On This Day In History
#OTD in 1944, Anne Frank and her family were discovered by Nazis, after two years in hiding in their Amsterdam 'Secret Annex'. In Feb 1945 Anne (16) died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Her diary survives, a vital testament of the Holocaust https://t.co/dIwg5H4Wq9 pic.twitter.com/kcbyMyPznX
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) August 4, 2022
On this day in 1964, the bodies of three missing civil rights workers—James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner—were found in Longdale, MS, shot and buried in a shallow grave. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/qVOnpUZZwJ
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 4, 2022
4 August 1870. The “British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War” was founded at a public meeting, chaired by Robert Loyd-Lindsay, in London. It became known as the British Red Cross. pic.twitter.com/WjLOi5NpNA
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 4, 2022
4 August 1892. The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden were found brutally murdered with an axe, in their home in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts. Borden was tried and acquitted of the crimes a year later. Many members of the public continued to believe she was guilty. pic.twitter.com/jTwcGS4oDu
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 4, 2022
4 August 1962. Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe, died (aged 36), in a bedroom of her Los Angeles home. Forensic tests later put the time of death between 8:30 and 10:30 PM, but her housekeeper did not find her dead until 3:00 AM on 5 August 1962. Mystery still surrounds her death. pic.twitter.com/1hCj5gO3VM
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 4, 2022
4 August 1984. Carl Lewis (USA), won the first of 4 gold medals in the Men’s 100 Metres Final at the Los Angeles Olympics in a time of 9:99. He went on to win the 200 Metres, Long Jump, and 4x100 Metres relay thereby equalling the medal haul of Jesse Owens in Berlin in 1936. pic.twitter.com/B65H7pNucF
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 4, 2022
4 August 2007. NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft was launched. It landed on Mars on 25 May 2008, and operated until November of the same year. Its instruments were used to research the history of water on Mars. pic.twitter.com/5yUGbVOiRO
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 4, 2022
4 August 2020. At least 220 people were killed, and over 5,000 injured, when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate suddenly exploded in Beirut, Lebanon. The explosive materials had been stored in a warehouse at the port since they were confiscated from a cargo ship in 2013. pic.twitter.com/3l21VBKChw
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 4, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Marilyn Monroe’s last photo shoot. 📷 George Barris (1962). pic.twitter.com/2dVAKCV6sk
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 4, 2022
August 5th
910 The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred
1305 William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.
1583 Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown, the first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire
1716 Battle of Petrovaradin [Peterwardein]: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Turks in a decisive victory
1864 Battle of Mobile Bay, won by the Union Army led by Rear Admiral David Farragut with the cry "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" (US Civil War)
Did You Know?
1st electric traffic light installed in the USA on the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio
Today in History in 1914
Would You Believe?
Harry Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1½ hrs before escaping
Today in History in 1926
This day 118 years ago – 5 August 1901 – Peter O'Connor set a new world record for the long jump when he leaped 24 feet 11¾ inches in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
O'Connor's record remained unbeaten for 20 years.
He also won gold in the triple jump at the 1906 Athens Olympics. pic.twitter.com/CVNm0tc3iG
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) August 5, 2019
Between 1724-27 Mary Fish, a prominent brickmaker from Hagerstone, was often fined by the Tylers and Bricklayers Company. Women in construction and other trades are often hard to spot in the historical record: but they were always there. https://t.co/gVaiNy3KQ8 pic.twitter.com/gYuTQ4zZDK
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) August 5, 2022
On this day in 2012, a white man opened fire on worshippers at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and seriously injuring several others. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/Pz3c8TsiZy
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 5, 2022
5 August 1305. Leading Scottish nationalist, William Wallace, was captured by a Scottish knight, and then taken to London by Edward I’s English forces to face trial and then execution. His life was featured in the Hollywood film, Braveheart, starring Mel Gibson. pic.twitter.com/AFuxWpp3Me
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2022
5 August 1901. The Mohawk, Britain’s first cinema, opened in Islington, London. Silent films were accompanied by a piano, and the 16-piece Fonobian Orchestra. By 1914, there were around 500 cinemas in London showing silent films. pic.twitter.com/I8nfNFb6hX
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2022
5 August 1925. Plaid Cymru was formed with the original aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language. It later became a political party fighting on a much broader platform. pic.twitter.com/MKagKSUasz
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2022
5 August 1929. The leading non-violent campaigner for women’s suffrage, Millicent Fawcett, died (aged 81). After the First World War, she became a campaigning socialist. She’s the first woman to be honoured with a statue in Parliament Square, which was unveiled in April 2018. pic.twitter.com/ASeEUNoN3d
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2022
5 August 1962. Anti Apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, was arrested by the police and later sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring to overthrow the South African state. He served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. pic.twitter.com/5gBz8UGd4Z
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2022
5 August 1962. Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe (aged 36), was found dead in a bedroom of her Los Angeles home by her housekeeper at 3:00 AM. The inquest showed she had died between 8:30 and 10:30 PM, on 4 August, due to what the coroner concluded was an “accidental” drug overdose. pic.twitter.com/CJZbRJe83k
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2022