Reginald Fessenden 1866
- 1866 - The Reno Brothers pulled the first train robbery in America near Seymour, IN. The got away with $10,000.
- 1889 - The Kinescope was exhibited by Thomas Edison. He had patented the moving picture machine in 1887.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler denied any intention to wage war against Britain and France in an address to Reichstag.
- 1961 - U.S. president John F. Kennedy advised American families to build or buy bomb shelters to protect them in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union.
- 1973 - Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in an attempt to win back territory that had been lost in the third Arab-Israel war. Support for Israel led to a devastating oil embargo against many nations including the U.S. and Great Britain on October 17, 1973. The war lasted 2 weeks.
No comments:
Post a Comment