a transatlantic record. 1940: Germany starts it’s Blitz on London…

September 6, 2023 1901: President McKinley is shot and fatally wounded in Buffalo, New York by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz. 1915: The first tank sponsored by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill was produced named Little Willie…

September 5, 2023 1959: The Post Office is introducing new direct dial pay phones in the UK which will not require connection via an operator, the new phones will accept 3d, 6d and 1s coins and payment will be needed…

Happy Labor Day! September 4, 2023 1886: Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and outnumbered. 1951: President…