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July 20. Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on the Moon. 1651 – Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation. 1867 – The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace ...
Nails grow faster in the summer because of increased vitamin exposure. Talk about quick thinking, information travels up to 350 miles per hour in the brain. All mammals get goosebumps. The muscles ...
February 17. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 317 days remain until the end of the year (318 in leap years ).
August 19. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 134 days remain until the end of the year.
2. The day became Women's History Week in 1978. An education task force in Sonoma County, California kicked off Women's History Week in 1978 on March 8, International Women's Day, according to the ...
1926 – The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400. 1936 – In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation.
11. Arlington National Cemetery holds an annual memorial service every Veterans Day and Memorial Day. 12. Based on statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 325,574 of the 16 million ...
February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) The Emperor's Birthday, birthday of Naruhito, the current Emperor of Japan (Japan) Mashramani-Republic Day ( Guyana) National Day (Brunei) [67] Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics: