This Happened Today (in History) Podcast

Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics. The People history.com - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1945 VE Day / Victory In Europe Declared https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/VE-Day/ 1927 France Transatlantic White Bird https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/the-white-bird/ 1959 Little Caesars Opens http://harris23.msu.domains/event/1959-first-little-caesars-opens-in-garden-city-michigan/ The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com. Support the Show.

Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics. The People history.com - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1992 U.S.A. Space Shuttle Endeavor https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/09/space-shuttle-endeavour-in-1992-was-a-mission-of-historic-firsts.html 1947 Levittown, New York http://statemuseumpa.org/levittown/ 1915 World War I Lusitania Sunk By Torpedo https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/18-minutes-that-shocked-the-world The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com. Support the Show.

Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics. The People history.com - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1937 Airship Hindenburg https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hindenburg-disaster | 1954 Four Minute Mile Broken https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20852682/60-years-ago-roger-bannister-became-a-legend/ 1910 King Edward VII Dies https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_vii_king.shtml The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com. Support the Show.

Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics. The People history.com - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1891 U.S.A. Carnegie Hall https://www.carnegiehall.org/Explore/Articles/2020/09/30/Five-Facts-About-Opening-Night 1961 U.S.A. Alan B. Shepard Jr https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/60-years-ago-alan-shepard-becomes-the-first-american-in-space 1967 British satellite 'Ariel 3' Launched http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2511000/2511263.stm Support the Show.

Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics. The People history.com - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1932 - U.S.A. Al Capone http://proskinlawfirm.com/this-day-in-legal-history-may-4-1932/ 2013 - Solar Plane Lands in Arizona https://phys.org/news/2013-05-solar-plane-ariz-leg-major.html 1886 - U.S.A. Haymarket Square Riot http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h750.html Support the Show.

Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics. The People history.com - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1991 U.S.A. Last Dallas Episode Shown https://tasteofcountry.com/dallas-final-episode-1991/ 1968 UK First Heart Transplant https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/40-years-of-uk-heart-transplant#:~:text=The%20first%20heart%20transplant%20in,20%20years%20of%20surgical%20advances). 1979 Margaret Thatcher Becomes England's Prime Minister https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/margaret-thatcher-sworn-in Support the Show.

Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics. The People history.com - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1933 Scotland Loch Ness Monster https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loch-ness-monster-sighted 1952 England First commercial Jet Airliner https://www.wired.com/2012/05/may-2-1952-first-commercial-jet-flies-from-london-to-johannesburg/ 1997 England Tony Blair https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/blair_tony.shtml Support the Show.

Today's information comes from the following websites: The People history.com - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1931 U.S.A. The Empire State Building https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/01/president-hoover-dedicates-empire-state-building-may-1-1931-559583 1962 U.S.A. First KMART Department Store https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2021/04/25/from-kmart-to-walmartthe-discount-store-class-of-1962/?sh=60bce641346c 1941 U.S.A. Code Talkers https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-indian-code-talkers Support the Show.

1789 - US George Washington Inaugurated http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtoninaug.htm 1939 - U.S.A. First Regular Television Service https://www.tvobscurities.com/2014/04/tv-debuted-at-the-1939-worlds-fair-75-years-ago-today/ 1952 - England Diary of Anne Frank http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/30/newsid_3715000/3715435.stm Support the Show.

1993 - England Buckingham Palace http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/29/newsid_4297000/4297161.stm 2004 - U.S.A. National World War II Memorial https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-ww2-memorial 1992 - LA Riots https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riots-erupt-in-los-angeles Support the Show.

1947 - Peru Kon-Tiki Expedition https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wood-raft-makes-4300-mile-voyage 1789 - Tahiti Mutiny On The Bounty https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty/ 2010 - Cape Wind offshore wind farm Approved https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/apr/28/cape-wind-america-offshore-approved Support the Show.

1954 - U.S.A. Movie "White Christmas" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/movies/white-christmas-review.html 2005 France Airbus A380 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2005-04-a380-worlds-largest-commercial-aircraft-successfully-takes-to-the 1994 - South Africa Nelson Mandela https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-africa-holds-first-multiracial-elections Support the Show.

1997 - U.S.A. Woolworths https://money.cnn.com/1997/07/17/companies/woolworth/ 1928 - United States Yo-Yo Factory https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Flores 1986 - Ukraine Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/02/24/chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-questions-explained/6923621001/ Support the Show.

1959 Canada St. Lawrence Seaway https://greatlakes-seaway.com/en/the-seaway/ 2003 Human Genome Project https://www.genome.gov/25520492/online-education-kit-2003-human-genome-project-completed 2007 Discovery of Earth-like Planet @ Gliese 581 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/100930-new-planet-discovered-first-habitable-earthike-water-gliese-581g-science-goldilocks Support the Show.

1990 USA Hubble Space Telescope http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/24/newsid_4098000/4098760.stm 1916 Ireland Easter Uprising https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/easter-rising 1984 USA Apple IIc https://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/computers/IIc.html Support the Show.

1985 Coca-Cola - New Coke https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/history/the-story-of-one-of-the-most-memorable-marketing-blunders-ever 1940 Rhythm night club fire https://theclio.com/entry/80724 1968 UK Decimalization http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/23/newsid_2523000/2523895.stm Support the Show.

1889 USA Oklahoma Land Rush https://blog.newspapers.com/boomers-and-sooners-the-oklahoma-land-rush-of-1889/ 1952 USA Live Atomic Bomb Test https://lasvegassun.com/news/1952/apr/22/tv-audience-views-atomic-bomb-test-first-time/ 1994 Richard Nixon dies https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/22/this-day-in-politics-april-22-1994-1283772 Support the Show.

1836 Texas wins independence https://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/tx/es_tx_houston_1.html 1962 Seattle Space Needle https://www.spaceneedle.com/history 1918 "The Red Baron" German Fighter Ace Killed https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-baron-killed-in-action-2 Support the Show.

1957 Mayflower Replica sets sail http://letstourengland.com/2011/08/28/the-mayflower-replica-afloat-in-the-river-dart-in-1957/ 1916 Wrigley Field - First Game https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/4/25/18355545/everything-was-different-about-wrigley-field-s-first-game-104-years-ago 2010 Deepwater Horizon explodes https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massive-oil-spill-begins-in-gulf-of-mexico Support the Show.

1897 Boston Marathon https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-boston-marathon-held 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing 2013 World’s oldest man celebrated birthday https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/6/world%E2%80%99s-oldest-man-ever-passes-away-aged-116-49080 Support the Show.