Today in history 122 #

Here are 122 interesting events that occurred on this day throughout history:

  1. 1223 - The University of Padua is founded in Italy.
  2. 1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage to the Americas.
  3. 1519 - Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico, beginning the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
  4. 1621 - The Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts.
  5. 1775 - The first public library in the United States is established in Philadelphia.
  6. 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the American Revolutionary War.
  7. 1803 - The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
  8. 1822 - The first public demonstration of the electric telegraph takes place in London.
  9. 1831 - The first railroad in the United States, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is chartered.
  10. 1845 - The United States annexes the Republic of Texas.
  11. 1851 - The first issue of The New York Times is published.
  12. 1861 - The first transatlantic telegraph cable is laid.
  13. 1862 - The Battle of Antietam takes place during the American Civil War.
  14. 1867 - The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
  15. 1870 - The first electric streetlights are installed in Wabash, Indiana.
  16. 1889 - The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
  17. 1895 - The first modern Olympic Games take place in Athens, Greece.
  18. 1901 - The first modern Olympic Games close in Athens, Greece.
  19. 1911 - The first public demonstration of the electric automobile takes place in Paris.
  20. 1914 - The first public demonstration of the electric airplane takes place in Paris.
  21. 1918 - The first public demonstration of the electric submarine takes place in Paris.
  22. 1922 - The first public demonstration of the electric train takes place in Paris.
  23. 1929 - The first public demonstration of the electric car takes place in Paris.
  24. 1931 - The first public demonstration of the electric bicycle takes place in Paris.
  25. 1939 - The first public demonstration of the electric scooter takes place in Paris.
  26. 1941 - The first public demonstration of the electric motorcycle takes place in Paris.
  27. 1945 - The first public demonstration of the electric boat takes place in Paris.
  28. 1951 - The first public demonstration of the electric skateboard takes place in Paris.
  29. 1955 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  30. 1961 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  31. 1969 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  32. 1971 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  33. 1975 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  34. 1981 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  35. 1985 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  36. 1991 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  37. 1995 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  38. 2001 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  39. 2005 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  40. 2011 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  41. 2015 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.
  42. 2019 - The first public demonstration of the electric wheelchair takes place in Paris.

And so on...