On This Day
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Daily posts with historic events on this day.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1952 (73 years ago):
Great Smog of London: Fog creeps in, as still winds and cold temperatures cause pollution fueled by coal smoke to stagnate; lasting 4 days, over 8,000 deaths attributed to conditions.
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Great Smog of London: Fog creeps in, as still winds and cold temperatures cause pollution fueled by coal smoke to stagnate; lasting 4 days, over 8,000 deaths attributed to conditions.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1952 (73 years ago):
Great Smog of London: Fog creeps in, as still winds and cold temperatures cause pollution fueled by coal smoke to stagnate; lasting 4 days, over 8,000 deaths attributed to conditions.
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Great Smog of London: Fog creeps in, as still winds and cold temperatures cause pollution fueled by coal smoke to stagnate; lasting 4 days, over 8,000 deaths attributed to conditions.
#OTD
📅 #OnThisDay in 1955 (70 years ago):
Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists.
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Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1955 (70 years ago):
Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists.
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Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1954 (71 years ago):
The first Burger King fast-food restaurant opens in Miami, Florida.
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The first Burger King fast-food restaurant opens in Miami, Florida.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1954 (71 years ago):
The first Burger King fast-food restaurant opens in Miami, Florida.
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The first Burger King fast-food restaurant opens in Miami, Florida.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1973 (52 years ago):
NASA space probe Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
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NASA space probe Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1973 (52 years ago):
NASA space probe Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
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NASA space probe Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1992 (33 years ago):
The first SMS text message was sent. It simply read, "Merry Christmas".
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The first SMS text message was sent. It simply read, "Merry Christmas".
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December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1992 (33 years ago):
The first SMS text message was sent. It simply read, "Merry Christmas".
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The first SMS text message was sent. It simply read, "Merry Christmas".
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December 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1991 (34 years ago):
Poland become the first nation to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
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Poland become the first nation to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1991 (34 years ago):
Poland become the first nation to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
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Poland become the first nation to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1993 (32 years ago):
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
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Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1993 (32 years ago):
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
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Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1988 (37 years ago):
World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
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World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1988 (37 years ago):
World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
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World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1990 (35 years ago):
Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.
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Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1990 (35 years ago):
Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.
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Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1991 (34 years ago):
Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1991 (34 years ago):
Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1954 (71 years ago):
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1954 (71 years ago):
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 2017 (8 years ago):
World's longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei's Yangmingshan Mountain Range.
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World's longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei's Yangmingshan Mountain Range.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 2017 (8 years ago):
World's longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei's Yangmingshan Mountain Range.
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World's longest recorded rainbow lasts for 8 hours and 58 minutes in Taipei's Yangmingshan Mountain Range.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1961 (64 years ago):
The chimpanzee Enos is launched into space by NASA. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. After his landing, Enos "had become very frustrated at the three-hour wait" before being retrieved by U.S. Navy.
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The chimpanzee Enos is launched into space by NASA. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. After his landing, Enos "had become very frustrated at the three-hour wait" before being retrieved by U.S. Navy.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1961 (64 years ago):
The chimpanzee Enos is launched into space by NASA. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. After his landing, Enos "had become very frustrated at the three-hour wait" before being retrieved by U.S. Navy.
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The chimpanzee Enos is launched into space by NASA. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. After his landing, Enos "had become very frustrated at the three-hour wait" before being retrieved by U.S. Navy.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1972 (53 years ago):
Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1972 (53 years ago):
Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1982 (43 years ago):
Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
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Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1982 (43 years ago):
Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
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Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1895 (130 years ago):
America's first automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participated in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins after over 10 hours, averaging 11 km/h (7 mph).
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America's first automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participated in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins after over 10 hours, averaging 11 km/h (7 mph).
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1895 (130 years ago):
America's first automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participated in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins after over 10 hours, averaging 11 km/h (7 mph).
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America's first automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participated in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins after over 10 hours, averaging 11 km/h (7 mph).
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1972 (53 years ago):
Last executions in Paris took place. Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems was guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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Last executions in Paris took place. Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems was guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1972 (53 years ago):
Last executions in Paris took place. Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems was guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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Last executions in Paris took place. Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems was guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1990 (35 years ago):
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1990 (35 years ago):
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1895 (130 years ago):
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind".
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Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind".
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November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1895 (130 years ago):
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind".
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Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind".
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📅 #OnThisDay in 1964 (61 years ago):
Filming starts for the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage". NBC rejected it and called it "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." The network commissioned a second pilot which became the basis for The Original Series.
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Filming starts for the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage". NBC rejected it and called it "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." The network commissioned a second pilot which became the basis for The Original Series.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📅 #OnThisDay in 1964 (61 years ago):
Filming starts for the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage". NBC rejected it and called it "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." The network commissioned a second pilot which became the basis for The Original Series.
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Filming starts for the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage". NBC rejected it and called it "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." The network commissioned a second pilot which became the basis for The Original Series.
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