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Sep 20, 1519
Captain Ferdinand Magellan Sets Sail
Magellan set sail from the Country of Spain with 5 boats and 241 men with him. He did not plan to sail around the world but only meant to find a shorter route to the Indies. During his journey he came across many problems such as running out of food and fresh water for this crew. Those that did live had to unfortenetly eat rats and sawdust to survive. Once reaching the Philippine Islands Magellan was killed in a battle they joined in on between two groups of Filipinos. -
The Death of Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh walked up a wooden platform, placed his head on the wooden block and later that day was headless. Walter Raleigh was not only a soldier but an explorer, a writer and a favorite to Queen Elizabeth 1 of England. Because he was so close to the queen, after she died, the King didn't like him so much and had him imprisoned in the tower of London for 12 years. Once he was released and then invaded Spanish territory and was sentenced to death. -
Best known person Black person in early History
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Furture President John Adams is Born
President John Adams was born October 30, 1735. He later on became a leader in the fight for the right of the 13 colonies to become an independent country. After that he became the 2nd president of the United States and served one term as president. However he lost the 1800 election to Thomas Jefferson. John Adams was so upset at the fact that he lost that he didn’t want to stay in D.C. for Jefferson's inauguration. Both died on July 4, 1826. -
Creation of the Capitol Building
The Capitol Building, created by the first President of the United States George Washington made this building a building where the United States Congress meets. The Capitol building also includes the Great Rotunda and is a popular tourist attraction for people around the world, sadly during the war of 1812 British troops set fire to the Capitol building luckily Dolley Madison, the wife of the 4th president saved many important things as she left the burning building. -
Emperor Napoleon Starts his Retreat
Napoleon began his military career as a regular officer in the French army then quickly became the leader of the French army. Even as the leader of the French army he wasn't satisfied and wanted to be the leader of all of France. In 1804 he became the emperor of France but he still wanted more which included ruling all the countries conquered by France. By 1808 he conquered most of Europe and in June of 1812 he invaded Russia but was unsuccessful and retreated back home. -
The Battle of Lake Erie, Defeating the British
During the war of 1812 Captain Oliver Perry successfully helped the United States defeat Great Britain. He had spent lots of time preparing for this battle by going to Pennsylvania and starting to get guns, ships, and crews ready for this huge event. Once they finally set sail to Put-in-Bay the British navy attacked and damaged Captain Perry's Ship causing him to rowboat another. Perry then attacked the Britain’s back in just 15 minutes it's what seemed to be the victory of the battle. -
Chief Tecumseh Dies
Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee Indians dies in a battle trying to save his land. He had joined forces with the Great Britain against the United States. Before joining the British he went from tribe to tribe telling them the only way they would have a chance at beating the "white men" was to join all tribes together as one. On October 5, the British with Tecumseh and the rest of the tribes met the American Army along the river in Canada. He knew they wouldn’t win and he was ready to meet his death -
The U.S. National Anthem was composed
This marks the day Francis Scott Key wrote the words to what is now the U.S. Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. This song was created by the viewing of the British navy bombing Fort McHenry in 1812. Once Francis saw that the American flag was still flying over the fort from the bombing he then began to write this as a poem that got published in the newspaper. People began to sing the words along from an English song. Francis later died in 1843 and is honored with the flag flying over his grave. -
First President of the Republic of Texas
Sam Houston became the first President of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Before Texas became its own state it belonged to Mexico but shortly after too many Americans were settling there and the Mexican government had enough. He ordered them to move but the Americans didn’t want to and also wanted to separate from Mexico and become their own country. A war broke out and therefore making the Alamo the symbol of Texas' fight for independence. The war of independence was won by Texas. -
Army Man Walter Reed is Born
Walter Reed born on September 13, 1851 was looking for the carrier disease known as Yellow fever that turned the skin color yellow to who ever got it and rapidly hit the American troops stationed in Cuba in the year 1900. Walter then predicted that this disease was caused by the bites of mosquitoes and then began to prove this theory by studying doctors and soldiers that were infected and successfully proved that this disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. -
