1841 events
The Republic of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh (designer pictured) as the official system for romanization of Mandarin…
Scottish biologist and pharmacologist Alexander Fleming (pictured) discovered penicillin when he noticed a…
The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opened near Alderson, West Virginia, as the first federal prison for women in
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford became the first two celebrities to make imprints of their hands and feet in cement
By the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognised the sovereignty of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (pictured) over
By the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognised the sovereignty of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (pictured) over
With the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of Ibn Saud over Hejaz and Nejd,
With the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of Ibn Saud over Hejaz and Nejd,
The United States Army Air Corps aircraft Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to com
Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was reportedly kidnapped near Venice Beach in Los Angeles before reappeari
Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (pictured) was reportedly kidnapped near Venice Beach in Los Angeles befor
Approximately 250,000 spectators attended the opening procession of the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Chica
The College Board administered the first SAT, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the Uni
The College Board administered the first Scholastic Aptitude Test, a major standardized test for university and…
American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching…
A private senator's bill by Herbert Payne to introduce compulsory voting in Australia became law.
A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation…
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries…
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries…
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack.