Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1898 – A powerful early winter storm batters the New England coast, killing at least 450 people in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts (More info)
1922 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of King Tut in over 3,000 years (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1861 – Union troops suffer a devastating defeat in the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, the second major engagement of the Civil War (More info)
1921 – President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting President against lynching in the deep south (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1469 – Ferdinand of Aragon marries Isabella of Castile in Valladolid, beginning a cooperative reign that would unite Spain and elevate the nation to a dominant world power (More info)
1648 – Boston Shoemakers form the first US labor organization (More info)