John Brown Captures a federal arsenal
Brown, a type of guy who believed no one had the right to enslave other people. Lead him to capture the first federal arsenal containing weapons and ammunitions.This was the day Brown and his followers took control of bridges and several arsenal buildings. Once the buildings were covered he then began to capture townspeople as hostages. Then word got out about the takeover of Harpers Ferry and two days later the U.S Marines broke down the door of the engine house and captured Brown and his men. -
First settlement house creator Jane Addams
Jane Addams born September 6, 1860 devoted her life to helping others who were less fortunate than she. Throughout her life Jane accomplished many things. Such as opening the first settlement house in America located in a very poor neighborhood in Chicago. Not once did she always think of doing this. At first she wanted to become a doctor but had to quit medical school due to health issues. On May 21, 1935 is when she passed away and also when Chicago lost a very dear friend. -
General John Pershing
Entering World War 1 in 1917 Officer John Pershing helped lead the army that was not quite ready for war with only having 200,000 men, old weapons and older equipment. He also kept the U.S. army together and from dividing into other countries. In addition with keeping everything well organized with the American forces and training his soldiers. After war John Pershing was given the highest rank as General of the Armies of the United States. -
Basketball Invertor James Naismith
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William Sydney Porter was born
William Porter was a man that simply loved writing and was said to be his passion even though he had quit school when he was just 15 years old. William later got into trouble with the law and fled the country. Once he heard his wife was dying, he immediately came back and was arrested after she died. This is where William did a lot of his writing and became famous for his unexpected endings each of his stories had. William Porter or better known as O. Henry later in 1910. -
Hidden Treasure during the Civil War
During the Civil War a small group of Southern Soldiers held townspeople at gunpoint while the other members robbed three banks. After that they fled to Canada then ended up having 14 of the 22 men arrested. Most of the money was found with them but there was still $114,000 missing but no one was able to remember what happened to it. After the Civil War ended on of the solders came back as if he was looking for something but left empty handed and yet the gold has never been found. -
The Haunting of Mary Celeste
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Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
Leader of the Nez Perce died on the very same day as Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee Indians. Chief Joseph and his tribe were asked to leave their reservation because the white men wanted it. As they left to the new reservation along the way a battle broke out between the army and the Indians. He knew they wouldn’t win so they decided to head for the boarder thinking they were safe but 40 miles from the Canadian boarder the U.S. Army surrounded them and Chief Joseph had no choice but to surrender. -
20th President of the U.S. Dies
President Garfield was assassinated on July 2, 1881 at a railroad station in Washington, D.C. by Charles J. Guiteau shooting him in his arm and back. Doctors tried to find the bullet in his body but had no luck and ended up calling the creator of the metal detecting device, Alexander Graham Bell. Sadly this bullet could not be detected due to the metal mattress the president was lying on. Garfield later on died due to an infection spread throughout his body. -
Famous Painter Pablo Picasso is Born
The renowned painter Pablo Picasso was born on October 25 1881 and was of Spanish decent. from a young age he began to learn to draw from his father. Later he traveled to Paris in order to be with other artists. at first it was grim then soon as more and more people bought his paintings brought his happiness. During this time he helped develop a new style of art now known as cubism. He was a very important man indeed. -
Gunfight at the OK Corral
This date in Tombstone Arizona a gun fight happened that would later be remembered as the "OK Corral. It was between a band of a brother duo and a friend vs. an outlaw Clanton and Mclaury Duo because of hard feelings between the two groups. The Earp “Clan" came out victorious and is now a Tourist Site in AZ -
Outlaw Jesse James Dies
Outlaw Jesse James born on September 5, 1847 in Clay County, Missouri. Jesse, also known as "Robin Hood" too many people, later on in life became a bank robber with his older brother Frank. Wanting to capture those people eventually started offering money such as the governor of Missouri did offering $5,000 in reward. They both became so famous that songs, stories and movies were later on made telling the tales of their lives. Jesse was later shot to death my Bob Ford in his home on April 3,1882 -
