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This Day in History for October 21 – Guggenheim Museum Opens and More
This Day in History for October 21 – Guggenheim Museum Opens and More
This Day in History for October 21 – Guggenheim Museum Opens and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1861 – Union troops suffer a devastating defeat in the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, the second major engagement of the Civil War (More info) 1921 – President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting President against lynching in the deep south (More info)
This Day in History for October 19 – ‘Black Monday’ Occurs and More
This Day in History for October 19 – ‘Black Monday’ Occurs and More
This Day in History for October 19 – ‘Black Monday’ Occurs and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1781 – British General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing an end to the last major battle of the American Revolution (More info) 1789 – Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States (More info)
This Day in History for October 13 – White House Cornerstone Laid and More
This Day in History for October 13 – White House Cornerstone Laid and More
This Day in History for October 13 – White House Cornerstone Laid and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – The Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy, later renamed the United States Navy (More info) 1792 – The cornerstone of the White House is laid (More info) 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B’nai B’rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world (Mo
This Day in History for October 12 – First Oktoberfest Occurs and More
This Day in History for October 12 – First Oktoberfest Occurs and More
This Day in History for October 12 – First Oktoberfest Occurs and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1492 – Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean (More info) 1810 – The first Oktoberfest occurs when Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen (More info)

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