Jan 01, 2022 · 1905 9 hour work day for diamond miners; 1906 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory; 1906 The poll tax of £1 per head on all adult male inhabitants of Natal, South Africa, except indentured Indians and married Blacks, imposed by the Natal parliament in 1905, becomes payable.; 1907 US President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day; 1907 …

Apr 9 in Film & TV. 1976 "All the President's Men", directed by Alan J. Pakula, based on the non-fiction book by journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward detailing their Watergate investigation, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, is released; Apr 9 in Music. 2012 "The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking "The Phantom of the …

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Her coronation, on this day in history, could be described as a magnificent washout. June 2, 1953; The Fire and Fury of Jonathan Martin Jonathan Martin was a religious extremist who described the clergy as 'vipers from hell' and tried to burn down one of England’s most treasured cathedrals.

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Feb 1 Military stage a coup in Myanmar, detaining civilian leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi and declare a one-year state of emergency; May 25 US CDC says half of all US adults are now fully vaccinated, with 61% having had their first shot; Jun 25 WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirms the COVID-19 Delta variant is the most transmissible to date, now present in 85 …

Apr 18, 2022 · Apr 18 in Film & TV. 2018 “Black Panther” is the first film shown at a commercial cinema in 35 years in Saudi Arabia as cinemas are reopened; Apr 18 in Music. 1985 "Wham!" become the first western pop act to release an album in China; Apr 18 in Sport. 1809 First run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket, England

Apr 25, 2022 · 1945 "Elbe Day" - US and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on the Elbe River during the invasion of Germany in WWII; 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is published in "Nature" magazine; 1954 Bell labs announces the 1st Solar Battery made from silicon. It has about 6% efficiency.

Jun 01, 2022 · 1984 Nate Nelson, American singer (Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes for You), dies at 52; 1985 Richard Greene, English composer and actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 67; 1991 David Ruffin, American soul musician and early lead singer for The Temptations (My Girl, Ain't Too Proud to Beg), dies of drug overdose at 50; 1995 Prudence Hyman, English dancer, …

May 07, 2011 · American millionaire Alfred Vanderbilt died a hero on this day trying to save women and children aboard the liner Lusitania, which was sunk by a German U-boat. May 7, 1915; Weekly Quiz for May 6-12 Test your knowledge of historical events in our multi-choice weekly history quiz for May 6-12. Number 8 will leave you truly stumped then amazed!