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31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in July 2022

31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in July 2022

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theatre shows, and more.

Here are 31 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in July 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 edition will also be available in a week or two.

1 Jul 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Louis Blériot, French inventor and aviation pioneer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars, used the money to build the first successful powered monoplane, developed the modern aircraft control system, and became the first person to fly across the English Channel.

2 Jul 1922 – 100 years ago
Water skiing was invented by Ralph Samuelson at Lake Pepin, Minnesota, USA.

3 Jul 1997 – 25 years ago
The U.S. state of Mississippi settled a landmark $3.4 billion health care lawsuit against the tobacco industry. It was the first state to do so.

4 Jul 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (1923–29).

5 Jul 1962 – 60 years ago
Algeria gained its independence from France

6 Jul 1942 – 80 years ago
Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in a secret annex at her father’s workplace in Amsterdam.

7 Jul 1952 – 70 years ago
The U.S. ocean liner SS United States became the fastest passenger ship to cross the Atlantic. The record of 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes still stands.

8 Jul 1822 – 200 years ago
Death of Percy Bysshe Shelley, British poet. (Drowned, aged 29.)

9 Jul 1947 – 75 years ago
Florence Blanchfield was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, becoming the first woman in the USA to hold a permanent military rank.

10 Jul 1962 – 60 years ago
The American communications satellite Telstar was launched. It transmitted the first transatlantic TV signal to Europe later that day. The first official broadcast was on 23rd July. It could only relay a signal for 20 minutes per orbit.

11 Jul 1922 – 100 years ago
The Hollywood Bowl amphitheatre/music venue opened in Los Angeles, California, USA.

12 Jul 1962 – 60 years ago
The British rock band the Rolling Stones played their first live performance, at the Marquee Club in London.

13 Jul 1897 – 125 years ago
Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi was granted a U.S. patent for his wireless telegraph system. (He was also granted a UK patent on 2nd July.)

14 Jul 1992 – 30 years ago
The Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA was destroyed by fire.

15 Jul 1897 – 125 years ago
The Klondike gold rush began when prospectors from San Francisco, California, USA set off en masse for the Yukon in north-western Canada.

16 Jul 622 – 1400 years ago
The beginning of the Islamic calendar. Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina to escape religious persecution (an event known as the Hegira), and established the first Muslim community.

17 Jul 1997 – 25 years ago
The internet broke down when a system operator at Network Solutions in Virginia, USA accidentally uploaded a corrupt database to the root domain servers. On the same day, a construction company sliced through a fibre optic cable, affecting millions of users in the eastern states. These incidents proved that the internet was not as robust as had been claimed.

18 Jul 1947 – 75 years ago
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act into law. It defined the line of succession in the event that neither the President nor the Vice-President could fulfill their duties. Next in line would be the Speaker of the House, then the President pro tempore, followed by the Presidential Cabinet Secretaries and Officers in the order in which their respective departments were created.

19 Jul 1947 – 75 years ago
Death of Aung San, Burmese nationalist leader. Considered the father of modern Burma (now Myanmar). Father of politician Aung San Suu Kyi. (Assassinated along with six of his cabinet ministers.)

20 Jul 1822 – 200 years ago
Birth of Gregor Mendel, Austrian/Czech friar, botanist and geneticist who discovered the laws of heredity and created the science of genetics.

21 Jul 1897 – 125 years ago
The Tate Britain art museum opened in London, England.

22 Jul 1932 – 90 years ago
Death of Florenz (‘Flo’) Ziegfeld, American theatrical producer and impresario. Best known for his Ziegfeld Follies revue shows, and stage shows such as Show Boat.

23 Jul 1962 – 60 years ago
The first live transatlantic television broadcast. It was hosted by Walter Cronkite in the USA and broadcast to the UK and France via the Telstar 1 satellite.

24 Jul 1847 – 175 years ago
Salt Lake City in Utah, USA was founded. Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young arrived there after a 17-month journey and established a settlement where they would be free from religious persecution. At the time, the area was part of Mexico.

25 Jul 1952 – 70 years ago
The current Constitution of Puerto Rico came into effect. It established Puerto Rico as a commonwealth in union with the United States.

26 Jul 1947 – 75 years ago
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act into law. It led to the creation of the Department of Defense, the National Military Establishment, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It also separated the Army Air Forces into its own service – the Department of the Air Force. (Effective from 18th September 1947.)

27 Jul 2002 – 20 years ago
Ukraine air show disaster. A military jet crashed into the crowd at an air show in Lviv, western Ukraine, killing more than 80 people and injuring over 100. It was the world’s worst air show disaster.

28 Jul 1922 – 100 years ago
Birth of Jacques Piccard, Belgian-born Swiss oceanographer and engineer. Best known for developing deep-sea submarines including the Challenger Deep in which he and Don Walsh became the first people to reach the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on Earth. (Died 2008.)

29 Jul 1957 – 65 years ago
The International Atomic Energy Agency was established. It promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

30 Jul 1942 – 80 years ago
The song White Christmas by Bing Crosby was released. It became the bestselling single of all time, selling more than 50 million copies worldwide.

31 Jul 1942 – 80 years ago
The charity Oxfam was founded in the UK (as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief).

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 edition will be released in the next week or two, with the 2026 and 2027 editions following in March and June 2022. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in July 2022 (U.S. Edition)

31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in July 2022 (U.S. Edition)

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theater shows, and more.

Here are 31 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in July 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 edition will also be available in a week or two.

Jul 1, 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Louis Blériot, French inventor and aviation pioneer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars, used the money to build the first successful powered monoplane, developed the modern aircraft control system, and became the first person to fly across the English Channel.

Jul 2, 1922 – 100 years ago
Water skiing was invented by Ralph Samuelson at Lake Pepin, Minnesota, USA.

Jul 3, 1997 – 25 years ago
The U.S. state of Mississippi settled a landmark $3.4 billion health care lawsuit against the tobacco industry. It was the first state to do so.

Jul 4, 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (1923–29).

Jul 5, 1962 – 60 years ago
Algeria gained its independence from France

Jul 6, 1942 – 80 years ago
Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in a secret annex at her father’s workplace in Amsterdam.

Jul 7, 1952 – 70 years ago
The U.S. ocean liner SS United States became the fastest passenger ship to cross the Atlantic. The record of 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes still stands.

Jul 8, 1822 – 200 years ago
Death of Percy Bysshe Shelley, British poet. (Drowned, aged 29.)

Jul 9, 1947 – 75 years ago
Florence Blanchfield was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, becoming the first woman in the USA to hold a permanent military rank.

Jul 10, 1962 – 60 years ago
The American communications satellite Telstar was launched. It transmitted the first transatlantic TV signal to Europe later that day. The first official broadcast was on July 23rd. It could only relay a signal for 20 minutes per orbit.

