Category Archives: Historical Facts

U.S. Constitution Ratified 1788

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-constitution-ratified June 21, 1788: New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land. By 1786, defects in the post-Revolutionary War Articles of Confederation were apparent, such as the lack of central authority over foreign and domestic commerce. Congress endorsed a plan to draft aContinue reading “U.S. Constitution Ratified 1788”

Jaws Released in Theaters today in 1975

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jaws-released-2 On June 20, 1975, Jaws, a film directed by Steven Spielberg that made countless viewers afraid to go into the water, opens in theaters. The story of a great white shark that terrorizes a New England resort town became an instant blockbuster and the highest-grossing film in movie history until it was bested by 1977’s Star Wars. Jaws wasContinue reading “Jaws Released in Theaters today in 1975”

The Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York Harbor 1885

Source: This Day in History – What Happened Today – HISTORY On June 17, 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. The copperContinue reading “The Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York Harbor 1885”

What is Juneteenth?

by: BYELIZABETH NIX from What Is Juneteenth? – HISTORY Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. JuneteenthContinue reading “What is Juneteenth?”

First roller coaster in America opens 1984

On June 16, 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York. Known as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled approximately six miles per hour and cost a nickel to ride. The new entertainment was an instant success and by the turn of the centuryContinue reading “First roller coaster in America opens 1984”

True Crime Fact of the Day 6.15.2005

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-search-van-der-sloot-home-in-holloway-disappearance June 15, 2005 Police search Van der Sloot home in Holloway disappearance On this day in 2005, more than two weeks after American teen Natalee Holloway (born 10/21/1986) vanished while on a high school graduation trip to the Caribbean island of Aruba, police there search the home of 17-year-old Joran Van der Sloot, oneContinue reading “True Crime Fact of the Day 6.15.2005”

The Day In History 6.13.2022

(This is from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history) The Miranda rights are established On June 13, 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before interrogation. Now considered standard police procedure, “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be usedContinue reading “The Day In History 6.13.2022”