This Week In American History
This Week In American History: November 10th - 16th
November 10 1775 During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passed a resolution stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces for the recently formed...
This Week In American History: November 3rd - 9th
November 3 1964 Residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens...
This Week In American History: October 27th - November 2nd
October 27 1904 At 2:35pm, New York City Mayor George McClellan took the controls on the inaugural run of the city’s innovative new rapid transit system: the subway. While London...
This Week In American History: October 20th - 26th
October 20 1803 The U.S. Senate approved a treaty with France providing for the purchase of the territory of Louisiana, which would double the size of the U.S. Facing war...
This Week In American History: October 13th - 19th
October 13 1775 The Continental Congress authorized construction and administration of the first American naval force—the precursor to the United States Navy. Since the outbreak of open hostilities with the...
This Week In American History: October 6th - 12th
October 6 1866 Brothers John and Simeon Reno staged the first train robbery in American history, making off with $13,000 from an Ohio and Mississippi railroad train in Jackson County, Indiana. The Reno...
This Week In American History: September 29th - October 5th
September 29 1967 "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" was released by Gladys Knight & the Pips. It went on to be a hit for the group, reaching number one...
This Week In American History: September 22nd - 28th
September 22 1862 President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which set a date for the freedom of more than 3 million enslaved in the United States and recast...
This Week In American History: September 15th - 21st
September 15 1950 U.S. Marines landed at Inchon on the west coast of Korea. The location had been criticized as too risky, but U.N. Supreme Commander Douglas MacArthur insisted on...
This Week In American History: September 8th - 14th
September 8 1965 Iconic series "Star Trek" premiered on NBC. The show lasted for three seasons and followed the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as it completed its missions...
This Week In American History: September 1st - 7th
September 1 1972 In what’s billed as the “Match of the Century,” American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky during the World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. In the...
This Week In American History: August 25th - 31st
August 25 1916 The National Park Service was established as part of the Department of the Interior when the National Park Service Organic Act was signed by Woodrow Wilson. The National...