Today is the 41st anniversary of J. R. R. Tolkien's death, which was on this date in 1973. He was 81 when he died.
In 31 B.C. forces under Octavian defeat Cleopatra and Mark Antony in the Battle of Actium.
In 1789, the U.S Department of the Treasury was founded. The first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton, who took office on September 11.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
September 1
Happy Labor Day!
On this day in 717, the Siege of Constantinople ends with the defeat of the Muslim Armada by the Byzantines, achieved through the use of Greek fire.
In 1902, Georges Melies releases A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, in France.
In 1952, The Old Man and the Sea, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
On this day in 717, the Siege of Constantinople ends with the defeat of the Muslim Armada by the Byzantines, achieved through the use of Greek fire.
In 1902, Georges Melies releases A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, in France.
In 1952, The Old Man and the Sea, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
Welcome!
Welcome to my new blog! This blog is for my new little series called "On This Day." Basically what will happen is every day I will post, and in that post I will include a few events that happened on that day in the past.
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