Jul 11, 1922 – 100 years ago
The Hollywood Bowl amphitheater/music venue opened in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jul 12, 1962 – 60 years ago
The British rock band the Rolling Stones played their first live performance, at the Marquee Club in London.

Jul 13, 1897 – 125 years ago
Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi was granted a U.S. patent for his wireless telegraph system. (He was also granted a UK patent on July 2nd.)

Jul 14, 1992 – 30 years ago
The Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA was destroyed by fire.

Jul 15, 1897 – 125 years ago
The Klondike gold rush began when prospectors from San Francisco, California, USA set off en masse for the Yukon in northwestern Canada.

Jul 16, 622 – 1400 years ago
The beginning of the Islamic calendar. Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina to escape religious persecution (an event known as the Hegira), and established the first Muslim community.

Jul 17, 1997 – 25 years ago
The internet broke down when a system operator at Network Solutions in Virginia, USA accidentally uploaded a corrupt database to the root domain servers. On the same day, a construction company sliced through a fiber optic cable, affecting millions of users in the eastern states. These incidents proved that the internet was not as robust as had been claimed.

Jul 18, 1947 – 75 years ago
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act into law. It defined the line of succession in the event that neither the President nor the Vice-President could fulfill their duties. Next in line would be the Speaker of the House, then the President pro tempore, followed by the Presidential Cabinet Secretaries and Officers in the order in which their respective departments were created.

Jul 19, 1947 – 75 years ago
Death of Aung San, Burmese nationalist leader. Considered the father of modern Burma (now Myanmar). Father of politician Aung San Suu Kyi. (Assassinated along with six of his cabinet ministers.)

Jul 20, 1822 – 200 years ago
Birth of Gregor Mendel, Austrian/Czech friar, botanist and geneticist who discovered the laws of heredity and created the science of genetics.

Jul 21, 1897 – 125 years ago
The Tate Britain art museum opened in London, England.

Jul 22, 1932 – 90 years ago
Death of Florenz (‘Flo’) Ziegfeld, American theatrical producer and impresario. Best known for his Ziegfeld Follies revue shows, and stage shows such as Show Boat.

Jul 23, 1962 – 60 years ago
The first live transatlantic television broadcast. It was hosted by Walter Cronkite in the USA and broadcast to the UK and France via the Telstar 1 satellite.

Jul 24, 1847 – 175 years ago
Salt Lake City in Utah, USA was founded. Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young arrived there after a 17-month journey and established a settlement where they would be free from religious persecution. At the time, the area was part of Mexico.

Jul 25, 1952 – 70 years ago
The current Constitution of Puerto Rico came into effect. It established Puerto Rico as a commonwealth in union with the United States.

Jul 26, 1947 – 75 years ago
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act into law. It led to the creation of the Department of Defense, the National Military Establishment, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It also separated the Army Air Forces into its own service – the Department of the Air Force. (Effective from September 18, 1947.)

Jul 27, 2002 – 20 years ago
Ukraine air show disaster. A military jet crashed into the crowd at an air show in Lviv, western Ukraine, killing more than 80 people and injuring over 100. It was the world’s worst air show disaster.

Jul 28, 1922 – 100 years ago
Birth of Jacques Piccard, Belgian-born Swiss oceanographer and engineer. Best known for developing deep-sea submarines including the Challenger Deep in which he and Don Walsh became the first people to reach the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on Earth. (Died 2008.)

Jul 29, 1957 – 65 years ago
The International Atomic Energy Agency was established. It promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Jul 30, 1942 – 80 years ago
The song White Christmas by Bing Crosby was released. It became the bestselling single of all time, selling more than 50 million copies worldwide.

Jul 31, 1942 – 80 years ago
The charity Oxfam was founded in the UK (as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief).

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 edition will be released in the next week or two, with the 2026 and 2027 editions following in March and June 2022. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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30 newsworthy historical anniversaries in June 2022

30 newsworthy historical anniversaries in June 2022

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theatre shows, and more.

Here are 30 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in June 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead.

1 Jun 1872 – 150 years ago
Death of James Gordon Bennett Sr., American newspaper publisher. Founder of the New York Herald.

2 Jun 1962 – 60 years ago
The pop song The Loco-Motion by Little Eva was released.

3 Jun 1972 – 50 years ago
Sally Priesand was ordained as the first female rabbi in the USA.

4 to 7 Jun 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II – the Battle of Midway. The USA defeated Japan in the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign.

5 Jun 1947 – 75 years ago
The Marshall Plan: U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a self-help programme for Europe that would enable countries to rebuild democratic societies and resist communism after WWII.

6 Jun 1932 – 90 years ago
Great Depression: taxes were raised substantially in the USA in an attempt to balance the federal budget. The first federal gasoline (petrol) tax was also introduced: 1 cent per gallon.

7 Jun 1897 – 125 years ago
The world’s first car dealership was opened by William E. Metzger in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

8 Jun 1982 – 40 years ago
Falklands War – the Battle of Bluff Cove. Argentina launched an air attack on two British supply ships, RFA Sir Tristram and RFA Sir Galahad. 48 British servicemen were killed and over 100 injured. Some suffered severe burns, including Simon Weston whose story and subsequent recovery was covered by the British media.

9 Jun 1772 – 250 years ago
American Revolutionary War – the Gaspee Affair, Rhode Island, (now USA). The British customs ship HMS Gaspee ran aground and was attacked, boarded and burnt. It was the first act of violence against British authority in the North American colonies.

10 Jun 1922 – 100 years ago
Birth of Judy Garland, American actress and singer. Best known for the films The Wizard of Oz and Meet Me in St. Louis. Mother of the actress and singer Liza Minnelli. (Died 1969.)

11 Jun 1962 – 60 years ago
Escape from Alcatraz. Frank Morris and John & Clarence Anglin escaped from the federal prison on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Their fate remains unknown. The film Escape from Alcatraz is based on their story.

12 Jun 1942 – 80 years ago
Anne Frank received her famous diary for her 13th birthday. She used it to document her life over the next two years as her family hid from the Nazis.

13 Jun 1922 – 100 years ago
Charlie Osborne of Iowa, USA started hiccupping. He continued hiccupping non-stop until 5th June 1990 – almost 68 years. During that time he hiccupped over 435 million times.

14 Jun 1822 – 200 years ago
British mathematician and engineer Charles Babbage announced that he had invented the Difference Engine – a mechanical computer. Although his design would have worked, metalworking techniques of that era were not sufficiently accurate, and it was never completed. The Science Museum in London completed the first working Difference Engine, based on Babbage’s original designs, in 1991.

