Welcome to The History Exchange.com. I love history, whether studying or researching or just reading something about history I didn't know. So I started collecting different things about history, maps, pictures, etc. But I also needed someplace to store this great information, thus The History Exchange. I get to play with two of the things I like most, web development and history. I hope you find some interesting information here and feel free to send me a note.
All mankind... being all equal and independent no one ought to harm another in his life health liberty or possessions.- John Locke
| 1831 | Belgium gains independence from Netherlands (Natl Day). |
| 1861 | 1st major battle of the Civil War -- Bull Run Va.; South wins. |
| 1867 | City Gardens on Folsom opens |
| 1873 | World's 1st train robbery by Jesse James |
| 1898 | Spain cedes Guam to US |
| 1921 | Indians 9 & Yankees 7 doubles for a record 16 doubles |
| 1925 | John Scopes found guilty in Tenn for teaching evolution |
| 1940 | Soviet Union annexes Estonia Latvia Lithuania. |
| 1944 | US forces return to Guam after Japanese occupation. |
| 1954 | at Geneva France agrees to independence of North & South Vietnam. |
| 1955 | 1st sub powered by liquid metal cooled reactor launched - Seawolf |
| 1959 | 1st atomic powered merchant ship Savannah christened Camden NJ |
| 1961 | Mercury 4 is launched into sub-orbital flight |
| 1961 | Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty bell) with Grissom. |
| 1965 | Gemini 5 launched atop Titan V with Cooper & Conrad |
| 1966 | Gemini X returns to Earth |
| 1969 | Neil Armstrong steps on the moon at 2:56:15 a.m. (GMT). |
| 1975 | Billy Martin fired as manager of Tx Rangers |
| 1976 | Legionnaire's Disease kills 29 in Phila |
| 1984 | 1st documented case of a robot killing a human in US |
| 1986 | Pleasure Island plans unveiled |
