| Today in History |
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2013 ‐
A man-made 32-foot and 60 tonne monument that dates around 2000 BC is discovered in the Sea of Galilee
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1987 ‐
Texaco files for bankruptcy
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1969 ‐
Simon & Garfunkel releases "Boxer"
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1954 ‐
Bill Haley and the Comets record "Rock Around Clock"
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1931 ‐
Spanish voters reject the monarchy
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1919 ‐
British Parliament passes a 48-hour work week with minimum wages
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1905 ‐
French Dufaux brothers test helicopter
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1892 ‐
George C Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter
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1869 ‐
North Carolina legislature passes anti-Ku Klux Klan Law
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1844 ‐
Texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States
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1811 ‐
1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, Washington
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