Ever Popular Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most important first ladies in history. Having been married to her distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, she was very active in "their" political life. She represented the United States in the U.N as well as traveling abroad with her husband," Mr. President." -
George "Kodak" Eastman
George Eastman, creator of the picture taking success, was born in Waterville, New York on July 12, 1854, Later on in his life he received his first roll-film camera on September 4, 1888 and then made picture-taking easier for everyone. George made various changes to the creation on the Kodak camera. Such as having it first placed on a stand to then making it portable to fit a person's hand. George later died on March 14, 1932. -
Montana Becomes a State
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Championship Fight
New Orleans, Louisiana 1892 the first heavyweight title was fought under the Queensberry rules between John L. Sullivan and "Gentleman Jim" Corbett. However the Queensberry rules were written to make boxing a more popular and less dangerous sport. Before these rules the boxers were able to fight without gloves (Bare-Knuckle) the rules also said both boxers had to fight for a certain amount of time. Before these rules, fighters fought without a time limit until one man could not go on. -
Test Drive of the Horseless Carriage
The first American-made, gasoline-powered automobile was taken on a test drive by Frank Duryea in Springfield, Massachusetts. After traveling 25 feet the automobile stalled but then was able to restart again and able to travel 200 feet further. Before the automobile became popular people would travel by walking, riding bicycles, trains, streetcars, or horse carriages. This was the first horseless carriage that was able to travel by its self. -
Thomas Selfridge dies in the First Plane Crush
This day marks the day of not only the first and most tragic plane crashes to ever happen in the 1900's but also the killing of a man as a lietenant of the U.S. Signal Corps. Almost 5 years after the creation of the airplane by the wright brothers, Thomas Selfridge was killed by the crashing of this plane caused by the propeller braking in front of a crowd of about 2,000 people. On the other hand the pilot Orville Wright luckly for him only suffered two broken ribs. -
First Coast-To-Coast Flight
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Jesse Owens: The Fastest Man In The World
Jesse was born in Oakville, Alabama with parents that were very hard-working but also poor. To make a better living for their family they began to move to Cleveland, Ohio where Jesse was accepted to work 3 jobs at the age of 12 and still go to school. But that didn’t stop him and later went to Ohio State and was known as a great athlete. Later on in the summer of 1936 Jesse was sent to Germany to be in the Olympic Games where he became world-famous by breaking the record of 4 gold metals. -
Unknown Button = Explosion
President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button in the white house office that caused an explosion 4,000 miles away to Panama in Central America. This explosion was said to be caused by a spark of electricity that blasted 1,600 pounds of dynamite. This cleared all the mss of the earth and rock so workers in Panama could continue building the Panama Canal. To think that with the press of a button from the white house you can blow out the whole Panama Canal. -
Alvin York & World War 1
During World War 1 this American soldier captured the entire battalion of German Soldiers. At that time Alvin York was Corporal and then became known as the famous Sergeant York. That day he was sent out with his crew to destroy the German machine-gun. He shot about 25 enemy soldiers and captured a germen officer and 90 of his men. By the time he had come back to America he had inprisionedn132 enemy soldiers. York received the nation's highest military award for his actions. -
Black Sox Scandal
On this very day the White Sox baseball team admitted they "threw" the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. The summer and winter following this event, were rumors spreading around that 8 of the players from the Chicago white Sox had lost the World Series on purpose. Later on in 1921 were put on trial for conspiracy. They pleaded not-guilty and were banned from baseball forever. But Baseball had survived and still is America's well known sport. -
President James Carter Jr was born
Growing up on a small farm where peanuts were grown and later sold on the streets of Plains, Georgia as where the future president James Earl Carter, Jr. on October 1, 1924. Better known as Jimmy, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1946 but later on returned home after his father had passed away. Later on he was elected as senate into Georgia but ended up becoming the governor. Elected as president brought peace between Egypt and Israel. -
Muppets Creator is Born
Jim Henson, born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1936. Later on he became the creator of what we know today as "The Muppets". He first started off with creating a Muppet named Sam when he began his first television programs. Jim was able to creat Different Muppets to make their unique expressions on the Puppet's face. In 1960 he created the puppets for Sesame Street and did the Voice of Ernie. In 1990 he died after entertaining millions. -
The creation of Charlie Brown
