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Mon, May 25, 2020 | 15:14
TODAY, MAY 25, 2020
On this day...1241-First attack on Jewish community of Frankfort-on-the-Main Germany1887-Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die1934-Bela Bartok's "Enchanted Deer" premieres1949-Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai1950-Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC1965-India and Pakistan border fights1973-US launches 1st Skylab; crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz1977-"Brady Bunch Hour" las...
Kim Ji-soo2020-05-24 22:41
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2020
1241 - First attack on Jewish community of Frankfort-on-the-Main Germany 1887 - Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die
2020-05-24 17:16
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2020
1785-Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals 1873-Postal cards sold in San Fransisco for first time
2020-05-21 16:39
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020
1761-First life insurance policy in US, issued in Philadelphia 1803-First public library opens (Connecticut)
2020-05-21 16:05
THURSDAY, MAY 21 ,2020
1293 - Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed 1303 - Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to British in Hundred Years War
2020-05-20 22:00
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020
1819-First bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC 1908-First horror movie (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde) premieres in Chicago
2020-05-20 16:35
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020
1571 - Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillippines 1802 - French Order of Legion d'Honneur forms
2020-05-18 16:25
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020
1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France 1830 - Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, the lawn mower
2020-05-18 16:10
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020
1770 - Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France 1804 - Senate & Tribune declare Napolean leader of France
2020-05-15 16:10
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020
1928 - Mickey Mouse made his first appearance 1940 - Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (US)
2020-05-13 16:24
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