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1938  On this day in history toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes  Share it »

1939  On this day in history lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist  Share it »

1940  On this day in history failed British air raid on German base at Sylt  Share it »

1940  French government of Daladier, falls on this day in history.  Share it »

1940  On this day in history gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs, dies at 54  Share it »

1941  Jimmy Dorsey &his Orchestraestra record "Green Eyes" &"Maria Elena" on this day in history.  Share it »

1941  Jimmy Dorsey & Orch record "Green Eyes" & "Maria Elena" on this day in history.  Share it »

1942  FDR orders men between 45 &64 to register for non military duty on this day in history.  Share it »

1942  SecNav gave Civil Engineering Corps command of Seabees on this day in history.  Share it »

1942  On this day in history thoroughbred Racing Association of US formed in Chicago  Share it »

1942  FDR orders men between 45 & 64 to register for non military duty on this day in history.  Share it »

1943  Airship Canadian Star torpedoed &sinks on this day in history.  Share it »

1943  On this day in history airship Canadian Star torpedoed & sinks  Share it »

1943  Vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  Share it »

1944  German Army invades Hungary on this day in history.  Share it »

1944  On this day in history tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time", premieres in London  Share it »

1944  Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London on this day in history.  Share it »

1945  On this day in history 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan  Share it »

1945  On this day in history adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree destruction of German facilities  Share it »

1945  On this day in history british 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)  Share it »

1945  On this day in history uS Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure  Share it »

1945  On this day in history fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed  Share it »

1945  Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities on this day in history.  Share it »

1946  On this day in history french Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique &Réunion become overseas departments  Share it »

1946  On this day in history nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as President of USSR  Share it »

1946  On this day in history fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique & Reunion become overseas depts  Share it »

1946  On this day in history amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35  Share it »

1947  On this day in history belgian government of Spaak, forms  Share it »

1947  On this day in history generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan  Share it »

1947  On this day in history belgian govt of Spaak, forms  Share it »

1947  Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52 on this day in history.  Share it »

1948  On this day in history lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden, New York NY  Share it »

1948  On this day in history lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC  Share it »

1949  First museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge TN on this day in history.  Share it »

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1434  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)  Share it »

1488  On this day in history birth of johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)  Share it »

1503  On this day in history birth of benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)  Share it »

1589  On this day in history birth of william Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)  Share it »

1593  On this day in history birth of georges de la Tour, French painter  Share it »

1601  Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1604  On this day in history birth of johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)  Share it »

1610  Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1238  Death of Duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163) on this day in history.  Share it »

1263  Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1279  Death of Emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271) on this day in history.  Share it »

1286  Death of King Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241) on this day in history.  Share it »

1330  On this day in history death of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301)  Share it »

1406  Death of Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332) on this day in history.  Share it »

1556  Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.  Share it »

1623  Death of Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556) on this day in history.  Share it »