Charles Schulz was the creator of the ever so popular Charlie brown. He created Charlie Brown into a comic strip called Peanuts that told the stories of actual things that happened to him in his childhood and including the rest of the characters are actual people in his life. Charlie Brown's life is just like Charlie Schulz with the never-ending struggles but both were likeable people that never stopped trying -
Russians Send Sputnik 1 to space
Russians sent the first man-made Satellite named Sputnik 1 into space. This specially developed satellite was sent to travel around the earth and to send radio, television signal, to watch weather conditions and to explore space. Sputnik circled the earth about once every 95 minutes and traveled at the speed of 18,000 mph. This satellite was created as the beginning of the competition between the United States and Russia. -
Earthquake killing 24 miners
An earthquake shook in a small mining town in Canada where it killed 24 miners and trapped some others. After they did the counting of all the men that were sent down there the people of Springhill realized that there were still 69 men trapped out of the 4,000 that were sent down. A week later someone heard a voice screaming for help to where they found 12 more minors that were stuck without food, water or fresh air but still survived. 2 days later 7 more minors were found. A complete miracle. -
Nixon Vs. Kennedy
On this very day the first Presidential election debate was held on all major television networks. With not only bringing a lot of tension there was also a worry for both of the Candidates because if they looked bad or messed something up the network would broadcast their mistake across the country. For J.F.K. everything turned out fine and won the election but as for Richard Nixon it was the opposite. J.F.K. won and served until 1963 then Nixon was elected in 1968 and served until he resigned. -
Warren Commission Report Released
The Warren Commision was a group set up by former president, Lyndon B. Johnson in reaction to the 1963 shooting of president John F. Kennedy. The Supreme Court lead the investigation for 10 months until it was found no conspiracy was planned and that the assasin, Lee Harvey Oswald, acted alone. -
Fairwell to Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie was a popular folk singer and song writer that sadly passed away on October 3, 1967 due to Huntington's disease. While he was growing up him and his family suffered many tragedies but lived through them and starting to play guitar and singing to bring in all the money he possibly could during the great depression. Most of his songs told stories about farmers and the beauty of America. He then pasted on his passion to his son Alro who is also a well know folk-music performer. -
Jefferson Davis Finally becomes a U.S. Citizen
Jefferson Davis Was born In Kentucky and was technically an American so One could ask" Finally became a citizen?" Davis lost his citizenship when he chose give up his seat as a senator to become president of the south who wanted to recede from the US. Once the civil war was over, he was imprisoned and revoked of his rights as a U.S. citizen, all the way to his death. -
First Woman on the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O' Connor became the first female to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Born on March 26, 1930 in El Paso Texas then continued on in earning her law degree from Stanford. Sandra not only had a private practice in Phoenix but she also is a member of the Arizona Senate, A Superior Court Judge and a judge on Arizona Court of Appeals. She was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan and Accepted by the Senate. She may serve until she resigns or dies. -
500th Anniversary of Columbus' discovery
Due to the discoveries of North America from Columbus this day is honored with many special events but in the U.S. it is a legal holiday. There are many different theories from different people about Columbus, such as not believing he was a hero and that he didn’t discover America. Others on the other hand believe he was a great and brave man who brought more people and who also helped build the U.S. as a country. Columbus later on died in 1506 with no riches. -
In Honor of Leif Ericson
This day is to celebrate Leif Ericson's acheivement in being the first person to discover America nearly 500 years before Columbus.Lief Ericson was a viking explorer who was not afraid to explore distant lands.Him and is pack of vikiings set sail across the Atlantic to where they found Vinland or what is now known as North America but had to leave because the Indians attacked. -
United Nations Day
The U.N. was established on Oct 24 1945 after World War II in efforts to not let a war of that magnitude occur again. Since then countries rather than fighting each other they talk it out. -
National Magic Day
National Magic day is said to be to celebrate Magic in honor of the famous magician Harry Houdini. Houdini was considered to be one of the greatest escape artists of all time. He would thrill his audiences but escaping from Handcuffs, Straitjackets and different types of containers. On Halloween of 1926 Houdini accidently died by getting punched in the stomach and ruptured his appendix causing an infection and leading to his death.
