Category: Today In History

  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

  • Personal Income Tax

    Personal Income Tax

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 5, 1862, President Lincoln signed into law the first personal income tax in US history.

  • Columbus Sets Sail

    Columbus Sets Sail

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain.

  • Torpedo Boat Sinks (JFK)

    Torpedo Boat Sinks (JFK)

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 2, 1943, a Japanese destroyer sank a U.S. Navy torpedo boat during WWII.

  • Statue of David Installed

    Statue of David Installed

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    Morgan O’Brien

    June 8, 1504, the statue of David was installed in the city of Florence.

  • Lateran Treaty Signed

    Lateran Treaty Signed

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    Morgan O’Brien

    June 7, 1929, the Lateran Treaty was signed.

  • Normandy Invasion Begins

    Normandy Invasion Begins

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    Morgan O’Brien

    June 6, 1944, the invasion of Normandy began.

  • Six Day War

    Six Day War

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    Morgan O’Brien

    June 5, 1967, a six-day war between Israel and its neighboring countries began.

  • Epsom Derby

    Epsom Derby

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    Morgan O’Brien

    June 4, 1913, Emily Davison interrupted the Epsom Derby.

  • Tiananmen Square Protest Crushed

    Tiananmen Square Protest Crushed

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    Morgan O’Brien

    June 3, 1989, the pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, was brutally crushed.