WOBM-AM 1160 & 1310 » This Day In History

This Day in History for August 27 – Battle of Dresden and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:00:03 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1813 – French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden (More info)

1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Penn., leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well (More info)

This Day in History for August 24 – Mount Vesuvius Erupts and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:00:35 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

79 – Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae in volcanic ash (More info)

1912 – Alaska becomes a United States territory (More info)

This Day in History for August 23 – Gaddafi Overthrown and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:00:26 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1926 – Silent film star Rudolph Valentino dies from a ruptured ulcer at the age of 31, sending tens of thousands of fans into a hysterical state of mass mourning (More info)

1939 – Germany and the Soviet Union shock the world by signing the Hitler-Stalin Pact (More info)

This Day in History for August 22 – Red Cross Is Founded and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:00:28 +0000

565 – St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland (More info) 1848 – The United States annexes New Mexico (More info) 1864 – The International Red Cross, which calls for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded in times of war and provides for the neutrality of medical personnel, is founded (More [...]

This Day in History for August 21 – Hawaii Becomes a State and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:00:01 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1831 – Nat Turner leads black slaves in a rebellion (More info)

1858 – The famous debates between Sen. Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln begin (More info)

This Day in History for August 20 – NFL Founded and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:00:43 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1866 – President Andrew Johnson formally declares an end to the Civil War (More info)

1920 – The National Football League is founded (More info)

This Day in History for August 15 – Woodstock Opens and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:00:27 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1824 – Freed American slaves found Liberia (More info)

1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic (More info)

This Day in History for August 13 – Berlin Divides Itself and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:00:22 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1878 – A yellow fever epidemic in Memphis eventually empties the city (More info)

1918 – Opha Mae Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps (More info)

This Day in History for August 10 – Smithsonian Established and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:00:43 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1793 – The Louvre officially opens in Paris (More info)

1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress (More info)

This Day in History for August 6 – Hiroshima Bombed and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:00:43 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1890 – Murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair (More info)

1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping (More info)

This Day in History for August 3 – Calvin Coolidge Takes Office and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:00:46 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain (More info)

1900 – The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded (More info)

This Day in History for August 1 – MTV Debuts and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:00:13 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1842 – The Lombard Street Riot erupts in Philadelphia (More info)

1914 – Germany declares war on Russia, launching World War I (More info)

This Day in History for July 31 – First US Patent Issued and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:00:50 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1009 – Pope Sergius IV becomes the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII (More info)

1498 – On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad (More info)

This Day in History for July 30 – Jimmy Hoffa Vanishes and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:00:05 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1932 – Walt Disney’s ‘Flowers and Trees,’ the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Oscar-winning cartoon short, premieres (More info)

1945 – The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sinks within 15 minutes, killing almost 900 men (More info)

This Day in History for July 27 – Bugs Bunny Debuts and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:00:07 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1940 – Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the animated short ‘A Wild Hare’ (More info)

1974 – The House Judiciary Committee votes to impeach President Richard Nixon for obstruction of justice (More info)

This Day in History for July 23 – Hale-Bopp Comet Discovered and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:00:46 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film (More info)

1967 – In Detroit, Mich., one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African-American inner city, leaving 43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned (More info)

Celebrity Birthdays for July 23 – Slash, Daniel Radcliffe and More

Shauna Wright — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:00:23 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Slash
Age: 47
Occupation: Songwriter and Musician
Known For: Tolerating Axl Rose during his long stint as Guns N’ Roses mop-haired, top-hatted guitarist, providing memorable riffs and solos in songs like ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine,’ ‘November Rain’ and ‘Welcome to the Jungle,’ and co-founding the supergroup Velvet Revolver

This Day in History for July 20 – Apollo 11 Lands and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:00:15 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1903 – Ford Motor Company ships its first car (More info)

1960 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon — now Sri Lanka — is elected as Prime Minister, thus becoming the world’s first elected female head of government (More info)

This Day in History for July 19 – First Women's Rights Convention and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:00:41 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1692 – Five women are hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Mass. (More info)

1848 – The first women’s rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. (More info)

This Day in History for July 18 – 'Mein Kampf' Published and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:00:06 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

64 – A great fire begins that ultimately destroys most of Rome (More info)

1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, ‘Mein Kampf’ (More info)