History: What Happened Today?

1. In 1776, The Continental Congress passed a resolution that "these United Colonies are, and of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States.
2. In 1777, Vermont becomes the first American Colony to abolish Slavery.
3. In 1928, British Parliament accepts Women's Sufferage.
4. In In 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
5. In 1943, Lt. Charles Hall, becomes first black pilot to shoot down a Nazi plane.
6. In 1964, President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act.
7. In 1976, formal reunification of North and South Vietnam
8. In 1979, Susan B Anthony dollar is issued, 1st US coin to honor a woman.
9. In 1992, Chevrolet builds the 1,000,000th Corvette.
10. In 2001, Robert Tools received the world's first self-contained artificial heart in Louisville, Ky. (He lived 151 days with the device.).
11. Famous Birthdays: Thurgood Marshall (American Civil Rights Lawyer and first African-American Supreme Court Justice), Larry David (actor, creator of "Seinfeld"), Ashley Tisdale (actress), Medgar Evers (American Civil Rights Activist)

For famous birthdays and other daily events in history, visit our Daily Dose Activities.

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For more history resources on Internet 4 Classrooms, visit our Social Studies and History index. For Pre K-8th Grade Level History and Social Studies Resources, visit our Grade Level Index.