This is an illustration of Thomas Edison presenting the first phonograph to the eager editors of “Scientific American.” From a disastrous fire that breaks out in a rubbish pile in the basement of Our Lady of Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. to Muhammad Ali who raises his hands triumphantly after dropping Oscar Bonavena for the second time in the 15th round of garden bout in New York, these images will reveal the week in history, so don’t miss them!
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1958: Chicago school fire kills over 90
A disastrous fire breaks out in a rubbish pile in the basement of Our Lady of Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. More than 90 people, including students and nuns, died in the tragedy.
1959: Antarctica becomes military-free continent
The Antarctica Treaty is signed by 12 nations, including the U.S., Australia, Chile, U.K. and Norway. It banned all military activity and weapons testing on the icy continent.
1976: Assassination attempt on Bob Marley
Two shots are fired at the singer, prior to ‘Smile Jamaica,’ a free concert organised by the Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley in an attempt to ease tension between two warring political groups.
1989: Bush and Gorbachev declare Cold War over
At Malta Summit, US President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issue statements suggesting that the long-standing animosities at the core of the Cold War might be coming to an end. Commentators in both the United States and Russia went farther and declared that the Cold War was over.
1783: Washington bids farewell to his officers
General George Washington bids farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York, after leading the army through six long years of war against the British.
1816: James Monroe becomes fifth US President
James Monroe of Virginia is elected as the fifth president of the United States.
1992: Bush orders US troops to Somalia
President George H. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia, a war-torn East African nation, where rival warlords were preventing the distribution of humanitarian aid to thousands of starving Somalis.
1901: Walt Disney is born
American movie producer Walt Disney is born in Chicago, Illinois, to his father Elias Disney, and mother Flora Call Disney.
1933: Alcohol prohibition ends
U.S. Constitution ratifies its 21st Amendment, thereby bringing an end to national prohibition of alcohol in the country.
1787: First state to ratify US constitution
Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
1808: James Madison becomes 4th U.S. President
James Madison is elected as the fourth president of the United States.
1842: New York Philharmonic’s first concert
The New York Philharmonic performs its first concert.
1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes raid Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in a surprise attack, bringing the US into WWII.
1972: Apollo 17 is launched
The crew of Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the moon, lifts off at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1970: Ali-Bonavena bout
Muhammad Ali raises his hands triumphantly after dropping Oscar Bonavena for the second time in the 15th round of garden bout in New York.