15 Jun 1992 – 30 years ago
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that suspects could be forcibly abducted in foreign countries and brought back for trial in the USA if they had broken U.S. criminal laws. (United States vs. Alvarez-Machain.)

16 Jun 1972 – 50 years ago
David Bowie’s album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was released.

17 Jun 1972 – 50 years ago
The Watergate Scandal began when five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex, Washington D.C., USA.

18 Jun 1972 – 50 years ago
Staines Air Disaster, near London, England. 118 people were killed when a passenger jet stalled and crashed after taking off from Heathrow Airport. It remains Britain’s worst air disaster.

19 Jun 1942 – 80 years ago
Marilyn Monroe (then Norma Jeane Baker) married sheet-metal worker James Dougherty to avoid being sent to an orphanage.
(They divorced in 1946, shortly after he returned from WWII service in the Pacific.)

20 Jun 1947 – 75 years ago
Death of Bugsy Siegel, American mobster. The driving force behind the Las Vegas Strip, he helped finance some of the original casinos and completed the Flamingo Hotel when the developer ran out of funds. (Shot dead by an unknown assailant, aged 41.)

21 Jun 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: a Japanese submarine surfaced near Fort Stevens in Oregon, USA and fired 17 shells. It was the only military installation in the continental USA to be attacked during WWII. The fort was not damaged.

22 to 24 Jun 1622 – 400 years ago
Dutch–Portuguese War – the Battle of Macau. Portuguese victory.

23 Jun 1972 – 50 years ago
Britain’s pound was allowed to float against the U.S. dollar to curb rising inflation. 45 countries whose currencies were linked to the pound also allowed theirs to float freely.

24 Jun 1922 – 100 years ago
The American Professional Football Association was renamed the National Football League (NFL).

25 Jun 1942 – 80 years ago
Holocaust: Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper published the first official account of the mass murder of Polish Jews. It said it was ‘the greatest massacre in history’. But rather than being front page news, it was printed on page 5, largely ignored, and was not picked up by other newspapers.

26 Jun 1997 – 25 years ago
J. K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in the UK. (USA: September 1998 as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.)

27 Jun 1957 – 65 years ago
Britain’s Medical Research Council reported that there was a cause-and-effect relationship between smoking and lung cancer.

28 Jun 1922 to May 1923 – 100 years ago
Irish Civil War.
Pro-Treaty victory leading to confirmation of the Irish Free State.

29 Jun 2007 – 15 years ago
Apple released the first iPhone.

30 Jun 1972 – 50 years ago
The first leap second was added to our clocks. The adjustment accounts for the difference between precise time measured by atomic clocks and imprecise solar time. 27 leap seconds were added to clocks between 1972 and 2016. There are calls for the adjustment to be abolished because it disrupts essential technology such as satellite navigation systems.

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 edition will be released in December 2021, with the 2026 and 2027 editions coming in early 2022. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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30 newsworthy historical anniversaries in June 2022 (U.S. Edition)

30 newsworthy historical anniversaries in June 2022 (U.S. Edition)

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, movies, TV/radio/theater shows, and more.

Here are 30 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in June 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. Other editions are coming soon.

Jun 1, 1872 – 150 years ago
Death of James Gordon Bennett Sr., American newspaper publisher. Founder of the New York Herald.

Jun 2, 1962 – 60 years ago
The pop song The Loco-Motion by Little Eva was released.

Jun 3, 1972 – 50 years ago
Sally Priesand was ordained as the first female rabbi in the USA.

Jun 4 to 7, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II – the Battle of Midway. The USA defeated Japan in the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign.

Jun 5, 1947 – 75 years ago
The Marshall Plan: U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a self-help program for Europe that would enable countries to rebuild democratic societies and resist communism after WWII.

Jun 6, 1932 – 90 years ago
Great Depression: taxes were raised substantially in the USA in an attempt to balance the federal budget. The first federal gasoline tax was also introduced: 1 cent per gallon.

Jun 7, 1897 – 125 years ago
The world’s first car dealership was opened by William E. Metzger in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Jun 8, 1982 – 40 years ago
Falklands War – the Battle of Bluff Cove. Argentina launched an air attack on two British supply ships, RFA Sir Tristram and RFA Sir Galahad. 48 British servicemen were killed and over 100 injured. Some suffered severe burns, including Simon Weston whose story and subsequent recovery was covered by the British media.

Jun 9, 1772 – 250 years ago
American Revolutionary War – the Gaspee Affair, Rhode Island, (now USA). The British customs ship HMS Gaspee ran aground and was attacked, boarded and burned. It was the first act of violence against British authority in the North American colonies.

Jun 10, 1922 – 100 years ago
Birth of Judy Garland, American actress and singer. Best known for the movies The Wizard of Oz and Meet Me in St. Louis. Mother of the actress and singer Liza Minnelli. (Died 1969.)

Jun 11, 1962 – 60 years ago
Escape from Alcatraz. Frank Morris and John & Clarence Anglin escaped from the federal prison on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Their fate remains unknown. The movie Escape from Alcatraz is based on their story.

Jun 12, 1942 – 80 years ago
Anne Frank received her famous diary for her 13th birthday. She used it to document her life over the next two years as her family hid from the Nazis.

Jun 13, 1922 – 100 years ago
Charlie Osborne of Iowa, USA started hiccuping. He continued hiccuping non-stop until 5th June 1990 – almost 68 years. During that time he hiccuped over 435 million times.

Jun 14, 1822 – 200 years ago
British mathematician and engineer Charles Babbage announced that he had invented the Difference Engine – a mechanical computer. Although his design would have worked, metalworking techniques of that era were not sufficiently accurate, and it was never completed. The Science Museum in London completed the first working Difference Engine, based on Babbage’s original designs, in 1991.

Jun 15, 1992 – 30 years ago
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that suspects could be forcibly abducted in foreign countries and brought back for trial in the USA if they had broken U.S. criminal laws. (United States vs. Alvarez-Machain.)

Jun 16, 1972 – 50 years ago
David Bowie’s album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was released.

Jun 17, 1972 – 50 years ago
The Watergate Scandal began when five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex, Washington D.C., USA.

Jun 18, 1972 – 50 years ago
Staines Air Disaster, near London, England. 118 people were killed when a passenger jet stalled and crashed after taking off from Heathrow Airport. It remains Britain’s worst air disaster.

Jun 19, 1942 – 80 years ago
Marilyn Monroe (then Norma Jeane Baker) married sheet-metal worker James Dougherty to avoid being sent to an orphanage.
(They divorced in 1946, shortly after he returned from WWII service in the Pacific.)

