On This Day: Suicidal Pilot Crashes German Aircraft
Andreas Lubitz, was previously treated for suicidal tendencies and declared “unfit to work” by his doctor. Lubitz kept this information from his employer and instead reported for duty
On This Day
Recap of important historical events
On This Day: How “O.K” Came Into General Use
Meant as an abbreviation for “oll correct,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech
On This Day: The Birth of the African Giant Tycoon, Tony Elumelu
Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu was born in Jos, Nigeria. Elumelu is from Onicha-Ukwu in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. He is a Nigerian economist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
On This Day: Jack Dorsey Founds Twitter
Twitter is an American micro-blogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as “tweets”.
On This Day: Genesis of the USA’s War on Iraq
President George W. Bush announced in a televised address, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.”
On This Day: The Birth of Wells Fargo and Company
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company. The company has operations in 35 countries with over 70 million customers globally
On This Day: The Death of American Activist Rachel Corrie
American activist Rachel Corrie, 23, was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while trying to block demolition of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip.
On This Day: The Murder of Julius Caesar
The conspiracy against Caesar encompassed as many as sixty noblemen, including Caesar’s own protege, Marcus Brutus.
On This Day: South Africa’s 1913 Discriminatory Marriage Law
In 1913, the South African Supreme Court declared that marriages not celebrated according to Christian rites and/or not registered by the Registrar of Marriages, are invalid.
On This Day: Sale of Coca-Cola in Reusable Bottles
Invented by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was originally developed as a non-addictive substitute for morphine, then marketed as a non-alcoholic drink
On This Day: Didier Drogba, Football Prodigy, was Born
Didier Drogba is an Ivorian retired professional footballer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at Chelsea, where he has scored more goals than any other foreign player .
On This Day: The Birth of the World’s Most Feared Terrorist
Under Bin Laden’s leadership, al-Qaeda was responsible for the September 11 attacks in the United States, and many other mass-casualty attacks worldwide.
On This Day: The Ruling of the Amistad Slave Ship Mutiny
Today in history (1841), the United States Supreme Court ruled on Amistad slave ship mutiny case with only one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery, and thus are free under American law.
On This Day: Alexander Graham Bell Received Patent for his Revolutionary Invention
On this day, the 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his revolutionary new invention: the telephone.
On This Day: Remembering The Death of David Dunbar Buick
Buick was a Scottish-born American Detroit-based inventor best known for founding the Buick Motor Company.
