October 10, 1871 — The Great Chicago Fire is extinguished
The Great Chicago Fire was not, despite early reports, started by Catherine O’Leary’s cow kicking over a lantern – the...
September 9, 2020
Business & Economics
April 15, 1912 -– The RMS Titanic sinks on its maiden voyage
It is probably the best known maritime tragedy in history. The RMS Titanic, the largest passnger ship afloat and pride...
December 19, 2019
April 20, 1914 — Striking coal miners are massacred by the Colorado National Guard in Ludlow, Colorado
Miners had been striking for a number of basic rights – an eight hour work day, the right to shop...
December 4, 2019
January 29, 1921 — Gene Klein born
Born in the Bronx, Klein moved to California as a young man and became wealthy running car dealerships, and later...
September 1, 2019
July 16, 1927 — Henry Ford publicly apologises for his anti-Semitism
Henry Ford, famously the founder of the Ford Motor Company, was also something of an anti-Semite. The kind of something...
July 9, 2019
December 10, 1930 — The Bank of the United States collapses
Although the effects of the Depression had been gaining momentum since Black Tuesday, on October 29, 1929, and several smaller...
May 24, 2019
June 5, 1947 — The Marshall Plan is announced
Named for then US Secretary of State George Marshall, the Marshall Plan is one of the largest foreign aid schemes...
September 25, 2018
January 25, 1960 — The NAB announces fines for DJs found accepting payola
While there had been rumours about payola in the music industry for years, the practice became more prevalent in the...
November 29, 2017
September 30, 1962 — César Chávez founds the United Farm Workers
César Chávez is perhaps the most famous Latino or Mexican-American civil rights activist in history. He was a very astute...
September 9, 2017
March 30, 1963 — The last streetcars of Los Angeles make their final runs
Like most other cities the world over, Los Angeles moved away from the inflexibility of light rail public transportation after...
August 19, 2017
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