This Week in History

Nov 13- 1789: In a letter to French scientist Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, Benjamin Franklin pens one of his more memorable quotations: “…in this world nothing can be said to be

Nov 6- 1860: Republican Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president. South Carolina would secede from the Union in December and the Civil War would begin barely a month

Oct 30- 1938: A dramatization of H. G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds,” narrated by Mercury Theater host Orson Welles and broadcast on the CBS Radio Network, causes widespread panic

Oct 23- 1915: Women’s Suffrage March on Fifth Avenue in New York City draws more than 25,000 marchers. 1941: Walt Disney’s “Dumbo” is released in American theaters. 1977: Paleontologist Dr.

Oct 16- 1813: Napoleon is defeated in the Battle of Leipzig by the combined armies of Prussia, Russia, and Austria. It is the largest military battle in Europe prior to

Oct 9- 1919: The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Chicago White Sox 10-5, winning the baseball World Series. A year later, eight Chicago players were indicted by a grand jury for

Oct 2- 1902: “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter is published in London. 1967: Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice in US

Sept 25- 1789: The US Congress approves 12 amendments to the Constitution and sends them to state legislatures for ratification. Two of the proposed changes, involving Congressional representation and pay,

Sept 18- 1793: With President George Washington in attendance to officiate the event, the cornerstone is laid for the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. 1947: The Central Intelligence Agency

Sept 11- 1857: Local militiamen in Southern Utah, aided by Native American allies, massacre some 120 men, women, and children en route to California from Arkansas. The “Mountain Meadows Massacre”