On This Day in America
To remember our past - to improve the present - to influence the future
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta establish the National Farm Workers Association
News of the struggles of the Mexican Americans and Filipinos toiling in the California fields rang true to millions of consumers who stopped buying table grapes.
Stacy Allison becomes first American woman to reach summit of Mt. Everest
The summit of Everest reaches two-thirds of the way through the air of the earth’s atmosphere.
59-year-old Satchel Paige pitches three innings
The 59-year-old Paige, a Negro League legend, proved his greatness once again by giving up only one hit in his three innings of play.
“The Prophet,” by Lebanese-American poet-philosopher Kahlil Gibran, is published
“He offered a dogma-free universal spiritualism as opposed to orthodox religion, and his vision of the spiritual was not moralistic. In fact, he urged people to be non-judgmental.”
“Fatal Attraction” opens in the U.S.
Fatal Attraction became a bona fide cultural phenomenon and stirred a debate among audiences about infidelity.
U.S. Constitution signed
The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 39 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
Secretariat and the Marlboro Cup
Secretariat’s Marlboro Cup victory remains one of the most celebrated performances in American horse racing history.
Elvis Presley and the Ed Sullivan Show
His energetic stage presence, including his now-famous hip-swinging moves, captivated 60 million viewers.
New Amsterdam becomes New York
In 1664, New Amsterdam passed under English control, and English and Dutch settlers lived together peacefully.
Penicillin discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming
I certainly didn't plan to revolutionize all medicine by discovering the world's first antibiotic, or bacteria killer. But I suppose that was exactly what I did.