Today in History
Significant Events
- 1356 English forces under The Black Prince defeat French at Battle of Poitiers and capture the French King during the Hundred Years War
- 1870 Siege of Paris by Prussian Forces begins (lasts until January 28 1871)
- 1893 New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote
- 1985 8.1 earthquake in Mexico City kills an estimated 10,000 and leaves 250,000 homeless
- 1986 US Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients
Today in Film & TV
- 1970 "The Mary Tyler Moore" show premieres on CBS
Today in Music
- 1960 Chubby Checker's "Twist" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Today in Sport
- 2017 New MLB record for most home runs in a season, no. 5,694 hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals
Famous Birthdays
Antoninus Pius
(86 - 161)
William Golding
(1911 - 1993)
Jimmy Fallon
44th Birthday
Tomorrow's Famous Birthdays
Upton Sinclair
(1878 - 1968)
Red Auerbach
(1917 - 2006)
Sophia Loren
Turns 83
Would You Believe?
Ötzi the Iceman, 3,300 BCE old mummy discovered by German tourists in Italian alps
On this day in 1991
Famous Weddings
- 1945 Actress Shirley Temple (17) weds actor John Agar (24) in an Episcopal ceremony at Wilshire Methodist Church
- 1959 Academy award winning actor Rod Steiger (34) weds stage and film actress Claire Bloom (28) in Los Angeles, California
- 1964 Author Peter Benchley (24) weds Winifred B. Wesson
- 1998 "Full House" actor John Stamos (35) weds supermodel Rebecca Romijn (25) at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California
- 1999 Chinese martial artist Jet Li (36) weds actress Nina Li Chi (37) in Los Angeles
Famous Divorces
- 1972 Actor Phil Hartman (23) divorces Gretchen Lewis after 2 years of marriage
- 2016 Actress Angelina Jolie (41) files for divorce from fellow actor Brad Pitt (52) citing irreconcilable differences
James Garfield
Guy Gibson
Orville Redenbacher
Jacob Grimm
Eduard WirthsThis Month in History
Mad Monk Burns 2,000 At The Stake
With convictions similar to the Nazis 500 years later, Spain's 15th Century Grand Inquisitor wanted to drive the Jews from his country.
September 16, 1498
Arc Lamps Light the Way to World-Beating Display
"Artificial sunshine" came to a Northern England holiday resort in 1879, dazzling the visitors and showing the world the possibilities of outside electricity.
September 18, 1879
The Story of the First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893
A Sheep's Coat at Sunrise, A Man's Coat at Sunset
Is it possible to produce a wearable man’s coat from wool shorn from a sheep the same day? They did it in 1811 and again – in record time – 180 years later.
September 21, 1991
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