Today in Sexy Awesome History 5/02/13
Dudes! Guess what! It's today! Ever wonder what happened a long time ago? Here it is! But hold on! Ever wonder what the New York Times looked like 100 years ago? Because here it is: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ (Thanks to Kate85 for that) Anyway, I hope you are sitting down! Here are some highlights: 1497 - John Cabot departs to North-America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot John Abbot is *actually* considered to be the first European to get to the North America since the vikings were in Newfoundland around 1000 A.D. Check it out: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1633 ... t=Abstract 1536 - King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery & incest I don't know, if you haven't heard about this, I guess you should go read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn Or I don't know, watch a movie or something. 1668 - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle/1st peace of Aken: ends War of Devolution, French-Spanish war in The Netherlands This treaty caught my eye, but I am not gonna tell you why: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_ ... elle_(1668) 1670 - King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company 1776 - France & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels This probably wasnt all that important but you can read about it if you want: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution 1780 - William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris This guy did tons of SPPPPPPPAAAAACCE stuff. Check it out! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_He ... uble_Stars 1808 - Dos de Mayo, the spanish insurrection against Napoleon's troops which lead to the Peninsular War. 1863 - South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va 1863 - Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men 1865 - Pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis I don't know if you have ever heard of the American Civil War, but if not, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War 1878 - US stops minting 20 cent coin 20 cents? That was a dumb idea anyway. 1879 - Clandestine creation of the Partido Socialista Obrero Español, the socialist party of the spaniard people. It was created by workers (mostly typographers), and was one of the first socialist parties in Europe. It still exists today. 1885 - "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published 1887 - Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film Unfortunately, he died in a road accident: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Goodwin 1889 - Abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale 1890 - Territory of Oklahoma created 1905 - French newspapers publish lists of Jules Vernes unpublished work 1906 - 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8 1907 - Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government 1908 - 1908 "Take me out to the Ball Game registered for copyright. 1909 - Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs 1911 - French troops occupy Fès El Bali Morocco 1915 - Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road 1916 - US president Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act Like drugs? Too bad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_N ... Act#Effect 1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware. 1919 - 1st US air passenger service starts (I looked around for specifics, but there doesn't seem to be any) 1920 - 1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis "On May 2, 1920, the Indianapolis ABCs beat the Chicago American Giants (4–2) in the first game played in the inaugural season of the Negro National League, played at Washington Park in Indianapolis." 1945 - End of the Battle of Berlin 1945 - The official surrender order for the WehrMacht's troops in Italy is signed by General Heinrich von Vietinghoff 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dominic This one was called "Arkansas". 1968 - Israeli television begins transmitting 1968 - Start of the events of "Mai 68" in France. It was a period of violent protests, with the spontaneous revolt of the cultural, social and political circles against traditionalism, capitalism and imperialism, and more directly against Charles De Gaulle's government. 1969 - British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to NY 1970 - 1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump) 1974 - Former VP Spiro Agnew disbarred 1980 - Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa 1980 - Pope John Paul II begins African tour 1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1994 - Dr Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides 1994 - Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing" 1997 - Police arrest transsexual hooker Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/s/at ... seiuli.htm 2012 - Edvard Munch's famous painting 'The Scream' sells at auction for $119,922,500 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/arts/ ... .html?_r=0 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ I don't know, guys. Did I miss anything? You tell me. Yes you did, but don't worry I've got your back. -- LaChaise
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