1886 Folies Bergere stage first revue Once a hall for operettas, pantomime, political meetings, and vaudeville, the Folies Bergère in Paris introduces an elaborate revue featuring women in sensational costumes. The highly popular “Place aux Jeunes” established the Folies as the premier nightspot in Paris. In the 1890s, the… read more »

1776

Howe brothers offer amnesty »

1965

Unsafe at Any Speed hits bookstores »

1864

Battle of Franklin, Tennessee »

COLD WAR

1981

The United States and U.S.S.R. open talks to reduce intermediate-range nuclear forces »

CRIME

1989

“America’s First Female Serial Killer” strikes »

1994

Achille Lauro sinks near Somalia »

1874

Winston Churchill born »

1954

Meteorite strikes Alabama woman »

1993

Brady Bill signed into law »

2004

Jeopardy! contestant’s record winning streak ends »

1835

Mark Twain is born »

1974

Elton John’s Greatest Hits hits #1 »

1902

Harvey “Kid Curry” Logan sentenced »

1950

Truman refuses to rule out atomic weapons »

1931

Football coach Bill Walsh is born »

1965
McNamara warns Johnson that communists are gaining strength in South Vietnam »
1966
South Vietnamese draft articles for new constitution »
1967
McCarthy to enter Democratic presidential primary »
1972
White House announces no full withdrawal until final truce agreement signed »

1917

German foreign minister celebrates revolution in Russia »

1939

USSR attacks Finland »