This Week In History
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17 Jan
Start of Prohibition in the United States of America
- January 17th 1920 -
The history of America flirting with ‘banning the bottle’ actually started in 1851 when Maine passed a stateside law prohibiting the making and sale of alcohol....
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07 Nov
The Mary Celeste Leaves New York Harbour
- 7th November 1872 -
So much has been written about this boat that was found abandoned between the Azores and the Portuguese coast. So much speculation. It is probably what Donald Trump would now...
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25 Jan
First Transcontinental Telephone Call
- January 25th 1915 -
Alexander Graham Bell in New York and Thomas Watson in San Francisco make a record telephone transmission. The New York Times said the following:
“On October 9th 1876 Alexander Graham...
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01 Nov
The First American President lives in the White House
- 1st November 1800 -
After the inauguration of George Washington as President in 1789 plans were made to design and build a President’s house in a federal district of the capital, alongside...
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12 Aug
The First Model T Ford produced
- 12th August 1908 -
Henry Ford did not invent the automobile. Nor did he start the production line. What he did do was put the two together. This changed the way first Americans, then the rest of the world,...