On This Day In History
Did You Know?
The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield, London
Today in History in 1967
Would You Believe?
New Amsterdam (now New York City) enacts first speed limit law in North America
Today in History in 1652
This day 58 years ago – 27 June 1963 – John F. Kennedy visited the cottage in Dunganstown, Co Wexford, where his great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy had lived before emigrating to the United States.
Later, he said, “I am glad to be here. It took 115 years to make this trip.” pic.twitter.com/YgC7MG7MGU
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) June 27, 2021
In 1820, Frances Currer—"head of all female book collectors in Europe"— published a catalogue of her collection. She was also a philanthropist—Charlotte Brontë's pseudonym 'Currer Bell' might be a homage to the financial help Currer gave the Brontë family. https://t.co/qMQDnzA7oW pic.twitter.com/M1ko7LMdgc
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 27, 2022
On this day in 1911, a white mob in Walton County, Georgia, lynched two Black men after the trial judge refused to allow state troops to protect them. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/yylTvMEdPp
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 27, 2022
27 June 1885. Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter applied for a patent for their wax cylinder graphophone. It was granted on 4 May 1886. At the same time, Thomas Edison was developing an all-wax cylinder and after a patent-sharing agreement, Edison’s version became standard. pic.twitter.com/BCWBvf8QDt
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2022
27 June 1899. A. E. J. Collins (aged 13), scored 628 runs Not Out, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket in the UK. He was killed in the First World War. His innings record stood world-wide until 2016 when it was topped by Indian teenager Pranav Dhanawade with 1,009 Not Out. pic.twitter.com/ociOFHsGic
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2022
#otd 27 June 1960 – Lottie Dod, tennis player, golfer, & archer died (b.1871)#Britishhistory #lottiedod #Britishtennis @Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/XcbNdKXorS
— BRITISH HISTORY (@BritishHistorym) June 27, 2021
27 June 1965. The last episode of children’s series, Stingray, was broadcast on ITV. It was created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson using an animated process called Supermarionation. It had run in 39 episodes since 4 October 1964.
pic.twitter.com/0YVoQWKwc0— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2022
27 June 1971. The UK’s First National Scrabble Championship was held in London. It was the brainchild of writer, Gyles Brandreth, and supported by the game’s manufacturers, J. W. Spear & Sons. The winner was Stephen Haskell, a teacher, with an aggregate of 1,345 points. pic.twitter.com/RMXXhhIMz9
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2022
27 June 1985. The famous Route 66 was officially removed from the US Highway System. It originally covered a total of 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica; California, It was recognised in popular culture by the hit song (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66. pic.twitter.com/iX8mWTsfjv
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2022
27 June 2001. Popular Hollywood legend, Jack Lemmon, died (aged 76). He starred in over 60 films and won two Academy Awards in Mister Roberts as Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in Save The Tiger. Other films include: Some Like It Hot, The Apartment and Days of Wine and Roses pic.twitter.com/YWsAAEMzsG
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2022
27 June 2002. John Entwistle (aged 57) bassist for The Who, died in Room 658 of the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, USA. He was the 2nd group member to die before he got old. In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers’ poll. pic.twitter.com/BKsGdrj8Er
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Albert Einstein's office on the day he died (1955). pic.twitter.com/Gfjt68xXWr
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2022
June 28th
1389 Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe
1519 King Carlos I elected Holy Roman Catholic Emperor Charles V
1838 Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, London
1919 Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI and establishing the League of Nations, is signed in France
2021 Tigray Defense Forces retake Tigray's regional capital of Mekelle in Ethiopia's Tigray War. The Ethiopian government declares a unilateral ceasefire to save face but neither side sticks to it.
Did You Know?
Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph "Adolfe" Sax
Today in History in 1846
Would You Believe?
Tomato is proven to be non-poisonous by Colonel Robert Gibbon eating a tomato on steps of courthouse in Salem, New Jersey
Today in History in 1820
This day 99 years ago – 28 June 1922 – the Irish Civil War began when the National Army of the Irish Free State bombarded the Four Courts in Dublin, which had been occupied by 200 IRA members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Known as the Battle of Dublin, it ended on 5 July. pic.twitter.com/CdxG4B9AhG
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) June 28, 2021
In 1857, Sophia Fowler Gallaudet—born deaf—co-founded Gallaudet College with her son Edward (now Gallaudet University, Washington DC): the first higher education institution in the world for deaf & hard-of-hearing students. She became its first matron. https://t.co/3NSXXI2SAy pic.twitter.com/mIvsbHCwYD
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 28, 2022
On this day in 1874, the Freedmen's Bank failed due to government corruption and mismanagement. Over 60,000 Black people and organizations lost $3 million in savings. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/Mlr1Pwlmg3
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 28, 2022
The car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo #OTD in 1914. It’s now in Vienna’s Military History Museum. pic.twitter.com/8uFKwO447u
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 28, 2022
28 June 1919. The German government and the Allied Powers signed the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended WW1. The treaty held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties, including: loss of territory, reparations payments, and arms reductions. pic.twitter.com/GTqTMUVzWh
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 28, 2022