Wikipedia defines history as the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. It came from the Greek word ‘historia’ – which means ‘inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation’.. This website utilizes entries from Wikipedia to extract historical events from 3761 BC up to the present. There are 105,060 records in the database …

Let us begin with today’s history. You may also enter a specific day using the form on the top bar. Year is optional. What are the important events that happened on August 17? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day. August 17: Facts & Myths About This Day. August 17 is the 229 th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian ...

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23/6/2012 · Jun 23 in Film & TV. 1989 Movie "Batman" premieres directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson; Jun 23 in Sport. 1894 The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin; 2003 Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have …

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25/7/2022 · 1894: Birth of author Aldous Huxley in Godalming, Surrey. 1914: Philippe Thys of Belgium wins the Tour de France. 1917: J Edgar Hoover gets a job in the US Department of Justice. 1918: Race riot in Philadelphia. 1928: Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in Round 11 for the heavyweight boxing title.

The Pullman Strike was two interrelated strikes in 1894 that shaped national labor policy in the United States during a period of deep economic depression. First came a strike by the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman factory in Chicago in spring 1894. When it failed the ARU launched a national boycott against all trains that carried Pullman passenger cars.

17/8/1998 · What the Meaning of "IS" Is. August 17, 1998. U.S. President Bill Clinton admits that he had had an "inappropriate" relationship with Monica Lewinsky.He also made his famous "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is" defense of his previous statement, "there is not a sexual relationship, an improper sexual relationship or any other kind of improper relationship" …

A brief history Built between 1886 and 1894, the Bridge has spent more than a century as London's defining landmark, an icon of London and the United Kingdom. Discover the historical events that led to the Bridge's construction, how Tower Bridge was built, and how it lifts the road for river traffic as well as some of the key and quirky events from the Bridge's history.

4/1/2017 · The first motorsport event in history was the 78 mile (126 km) Paris to Rouen on July 22, 1894, and the first car across the finishing line was a …