Jun 20, 1947 – 75 years ago
Death of Bugsy Siegel, American mobster. The driving force behind the Las Vegas Strip, he helped finance some of the original casinos and completed the Flamingo Hotel when the developer ran out of funds. (Shot dead by an unknown assailant, aged 41.)

Jun 21, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: a Japanese submarine surfaced near Fort Stevens in Oregon, USA and fired 17 shells. It was the only military installation in the continental USA to be attacked during WWII. The fort was not damaged.

Jun 22 to 24, 1622 – 400 years ago
Dutch–Portuguese War – the Battle of Macau. Portuguese victory.

Jun 23, 1972 – 50 years ago
Britain’s pound was allowed to float against the U.S. dollar to curb rising inflation. 45 countries whose currencies were linked to the pound also allowed theirs to float freely.

Jun 24, 1922 – 100 years ago
The American Professional Football Association was renamed the National Football League (NFL).

Jun 25, 1942 – 80 years ago
Holocaust: Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper published the first official account of the mass murder of Polish Jews. It said it was “the greatest massacre in history.” But rather than being front page news, it was printed on page 5, largely ignored, and was not picked up by other newspapers.

Jun 26, 1997 – 25 years ago
J. K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in the UK. (USA: September 1998 as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.)

Jun 27, 1957 – 65 years ago
Britain’s Medical Research Council reported that there was a cause-and-effect relationship between smoking and lung cancer.

Jun 28, 1922 to May 1923 – 100 years ago
Irish Civil War.
Pro-Treaty victory leading to confirmation of the Irish Free State.

Jun 29, 2007 – 15 years ago
Apple released the first iPhone.

Jun 30, 1972 – 50 years ago
The first leap second was added to our clocks. The adjustment accounts for the difference between precise time measured by atomic clocks and imprecise solar time. 27 leap seconds were added to clocks between 1972 and 2016. There are calls for the adjustment to be abolished because it disrupts essential technology such as satellite navigation systems.

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 edition will be released in December 2021, with the 2026 and 2027 editions coming in early 2022. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in May 2022

31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in May 2022

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theatre shows, and more.

Here are 31 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in May 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead.

1 May 1952 – 70 years ago
The children’s toy Mr Potato Head went on sale. It was manufactured and distributed by Hasbro. The previous day, 30th April 1952, it also became the first toy advertised on U.S. television.

2 May 1982 – 40 years ago
Falklands War: the British submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano. More than 300 Argentine sailors were killed.

3 May 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: Japanese American internment. The USA ordered all people of Japanese ancestry living in ‘Military Area No. 1’ (near San Francisco, California) to go to assembly centres and await transportation to permanent relocation centres.

4 May 1932 – 90 years ago
American mobster Al Capone began serving a ten-year prison sentence for tax evasion. He was released in November 1939 because of his declining health due to syphilis.

5 May 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: food rationing began in the USA. The first food item to be rationed was sugar, which was restricted to half of normal consumption.

6 May 1997 – 25 years ago
Four healthcare companies in the USA agreed to pay more than $600 million (£385 million) to the families of over 6,000 people who were infected with AIDS after receiving tainted blood products between 1978 and 1985.

7 May 1847 – 175 years ago
The American Medical Association was founded.

8 May 1847 – 175 years ago
Scottish inventor Robert William Thompson was granted a U.S. patent for the first pneumatic rubber tyre. (He also invented the fountain pen.)

9 May 1962 – 60 years ago
The Beatles signed their first record contract with Parlophone.

10 May 1872 – 50 years ago
Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to be nominated for President of the United States.

11 May 1997 – 25 years ago
The IBM computer ‘Deep Blue’ defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game match in New York City, USA. (Kasparov: 1 win, Deep Blue: 2 wins, drawn games: 3.)

12 May 1972 – 50 years ago
The Rolling Stones’ album Exile on Main St. was released.

13 May 1922 – 100 years ago
Birth of Bea Arthur, American stage, film and TV actress and comedian. Best known for her roles as Maude Findlay in the TV sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak in The Golden Girls. (Died 2009.)

14 May 1897 – 125 years ago
The official National March of the United States, The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Phillip Sousa, was performed for the first time, at the unveiling of a statue of George Washington near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

15 May 1942 – 80 years ago
The Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps was established in the USA.

16 May 1997 – 25 years ago
The President of Zaire, Mobutu Sese Seko, was overthrown and he fled the country. He was succeeded by rebel leader Laurent Kabila. He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and banned all political activities and public demonstrations in the capital, Kinshasa.

17 May 1932 – 90 years ago
The U.S. Congress changed the name of Porto Rico back to its original name of Puerto Rico. It had changed the name to Porto Rico in 1899.

18 May 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Bertrand Russell, Welsh philosopher, mathematician, historian and writer. Winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature.

19 May 1922 – 100 years ago
The Young Pioneer organisation was founded in the Soviet Union. It was a communist version of the Scouting movement.

20 May 2002 – 20 years ago
East Timor gained its independence from Indonesia, and became the first independent nation of the 21st century.

21 May 1932 – 90 years ago
American aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

22 May 1947 – 75 years ago
Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed what is now known as the Truman Doctrine. It granted $400 million in military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to help fight the spread of communism.

23 May 1992 – 30 years ago
The USA, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed the Lisbon Protocol, agreeing to implement the START arms reduction treaty that had been agreed by the Soviet Union prior to its collapse.

24 May 1922 – 100 years ago
Ecuador gained its independence from Spain.

25 May 2007 – 15 years ago
Google Street View was launched in the USA. It provides panoramic views along streets, and now covers many parts of the world.

26 May 1897 – 125 years ago
Bram Stoker’s horror novel Dracula was published.

27 May 1932 (or 12 May) – 90 years ago
The Disney character Goofy made his debut appearance (as Dippy Dawg) in the Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey’s Revue.

28 May 1972 – 50 years ago
Death of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor. Formerly Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom (1936 – abdicated).

29 May 1922 – 100 years ago
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that organised baseball was a sport not a business. It was therefore not subject to antitrust laws.

30 May 1922 – 100 years ago
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., USA was dedicated.

31 May 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of W. Heath Robinson, British cartoonist and illustrator. Known for his humorous, implausible and unnecessarily complex machines that achieved simple objectives.

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 and 2026 editions will be released later this year. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in May 2022

31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in May 2022

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theater shows, and more.

Here are 31 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in May 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead.

May 1, 1952 – 70 years ago
The children’s toy Mr Potato Head went on sale. It was manufactured and distributed by Hasbro. The previous day, April 30, 1952, it also became the first toy advertised on U.S. television..

May 2, 1982 – 40 years ago
Falklands War: the British submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano. More than 300 Argentine sailors were killed.

