On This Day In History
Aretha Franklin “The Queen of Soul” died #OTD in 2018. pic.twitter.com/Hjq4f8pXGL
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 16, 2022
16 August 2019. Peter Fonda (right), died (aged 79). He was the son of Henry Fonda, brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget Fonda. His best known role was in, Easy Rider, for which his screenplay was nominated for an Oscar. pic.twitter.com/rhpSKLWLYz
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 16, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY. The last photo of Elvis Presley, taken on 16 August 1977 at 12.28 AM, as he entered the grounds of his Graceland mansion. pic.twitter.com/AWhYunoqAh
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 16, 2022
Quote from Charlie Charles IV on August 16, 2022, 5:26 pm
PHOTO OF THE DAY. The last photo of Elvis Presley, taken on 16 August 1977 at 12.28 AM, as he entered the grounds of his Graceland mansion. pic.twitter.com/AWhYunoqAh
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 16, 2022
45 years ago and I remember it well! Showing my age here !🤣
August 17th
1590 Governor of Roanoke Island colony, John White, returns from England to find no trace of the colonists he had left there 3 years earlier [or Aug 18, 1591]
1903 Joe Pulitzer donates $1 million to Columbia University & begins the Pulitzer Prizes in America
1945 Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) independent from the Netherlands
1945 Korea is divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel
1947 The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed
1998 Monica Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony he had an "improper physical relationship" with the intern and on the same day admits before the nation he "misled people" about the relationship
Did You Know?
Projection in Paris of the very first animated cartoon, Fantasmagorie realized by Émile Cohl
Today in History in 1908
Would You Believe?
Baseball player Richie Ashburn fouls and hits fan Alice Roth twice in the same game at bat playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1st hit breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher
Today in History in 1957
This day 138 years ago – 17 August 1882 – five members of the Joyce family were murdered in their sleep in Maamtrasna, Co Mayo.
Local man Maolra Seoighe (Myles Joyce) was wrongfully convicted of the killings, and hanged.
President Michael D. Higgins would pardon him in 2018. pic.twitter.com/yXTZI1zpwD
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) August 17, 2020
Maamtrasna was in Co Galway in 1882, Tony, but then was moved to Mayo in 1898 when county boundaries were redrawn.
— margaret kelleher (@kellehmv) August 17, 2020
#OTD in 2017, Dalit woman Janaki Bai was attacked and her nose cut off, because she refused to spray pesticides in her landlord's fields. Dalit women are often viciously attacked or branded 'witches' in India; this article contains grim details. https://t.co/cNJvmM0OsI pic.twitter.com/j71shfNQFB
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) August 17, 2022
On this day in 1923, an estimated 1,000 white men and women participated in a Ku Klux Klan initiation ceremony just outside of Warwick, New York. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/hqje2fEkDR
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 17, 2022
17 August 1790. The capital city of the USA moved from New York City to Philadelphia (the home of the Liberty Bell). It would subsequently move to Washington DC where it has remained. pic.twitter.com/HS6TBcXBY7
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 17, 2022
17 August 1836. The Registration Act became law. It made the registration of all births, deaths and marriages compulsory in England and Wales, through the General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO). The first registrations began in 1837. pic.twitter.com/4WMebhZ15z
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 17, 2022
17 August 1896. Mrs Bridget Driscoll of Croydon, Surrey, became the first pedestrian in Britain to die after being hit by a motor car. She was struck by a car as she crossed Dolphin Terrace in the grounds of the Crystal Palace in London. pic.twitter.com/tsT9BFvq8h
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 17, 2022
17 August 1945. The classic novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell was published in the UK. According to Orwell, this allegorical novel reflected events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917, and then the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. pic.twitter.com/bA24DdDR3Q
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 17, 2022
17 August 1980. Azaria Chamberlain (“The Dingo Baby”) disappeared, at Ayers Rock, Australia. Her mother Lindy claimed a dingo had taken her. This was not initially believed. She was convicted of murder, but acquitted in 1988, after new evidence showed she was telling the truth. pic.twitter.com/lmRQ4RO5nQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 17, 2022
17 August 1983. Legendary songwriter, Ira Gershwin, died (aged 86). He wrote lyrics to some of most memorable songs of the 20th century, most notably, It Ain’t Necessarily So, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off, The Man I Love, and They Can’t Take That Away from Me. pic.twitter.com/OVpGRKCiky
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 17, 2022
17 August 2008. US champion swimmer, Michael Phelps, became first person to win 8 gold medals in one Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, when the US relay team won the men's 4x100 metres medley relay final in a new world record time. pic.twitter.com/w4hZEKowUK
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 17, 2022
August 18th
1737 First public admittance to the Salon de Paris art exhibition at the Louvre in Paris
1838 United States Exploring Expedition headed by Charles Wilkes departs for the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica
1914 US President Woodrow Wilson issues "Proclamation of Neutrality"
1919 Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois
1920 22 year old representative Harry T. Burn is deciding vote in Tennessee's and thus America's ratification of the 19th Amendment to the constitution allowing women's suffrage after letter from his mother
1940 Battle of Britain: The air battle known as "The Hardest Day" occurs; Luftwaffe lose approximately 69 aircraft and the RAF lose 68 in one of the largest ever air battles
Did You Know?
French Astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse
Today in History in 1868
Would You Believe?
60-70ft sea serpent sightings reported offshore in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Today in History in 1817
This day 26 years ago – 18 August 1994 – Martin Cahill was shot dead in Dublin.
The criminal, known as 'The General,' was said to have sold artwork stolen from Russborough House to the Ulster Volunteer Force.
The Provisional IRA claimed responsibility for the shooting. pic.twitter.com/F9Vx74ePWL
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) August 18, 2020
#OTD in 1572, Marguerite de Valois married Henri III of Navarre; their wedding feast became the St Bartholomew's Massacre, and later she led armed rebellions against him. A political and cultural figurehead, she was slandered as promiscuous and eccentric. https://t.co/JQxemPLBKh pic.twitter.com/DvhiElNYx0
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) August 18, 2022