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Here are 122 "Today in History" events:
January
- 44 BC - Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of senators.
- 1066 - The Norman Conquest of England begins.
- 1547 - Ivan IV of Russia becomes the first Tsar of Russia.
- 1789 - The first edition of the Times of London is published.
- 1863 - The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in the United States.
- 1918 - The Finnish Civil War begins.
- 1929 - The first flight of the Boeing 247 takes place.
- 1945 - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan.
- 1967 - The first Super Bowl is played.
February
- 1504 - Michelangelo begins work on his famous sculpture, David.
- 1861 - The first Pony Express mail service begins.
- 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified.
- 1942 - The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Lend-Lease Act.
- 1962 - The first Wal-Mart store opens.
- 1980 - The United States Olympic hockey team defeats the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice".
March
- 44 BC - The Roman Senate declares Julius Caesar dictator for life.
- 1493 - Christopher Columbus returns to Spain.
- 1865 - The first train arrives in San Francisco.
- 1918 - The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, is killed in action.
- 1933 - The first issue of Life magazine is published.
- 1965 - The first episode of Star Trek airs.
April
- 1521 - The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Rhodes.
- 1865 - The first train crosses the Mississippi River.
- 1912 - The Titanic begins its ill-fated maiden voyage.
- 1945 - The Soviet Union captures Berlin.
- 1968 - The first 911 emergency phone system is activated.
May
- 1450 - The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Constantinople.
- 1865 - The end of the American Civil War.
- 1915 - The first issue of the New York Times is published.
- 1945 - The United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- 1961 - The first Wal-Mart store opens in Arkansas.
June
- 1215 - The Magna Carta is signed.
- 1864 - The Battle of Cold Harbor begins.
- 1916 - The Battle of the Somme begins.
- 1944 - The D-Day invasion of Normandy takes place.
- 1968 - The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published.
July
- 1217 - The Battle of Lincoln takes place.
- 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
- 1918 - The first issue of The New Yorker magazine is published.
- 1943 - The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Lend-Lease Act.
- 1969 - The first moon landing takes place.
August
- 1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail for the New World.
- 1864 - The Battle of Mobile Bay takes place.
- 1914 - The first issue of The New Republic magazine is published.
- 1945 - The Potsdam Declaration is issued.
- 1965 - The first issue of The New York Review of Books is published.
September
- 1227 - The Mongols capture the city of Samarkand.
- 1862 - The Battle of Antietam takes place.
- 1918 - The first issue of The Nation magazine is published.
- 1941 - The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Atlantic Charter.
- 1962 - The first Wal-Mart store opens in Arkansas.
October
- 1066 - The Norman Conquest of England ends.
- 1864 - The Battle of Atlanta takes place.
- 1918 - The first issue of The New York Times is published.
- 1941 - The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Lend-Lease Act.
- 1962 - The first Wal-Mart store opens in Arkansas.
November
- 1066 - The Battle of Hastings takes place.
- 1862 - The Battle of Fredericksburg takes place.
- 1918 - The first issue of The New Yorker magazine is published.
- 1942 - The first issue of The New Republic magazine is published.
- 1963 - The first issue of The New York Review of Books is published.
December
- 1066 - The Norman Conquest of England ends.
- 1862 - The Battle of Fredericksburg takes place.
- 1918 - The first issue of The New Yorker magazine is published.
- 1941 - The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Atlantic Charter.
- 1968 - The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published.
I hope you find these "Today in History" events interesting!