May 3, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: Japanese American internment. The USA ordered all people of Japanese ancestry living in “Military Area No. 1” (near San Francisco, California) to go to assembly centers and await transportation to permanent relocation centers.

May 4, 1932 – 90 years ago
American mobster Al Capone began serving a ten-year prison sentence for tax evasion. He was released in November 1939 because of his declining health due to syphilis.

May 5, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: food rationing began in the USA. The first food item to be rationed was sugar, which was restricted to half of normal consumption.

May 6, 1997 – 25 years ago
Four healthcare companies in the USA agreed to pay more than $600 million to the families of over 6,000 people who were infected with AIDS after receiving tainted blood products between 1978 and 1985.

May 7, 1847 – 175 years ago
The American Medical Association was founded.

May 8, 1847 – 175 years ago
Scottish inventor Robert William Thompson was granted a U.S. patent for the first pneumatic rubber tire. (He also invented the fountain pen.)

May 9, 1962 – 60 years ago
The Beatles signed their first record contract with Parlophone.

May 10, 1872 – 50 years ago
Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to be nominated for President of the United States.

May 11, 1997 – 25 years ago
The IBM computer “Deep Blue” defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game match in New York City, USA. (Kasparov: 1 win, Deep Blue: 2 wins, drawn games: 3.)

May 12, 1972 – 50 years ago
The Rolling Stones’ album Exile on Main St. was released.

May 13, 1922 – 100 years ago
Birth of Bea Arthur, American stage, film and television actress and comedian. Best known for her roles as Maude Findlay in the TV sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak in The Golden Girls. (Died 2009.)

May 14, 1897 – 125 years ago
The official National March of the United States, The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Phillip Sousa, was performed for the first time, at the unveiling of a statue of George Washington near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

May 15, 1942 – 80 years ago
The Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps was established in the USA.

May 16, 1997 – 25 years ago
The President of Zaire, Mobutu Sese Seko, was overthrown and he fled the country. He was succeeded by rebel leader Laurent Kabila. He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and banned all political activities and public demonstrations in the capital, Kinshasa.

May 17, 1932 – 90 years ago
The U.S. Congress changed the name of Porto Rico back to its original name of Puerto Rico. It had changed the name to Porto Rico in 1899.

May 18, 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Bertrand Russell, Welsh philosopher, mathematician, historian and writer. Winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature.

May 19, 1922 – 100 years ago
The Young Pioneer organization was founded in the Soviet Union. It was a communist version of the Scouting movement.

May 20, 2002 – 20 years ago
East Timor gained its independence from Indonesia, and became the first independent nation of the 21st century.

May 21, 1932 – 90 years ago
American aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

May 22, 1947 – 75 years ago
Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed what is now known as the Truman Doctrine. It granted $400 million in military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to help fight the spread of communism.

May 23, 1992 – 30 years ago
The USA, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed the Lisbon Protocol, agreeing to implement the START arms reduction treaty that had been agreed by the Soviet Union prior to its collapse.

May 24, 1922 – 100 years ago
Ecuador gained its independence from Spain.

May 25, 2007 – 15 years ago
Google Street View was launched in the USA. It provides panoramic views along streets, and now covers many parts of the world.

May 26, 1897 – 125 years ago
Bram Stoker’s horror novel Dracula was published.

May 27, 1932 (or May 12) – 90 years ago
The Disney character Goofy made his debut appearance (as Dippy Dawg) in the Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey’s Revue.

May 28, 1972 – 50 years ago
Death of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor. Formerly Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom (1936 – abdicated).

May 29, 1922 – 100 years ago
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that organized baseball was a sport not a business. It was therefore not subject to antitrust laws.

May 30, 1922 – 100 years ago
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., USA was dedicated.

May 31, 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of W. Heath Robinson, British cartoonist and illustrator. Known for his humorous, implausible and unnecessarily complex machines that achieved simple objectives.

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 and 2026 editions will be released later this year. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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30 newsworthy historical anniversaries in April 2022

30 newsworthy historical anniversaries in April 2022

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theatre shows, and more.

Here are 30 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in April 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead.

1 Apr 1947 – 75 years ago
Death of King George II of Greece. Succeeded by his brother Paul.

2 Apr 1922 – 100 years ago
Death of Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst. Best known for developing the Rorschach inkblot test which was widely used as a means of diagnosing mental disorders.

3 Apr 1922 – 100 years ago
Joseph Stalin became leader of the Soviet Union, succeeding Vladimir Lenin.

4 Apr 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: white bread was no longer available in Britain. It was replaced by the ‘national loaf’ made from wheatmeal.

5 Apr 1722 – 300 years ago
Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to visit Easter Island.

6 Apr 1947 – 75 years ago
The first Tony Awards (for excellence in Broadway theatre) were presented at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, New York City, USA.

7 Apr 1947 – 75 years ago
Death of Henry Ford, American industrialist, car manufacturer and inventor. Founder of the Ford Motor Company. He revolutionised factory production by introducing assembly lines, and brought motorised transport to the masses.

8 Apr 1942 to Nov 1945 – 80 years ago
World War II – the Hump. Allied pilots carried out a daily airlift of supplies into China from India after Axis forces blocked supply routes including the Burma Road. They resupplied the Chinese war effort as well as U.S. Army Air Force units stationed in China. They were forced to fly a challenging route over the eastern end of the Himalayas – which they nicknamed ‘the Hump’. 594 aircraft were lost or irreparably damaged during the mission, and 1,659 personnel were killed.

9 Apr 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: the Bataan Death March. The Japanese forced 75,000 captured Filipino and American troops to march for six days without food or water to a prisoner-of-war camp. Thousands died.

10 Apr 1872 – 150 years ago
The first Arbor Day in the USA was celebrated in Nebraska, when J. Sterling Morton organised the planting of one million trees.

11 Apr 1972 – 50 years ago
The first episode of the radio comedy panel game show I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue was broadcast of BBC Radio 4 in the UK. It is still running.

12 Apr 1992 – 30 years ago
Disneyland Paris (originally known as Euro Disney) opened in France.

13 Apr 1997 – 25 years ago
American golfer Tiger Woods, aged 21, became the youngest player to win the U.S. Masters championship, and the first African-American to win. He also set a new tournament record.

14 Apr 1922 – 100 years ago
The Teapot Dome Scandal was revealed in the Wall Street Journal. U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, had secretly granted oil companies the right to drill for oil on federal land in exchange for bribes. It was the biggest political scandal of the era. Investigations revealed an unprecedented level of corruption in the federal government.

15 Apr 1947 – 75 years ago
Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, ending the racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues.

16 Apr 1947 – 75 years ago
The term ‘Cold War’ was used for the first time when American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch described the relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union.

