On This Day In History
February 27th
1693 1st women's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published in London, England
1900 In London, the Trades Union Congress and the Independent Labour Party (formed in 1893) meet, results in a Labour Representative Committee and eventually the modern Labour Party in 1906
1950 General Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China
1957 Mao's famous speech to the Supreme State Conference "On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People" expounding Maoist ideals
2012 Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company Stratfor
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1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans
Today in History in 1827
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Chaos erupts after the Swedish Public Employment Service mistakenly invites 61,000 people to a job interview in Stockholm
Today in History in 2014
In 1914, Lucy Thoumaian—Armenian women's rights & peace activist—published a manifesto for peace: "War is man-made, it must be woman undone". After the Armenian genocide in 1915 she worked for justice for victims; she also worked for the League of Nations. https://t.co/BIUzbtJK3s pic.twitter.com/skVLah6paa
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) February 27, 2022
On this day in 1869, Congress refused to seat John Willis Menard, the first Black man elected to the House of Representatives. James Garfield argued it was “too early” to elect a Black person. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.https://t.co/LxpTtC5oRO
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) February 27, 2022
February 28th
202 BC Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty's rule over China
1710 In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock
1854 Republican Party formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin
1915 WWI: After the French try to drive the Germans forces back into the Champagne region, they gain a few hundred yards - at the cost of 50,000 casualties
1947 February 28 Massacre: Anti-government uprising in Taiwan is violently put down by Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives. Marks the beginning of the White Terror.
1953 Francis Crick and James Watson discover the chemical structure of DNA-molecule (double-helix polymer)
1991 Gulf War ends after Iraq accepts a ceasefire following their retreat from Kuwait
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The erroneous word "Dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
Today in History in 1939
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The brains of two rats successfully connected so that they share information
Today in History in 2013
#OTD in 2017, US congresswoman Lois Frankel led Democratic women wearing white into a presidential address by Donald Trump, signifying their intention to safeguard women's rights. They did it again at every State of the Union address by Trump. https://t.co/HttGgBVoD6 pic.twitter.com/DW7NbS1Y5R
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) February 28, 2022
On this day in 1942, white mobs rioted to prevent Black families from moving into a Detroit neighborhood. Many of the families had come seeking refuge from racial violence in the rural South. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/m90Kz4ACKv
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) February 28, 2022
March 1st
1642 Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the 1st incorporated American city
1780 Pennsylvania becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for newborns only)
1847 Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state)
1869 US Postage stamps showing scenes issued for 1st time. These pictorials showed a post horse and rider, a locomotive, a shield, an eagle and a ship, the Adriatic.
1872 Yellowstone becomes the world's 1st national park
1954 US explodes Castle Bravo, a 15 megaton hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll, which accidentally became the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the US
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Captain America created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby is first published by Timely Comics (premiere issue released on December 20, 1940)
Today in History in 1941
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SS City of Glasgow leaves Liverpool harbour with approximately 480 passengers and crew; she was never seen again
Today in History in 1854
#otd in 1912, Isabella Godwin became NYC's first female detective, after going undercover to solve a $25k robbery which had defeated 60 other detectives. Promoted by the then police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt, she specialized in exposing fortune tellers and swindlers. pic.twitter.com/85kEev2FBa
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) March 1, 2022
On this day in 1921, Idaho broadened its ban on interracial marriage to bar a white person marrying any Black person, even though the state's population at the time was less than .02% Black. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/yrjJQEA9lE
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) March 1, 2022
March 2nd
1791 Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris
1796 Napoléon Bonaparte is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Italy
1807 US Congress bans the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808
1888 The Convention of Constantinople signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
1946 Ho Chi Minh elected President of North Vietnam
1956 Morocco tears up the Treaty of Fez, declaring independence from France
1970 White government of Rhodesia declares itself a republic
2002 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: US conventional forces first deployed as part of Operation Anaconda
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Queen Victoria narrowly escapes assassination when Roderick Maclean shoots at her while boarding a train in Windsor
Today in History in 1882
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Longest non-stop scheduled commercial flight by distance, Emirates A380 flies 14,200km (8,824 miles) Dubai to Auckland in 17 hours, 15 minutes
Today in History in 2016
Today marks four years since I first tweeted from this account.
Now seems like a good time to take a bit of a step back.
There will still be tweets, just not as frequently.
A big thank you to all followers, particularly those who bought my book (in paperback later this year). https://t.co/mvPXQIlPFT
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) March 1, 2022
#OTD in 2008, Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia began her Running Commentary blog, reporting corruption, money laundering and organised crime; its readership exceeded that of all national newspapers. She was killed by a car bomb on 16 Oct 2017. https://t.co/1YhQbzLzqS pic.twitter.com/szQs34Zyas
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) March 2, 2022
On this day in 1948, white residents of Johnson County, GA, waged a terror campaign of violent intimidation to keep Black voters from an upcoming election. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/OtksS2x3eh
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) March 2, 2022
March 3rd
1575 Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi
1857 Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China
1861 Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs and granting them the full rights of free citizens [O.S. Feb 19]
1887 Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller
1917 1st major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd [OS=Feb 18]
1921 Toronto's Dr Banting & Dr Best announce discovery of insulin
1939 Mahatma Gandhi begins a fast in Mumbai (Bombay) to protest against autocratic rule in India
1943 Battle of the Bismarck Sea: Australian and American air forces devastate Japanese navy convoy
1991 Los Angeles police officers severely beat motorist Rodney King, the beating is famously captured on amateur video and later leads to riots when the police officers are acquitted
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US Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail
Today in History in 1873
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A 2 year old US girl becomes the first child born with HIV to be cured
Today in History in 2013
From last year. Need a quicker way to find them than scrolling forever... 😂
This day 190 years ago – 3 March 1831 – the first clash of the Tithe War occurred when Irish Constabulary members entered Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, to seize cattle in lieu of payment of the tithe.
Locals were instructed by Fr Martin Doyle not to bid on any animals seized. pic.twitter.com/Dj6d2Ng5A2
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) March 3, 2021