President John F. Kennedy Assassinated (1963)
on Nov 22, 2009 in History This Day in History Blogging Feed Source This Day The assassination of John F. Kennedy while he was riding in a presidential motorcade in Dallas was a seminal event in American history. Although two official investigations have concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the culprit, the assassination is s...

Rodney Dangerfield (1921)
on Nov 22, 2009 in History Today's Birthday Birthday Blogging Feed Source Person Profile Best known for his trademark line, "I don't get no respect," Dangerfield was an American comedian and actor who appeared in a slew of movies, including Caddyshack, Easy Money, and Back To School. His Manhattan nightclub, "Dangerfield's," was the venu...

Samuel Cunard (1787)
on Nov 21, 2009 in History Today's Birthday Birthday Blogging Feed Source Person Profile Cunard was a Canadian-born British magnate and a giant of Atlantic shipping. When the British government invited bids in 1838 for carrying mail between England and Boston, Cunard's carefully considered plans won him the contract. Within two years, Cu...

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Opens (1964)
on Nov 21, 2009 in History This Day in History Blogging Feed Source This Day The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City. From the time of its completion until 1981, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world, with a center span of 4,260 feet (1,298 meters). The bri...

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Opens (1964)
on Nov 21, 2009 in History This Day in History Blogging Feed Source This Day The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City. From the time of its completion until 1981, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world, with a center span of 4,260 feet (1,298 meters). The bri...

Nuremberg Trials Begin (1945)
on Nov 20, 2009 in History This Day in History Blogging Feed Source This Day The Nuremberg Trials, which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949, were a series of trials prosecuting Nazi officials for their participation in WWII and the Holocaust. The first and most famous of these trials, the Trial of the Maj...

Emilio Pucci (1914)
on Nov 20, 2009 in History Today's Birthday Birthday Blogging Feed Source Person Profile Pucci was an Italian fashion designer known for his signature use of bright colors and bold patterns. The son of an Italian noble, he was a member of the 1934 Italian Olympic ski team and received a skiing scholarship to Reed College. Pucci's fashion...

Abraham Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address (1863)
on Nov 19, 2009 in History This Day in History Blogging Feed Source This Day The Gettysburg Address, one of the most quoted speeches in US history, was delivered by President Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and half months after the famous battle fought there. In...

Indira Gandhi (1917)
on Nov 19, 2009 in History Today's Birthday Birthday Blogging Feed Source Person Profile India's first and only female prime minister, Indira Gandhi held the position from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 to 1984. As leader, she instituted a number of economic reforms and fought a successful war against Pakistan. However, she was later embroil...

Sir Oswald Mosley (1896)
on Nov 16, 2009 in History Today's Birthday Birthday Blogging Feed Source Person Profile Mosley was a British politician and the founder of the British Union of Fascists, which gathered steam in the 1930s on an anti-communist and protectionist platform. After the outbreak of World War II, Mosley's plan for a negotiated peace was at first...