17 Apr 1982 – 40 years ago
Queen Elizabeth II signed the Canada Act into law, severing Canada’s last ties with Britain and making it wholly independent.

18 Apr 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: the USA bombed mainland Japan for the first time, hitting Tokyo, Yokohama, and other cities. This was a huge boost to the Allies’ morale.

19 Apr 1897 – 125 years ago
The first Boston marathon was held in Massachusetts, USA. It is the world’s oldest annual marathon.

20 Apr 1992 – 30 years ago
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was held at Wembley Stadium in London. It was a tribute to the Queen singer who died in November 1991, with all proceeds going to AIDS research.

21 Apr 1922 – 100 years ago
Birth of Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist. Best known for The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare. (Died 1987.)

22 Apr 1972 – 50 years ago
British rowers John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook became the first people to row across the Pacific Ocean. They took 361 days.

23 Apr 1992 – 30 years ago
The world’s largest McDonald’s fast-food restaurant opened in Beijing, China.

24 Apr 1962 – 60 years ago
The first transcontinental relay of a television signal by satellite. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used the Echo I satellite to send a TV signal between California and Massachusetts.

25 Apr 1982 – 40 years ago
Israel withdrew its troops from the Sinai Peninsula, as agreed under the Camp David Accords of 1978

26 Apr 1942 – 80 years ago
The worst mining disaster in history. An explosion at the Honkeiko (also known as Benxihu) colliery in Benxi, China killed 1,549 miners.

27 Apr 1822 – 200 years ago
Birth of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (1869–77).

28 Apr 1947 – 75 years ago
Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates left Peru on the primitive raft Kon-Tiki in an attempt to prove that Polynesians may have originated in South America and crossed the Pacific. They successfully reached Polynesia in August.

29 Apr 1952 – 70 years ago
IBM announced the IBM 701 (also known as the Defence Calculator), its first commercial scientific computer. Chairman Thomas J. Watson Jr. said they had expected to receive 5 orders but had managed to secure 18. This led to a famous misquote in which he was reported to have said, ‘I think there is a world market for maybe five computers’. 19 were eventually built and installed.

30 Apr 1947 – 75 years ago
Boulder Dam, on the Colorado River in the USA, was renamed Hoover Dam.

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 and 2026 editions will be released later this year. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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30 newsworthy historical anniversaries in April 2022 (U.S. Edition)

30 newsworthy historical anniversaries in April 2022 (U.S. Edition)

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theatre shows, and more.

Here are 30 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in April 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead.

Apr 1, 1947 – 75 years ago
Death of King George II of Greece. Succeeded by his brother Paul.

Apr 2, 1922 – 100 years ago
Death of Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst. Best known for developing the Rorschach inkblot test which was widely used as a means of diagnosing mental disorders.

Apr 3, 1922 – 100 years ago
Joseph Stalin became leader of the Soviet Union, succeeding Vladimir Lenin.

Apr 4, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: white bread was no longer available in Britain. It was replaced by the “national loaf” made from wheatmeal.

Apr 5, 1722 – 300 years ago
Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to visit Easter Island.

Apr 6, 1947 – 75 years ago
The first Tony Awards (for excellence in Broadway theater) were presented at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, New York City, USA.

Apr 7, 1947 – 75 years ago
Death of Henry Ford, American industrialist, car manufacturer and inventor. Founder of the Ford Motor Company. He revolutionized factory production by introducing assembly lines, and brought motorized transport to the masses.

Apr 8, 1942 to Nov 1945 – 80 years ago
World War II – the Hump. Allied pilots carried out a daily airlift of supplies into China from India after Axis forces blocked supply routes including the Burma Road. They resupplied the Chinese war effort as well as U.S. Army Air Force units stationed in China. They were forced to fly a challenging route over the eastern end of the Himalayas – which they nicknamed “the Hump.” 594 aircraft were lost or irreparably damaged during the mission, and 1,659 personnel were killed.

Apr 9, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: the Bataan Death March. The Japanese forced 75,000 captured Filipino and American troops to march for six days without food or water to a prisoner-of-war camp. Thousands died.

Apr 10, 1872 – 150 years ago
The first Arbor Day in the USA was celebrated in Nebraska, when J. Sterling Morton organized the planting of one million trees.

Apr 11, 1972 – 50 years ago
The first episode of the radio comedy panel game show I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue was broadcast of BBC Radio 4 in the UK. It is still running.

Apr 12, 1992 – 30 years ago
Disneyland Paris (originally known as Euro Disney) opened in France.

Apr 13, 1997 – 25 years ago
American golfer Tiger Woods, aged 21, became the youngest player to win the U.S. Masters championship, and the first African-American to win. He also set a new tournament record.

Apr 14, 1922 – 100 years ago
The Teapot Dome Scandal was revealed in the Wall Street Journal. U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, had secretly granted oil companies the right to drill for oil on federal land in exchange for bribes. It was the biggest political scandal of the era. Investigations revealed an unprecedented level of corruption in the federal government.

Apr 15, 1947 – 75 years ago
Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, ending the racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues.

Apr 16, 1947 – 75 years ago
The term “Cold War” was used for the first time when American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch described the relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union.

Apr 17, 1982 – 40 years ago
Queen Elizabeth II signed the Canada Act into law, severing Canada’s last ties with Britain and making it wholly independent.

Apr 18, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: the USA bombed mainland Japan for the first time, hitting Tokyo, Yokohama, and other cities. This was a huge boost to the Allies’ morale.

Apr 19, 1897 – 125 years ago
The first Boston marathon was held in Massachusetts, USA. It is the world’s oldest annual marathon.

Apr 20, 1992 – 30 years ago
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was held at Wembley Stadium in London. It was a tribute to the Queen singer who died in November 1991, with all proceeds going to AIDS research.

Apr 21, 1922 – 100 years ago
Birth of Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist. Best known for The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare. (Died 1987.)

Apr 22, 1972 – 50 years ago
British rowers John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook became the first people to row across the Pacific Ocean. They took 361 days.

Apr 23, 1992 – 30 years ago
The world’s largest McDonald’s fast-food restaurant opened in Beijing, China.

Apr 24, 1962 – 60 years ago
The first transcontinental relay of a television signal by satellite. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used the Echo I satellite to send a TV signal between California and Massachusetts.

Apr 25, 1982 – 40 years ago
Israel withdrew its troops from the Sinai Peninsula, as agreed under the Camp David Accords of 1978

Apr 26, 1942 – 80 years ago
The worst mining disaster in history. An explosion at the Honkeiko (also known as Benxihu) colliery in Benxi, China killed 1,549 miners.

Apr 27, 1822 – 200 years ago
Birth of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (1869–77).

