On This Day in History
Historical Events
Events 1 - 7 of 216
1832 - 1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore)
1871 - -July 28--French regular troops attack Commune of Paris; 17,000 die
1871 - -July 28--French regular troops attack Commune of Paris; 17,000 die
1918 - US House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote
1927 - Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after first solo air crossing of Atlantic
2004 - Stanislav Petrov awarded World Citizen Award for averting a potential nuclear war in 1983 after correctly guessing Russian early warning system at fault
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