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
Religion
April 12, 1937 — Dennis Banks born
The co-founder of the American Indian Movement – a major ‘Red Power’ group in the civil rights struggles of native...
April 14, 2019
September 3, 1941 — Zyklon B is first used at Auschwitz
One of the deadliest chemicals ever invented, Zyklon B is a derivative of Prussic acid. It was invented in 1922...
January 14, 2019
December 12, 1941 — Hitler announces the destruction of the Jews
Of all things, it was the entry of the United States into the war that prompted Hitler to move the...
January 4, 2019
May 9, 1950 — L. Ron Hubbard publishes “Dianetics”
“Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health” was first published by L. Ron Hubbard in 1950. It is a canonical...
July 24, 2018
June 2, 1953 — Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Technically, Elizabeth Windsor became the Queen of England as soon as her father, King George VI died on February 2...
April 24, 2018
June 21, 1963 — Giovani Montini becomes Pope Paul VI
Cardinal Montini of Milan has been considered by some as a potential papal candidate in 1958, but as a non-member...
August 9, 2017
March 6, 1964 — Cassius Clay changes his name to Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay was already the Heavyweight Champion of the World – having defeated Sonny Liston a little less than 2...
June 29, 2017
January 23, 1968 — Prudence Farrow arrives at Rishikesh
Prudence Farrow (younger sister of Mia Farrow), came to study under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his ashram Rishikesh for...
February 2, 2017
April 4, 1968 — Martin Luther King is assassinated
Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, after years of non-violent struggle for civil rights. By 1967,...
January 14, 2017
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