Apr 28, 1947 – 75 years ago
Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates left Peru on the primitive raft Kon-Tiki in an attempt to prove that Polynesians may have originated in South America and crossed the Pacific. They successfully reached Polynesia in August.

Apr 29, 1952 – 70 years ago
IBM announced the IBM 701 (also known as the Defense Calculator), its first commercial scientific computer. Chairman Thomas J. Watson Jr. said they had expected to receive five orders but had managed to secure eighteen. This led to a famous misquote in which he was reported to have said: “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Nineteen were eventually built and installed.

Apr 30, 1947 – 75 years ago
Boulder Dam, on the Colorado River in the USA, was renamed Hoover Dam.

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 and 2026 editions will be released later this year. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in March 2022

31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in March 2022

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theatre shows, and more.

Here are 31 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in March 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead.

1 Mar 1872 – 150 years ago
Yellowstone National Park was established as the first national park in the USA, and probably also the first in the world.

2 Mar 1972 – 50 years ago
NASA launched the Pioneer 10 space probe to explore the outer solar system. It famously carries a gold plaque that describes what humans look like and where we are. It was the first space probe to fly through the Asteroid Belt and the first to fly past Jupiter.
(The last communication from the probe was received on 23rd January 2003, after which its power supply became too weak to power its transmitter.)

3 Mar 1847 – 175 years ago
Birth of Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born American engineer and scientist. Credited with inventing the first practical telephone. Co-founder of AT&T. President of the National Geographic Society (1898–1903).

4 Mar 1897 – 125 years ago
William McKinley was inaugurated as the 25th President of the United States.

5 Mar 1982 – 40 years ago
Death of John Belushi, American comedy actor and musician. Best known for his appearances on the U.S. TV series Saturday Night Live, and for the films National Lampoon’s Animal House and The Blues Brothers. (Drug overdose, aged 33.)

6 Mar 1957 – 65 years ago
The Gold Coast declared its independence from the UK and changed its name to Ghana.
It was the first African nation to declare independence from European colonisation.

7 Mar 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Piet Mondrian, Dutch abstract artist. Regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Best known for his paintings of simple geometric shapes in red, yellow, blue, black and white.

8 Mar 1962 – 60 years ago
The Beatles gave their first performance on BBC radio in the UK, on the show Teenagers’ Turn: Here We Go. (Recorded 7th March, broadcast 8th.)

9 – 17 Mar 1522 – 500 years ago
Martin Luther preached his Invocavit Sermons. He urged citizens to adhere to the core Christian values and trust in God, rather than using violence to bring about change.

10 Mar 1922 – 100 years ago
Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi was arrested and charged with sedition for his campaign of non-cooperation against the British Indian government. He was sentenced to six years in prison but was released after two years as he required surgery for appendicitis.

11 Mar 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: American General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the Allied forces in the south-west Pacific, left the Philippines and fled to Australia, as instructed by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. He arrived in Australia on 17th March. On 20th March he made his famous speech in which he vowed: ‘I came out of Bataan and I shall return.’ (He did return.)

12 Mar 1947 – 75 years ago
U.S. President Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine. It granted economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey, which were threatened by the spread of communism.

13 Mar 1997 – 25 years ago
The Net Book Agreement was abolished in Britain after being ruled anti-competitive by the Restrictive Practices Court. It allowed publishers to fix the price of books, preventing them from being sold at a discount.

14 Mar 1942 – 80 years ago
The first successful use of penicillin to treat a patient. Anne Miller, who was dying of streptococcal septicaemia, was given an injection of penicillin by doctors Orvan Hess and John Bumstead at Yale–New Haven Hospital, Connecticut, USA. She made a full recovery.

15 – 16 Mar 1952 – 70 years ago
The current world record for the most rainfall in 24 hours was set: 73.62 inches (1,869.9 mm) at Cilaos, Réunion Island, Indian Ocean.

16 Mar 1872 – 150 years ago
The first FA Cup Final was held at The Oval in Kennington, London. Wanderers beat the Royal Engineers 1–0.

17 Mar 1897 – 125 years ago
British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons beat American Jim Corbett in Carson City, Nevada, USA, to win the World Heavyweight Championship. The match was filmed in its entirety, and was the longest film to date, running for about 100 minutes. It was released on 22nd May as the world’s first feature film: The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight. Only fragments of it survive.

18 Mar 2002 – 20 years ago
Burger King became the first fast-food chain to sell veggie burgers on a nationwide basis in the USA.

19 Mar 1822 – 200 years ago
The city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA was incorporated.

20 Mar 1942 – 80 years ago
Holocaust: Auschwitz–Birkenau concentration camp opened in Poland and began receiving prisoners.
Eichmann transports of Jews from Nazi-occupied Europe began on 26th March. 75% of prisoners were exterminated in gas chambers on arrival.

21 Mar 1952 – 70 years ago
The Moondog Coronation Ball was held in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is generally regarded as the world’s first rock and roll concert.

22 Mar 1997 – 25 years ago
Comet Hale–Bopp made its closest approach to Earth. It reached perihelion on 1st April. It was a spectacular object and could be seen clearly with the naked eye even before the sky was dark.

23 Mar 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1935–40). He is best known for creating New Zealand’s welfare state. (Died in office.)

24 Mar 1997 – 25 years ago
The Australian Senate overturned the world’s first voluntary euthanasia law, passed by the Northern Territory. Four people had voluntarily ended their lives while the law was in force.

25 Mar 1972 – 50 years ago
The pop song Long Haired Lover From Liverpool by Little Jimmy Osmond was released.
He was 9 years old and remains the youngest performer to have a #1 hit in the UK.

26 Mar 1997 – 25 years ago
Police discovered the bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate religious cult who had committed suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA. Cult members apparently believed their souls would reach an alien spacecraft that was following Comet Hale–Bopp, and they would then be transported to a higher level of existence.

27 Mar 1952 – 70 years ago
Sun Records was founded by Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

28 Mar 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II – Operation Chariot. The British Royal Navy and Army Commandos blew up the dry docks in the Occupied French port of Saint-Nazaire, forcing large German warships in the Atlantic to return to Germany for repairs.

29 Mar 1992 – 30 years ago
U.S. presidential candidate Bill Clinton admitted experimenting with marijuana while he was a student at Oxford University. He said he tried it a time or two, didn’t like it, didn’t inhale, and didn’t try it again. He was elected president in November.

30 Mar 1822 – 200 years ago
The Territory of Florida became an incorporated territory of the United States. It became a U.S. state in 1845.

31 Mar 1997 – 25 years ago
American geneticists led by Dr. Huntington Willard from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, announced the creation of the first artificial human chromosome.

More anniversaries:

You’ll find hundreds more anniversaries for this month in The Date-A-Base Book 2022. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead. The 2025 and 2026 editions will be released later this year. Find out more at ideas4writers.com.

