This Day in History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny against Capt. William Bligh aboard the British ship ‘Bounty’ (More info) 1945 – Former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress are executed by firing squad (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1865 – The steamboat Sultana explodes on the Mississippi River and kills 1,700 passengers, many of whom were discharged Union soldiers (More info) 1956 – Rocky Marciano becomes the only heavyweight boxing champion to retire with a perfect record (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1865 – Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln (More info) 1933 – The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1859 – British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal (More info) 1901 – New York becomes the first US state to require automobile license plates (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established (More info) 1898 – The United States declares war on Spain (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1564 – William Shakespeare is born; historians believe he died on his birthday in 1616 (More info) 1910 – Theodore Roosevelt makes his The Man in the Arena speech (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1864 – The Coinage Act of 1864 mandates that “In God We Trust” be placed on all US coins (More info) 1954 – Witnesses begin testifying during the Army-McCarthy Hearings (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 753 BC – Romulus and Remus founded Rome (More info) 1836 – Under Sam Houston, the Texas army defeats the Mexicans in the Battle of San Jacinto (More info)