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31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in March 2022 (U.S. Edition)

31 newsworthy historical anniversaries in March 2022 (U.S. Edition)

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Historical anniversaries are great for “On This Day in History” features and anniversary tie-ins. They’re popular with readers and viewers, editors and producers love them, they’re easy to research, and you can easily turn them into newspaper and magazine articles, films, TV/radio/theater shows, and more.

Here are 31 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries coming up in March 2022 (so you have time to write about them!)

We’ve randomly picked one anniversary for each day of the month from The Date-A-Base Book 2022. You’ll find hundreds more in the book. The 2023 and 2024 editions are also available if you work further ahead.

Mar 1, 1872 – 150 years ago
Yellowstone National Park was established as the first national park in the USA, and probably also the first in the world.

Mar 2, 1972 – 50 years ago
NASA launched the Pioneer 10 space probe to explore the outer solar system. It famously carries a gold plaque that describes what humans look like and where we are. It was the first space probe to fly through the Asteroid Belt and the first to fly past Jupiter.
(The last communication from the probe was received on 23rd January 2003, after which its power supply became too weak to power its transmitter.)

Mar 3, 1847 – 175 years ago
Birth of Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born American engineer and scientist. Credited with inventing the first practical telephone. Co-founder of AT&T. President of the National Geographic Society (1898–1903).

Mar 4, 1897 – 125 years ago
William McKinley was inaugurated as the 25th President of the United States.

Mar 5, 1982 – 40 years ago
Death of John Belushi, American comedy actor and musician. Best known for his appearances on the U.S. TV series Saturday Night Live, and for the films National Lampoon’s Animal House and The Blues Brothers. (Drug overdose, aged 33.)

Mar 6, 1957 – 65 years ago
The Gold Coast declared its independence from the UK and changed its name to Ghana.
It was the first African nation to declare independence from European colonization.

Mar 7, 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Piet Mondrian, Dutch abstract artist. Regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Best known for his paintings of simple geometric shapes in red, yellow, blue, black and white.

Mar 8, 1962 – 60 years ago
The Beatles gave their first performance on BBC radio in the UK, on the show Teenagers’ Turn: Here We Go. (Recorded March 7th, broadcast 8th.)

Mar 9 – 17, 1522 – 500 years ago
Martin Luther preached his Invocavit Sermons. He urged citizens to adhere to the core Christian values and trust in God, rather than using violence to bring about change.

Mar 10, 1922 – 100 years ago
Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi was arrested and charged with sedition for his campaign of non-cooperation against the British Indian government. He was sentenced to six years in prison but was released after two years as he required surgery for appendicitis.

Mar 11, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II: American General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the Allied forces in the south-west Pacific, left the Philippines and fled to Australia, as instructed by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. He arrived in Australia on March 17th. On March 20th he made his famous speech in which he vowed: “I came out of Bataan and I shall return.” (He did return.)

Mar 12, 1947 – 75 years ago
U.S. President Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine. It granted economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey, which were threatened by the spread of communism.

Mar 13, 1997 – 25 years ago
The Net Book Agreement was abolished in Britain after being ruled anti-competitive by the Restrictive Practices Court. It allowed publishers to fix the price of books, preventing them from being sold at a discount.

Mar 14, 1942 – 80 years ago
The first successful use of penicillin to treat a patient. Anne Miller, who was dying of streptococcal septicemia, was given an injection of penicillin by doctors Orvan Hess and John Bumstead at Yale–New Haven Hospital, Connecticut, USA. She made a full recovery.

Mar 15 – 16, 1952 – 70 years ago
The current world record for the most rainfall in 24 hours was set: 73.62 inches (1,869.9 mm) at Cilaos, Réunion Island, Indian Ocean.

Mar 16, 1872 – 150 years ago
The first FA Cup Final was held at The Oval in Kennington, London. Wanderers beat the Royal Engineers 1–0.

Mar 17, 1897 – 125 years ago
British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons beat American Jim Corbett in Carson City, Nevada, USA, to win the World Heavyweight Championship. The match was filmed in its entirety, and was the longest film to date, running for about 100 minutes. It was released on May 22nd as the world’s first feature film: The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight. Only fragments of it survive.

Mar 18, 2002 – 20 years ago
Burger King became the first fast-food chain to sell veggie burgers on a nationwide basis in the USA.

Mar 19, 1822 – 200 years ago
The city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA was incorporated.

Mar 20, 1942 – 80 years ago
Holocaust: Auschwitz–Birkenau concentration camp opened in Poland and began receiving prisoners.
Eichmann transports of Jews from Nazi-occupied Europe began on March 26th. 75% of prisoners were exterminated in gas chambers on arrival.

Mar 21, 1952 – 70 years ago
The Moondog Coronation Ball was held in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is generally regarded as the world’s first rock and roll concert.

Mar 22, 1997 – 25 years ago
Comet Hale–Bopp made its closest approach to Earth. It reached perihelion on April 1st. It was a spectacular object and could be seen clearly with the naked eye even before the sky was dark.

Mar 23, 1872 – 150 years ago
Birth of Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1935–40). He is best known for creating New Zealand’s welfare state. (Died in office.)

Mar 24, 1997 – 25 years ago
The Australian Senate overturned the world’s first voluntary euthanasia law, passed by the Northern Territory. Four people had voluntarily ended their lives while the law was in force.

Mar 25, 1972 – 50 years ago
The pop song Long Haired Lover From Liverpool by Little Jimmy Osmond was released.
He was 9 years old and remains the youngest performer to have a #1 hit in the UK.

Mar 26, 1997 – 25 years ago
Police discovered the bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate religious cult who had committed suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA. Cult members apparently believed their souls would reach an alien spacecraft that was following Comet Hale–Bopp, and they would then be transported to a higher level of existence.

Mar 27, 1952 – 70 years ago
Sun Records was founded by Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Mar 28, 1942 – 80 years ago
World War II – Operation Chariot. The British Royal Navy and Army Commandos blew up the dry docks in the Occupied French port of Saint-Nazaire, forcing large German warships in the Atlantic to return to Germany for repairs.

Mar 29, 1992 – 30 years ago
U.S. presidential candidate Bill Clinton admitted experimenting with marijuana while he was a student at Oxford University. He said he tried it a time or two, didn’t like it, didn’t inhale, and didn’t try it again. He was elected president in November.

Mar 30, 1822 – 200 years ago
The Territory of Florida became an incorporated territory of the United States. It became a U.S. state in 1845.

Mar 31, 1997 – 25 years ago
American geneticists led by Dr. Huntington Willard from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, announced the creation of the first artificial human chromosome.

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