Key historical events from 1894 1910 1937 to 1944
Highlights include Alfred Dreyfus' treason conviction and vindication in 1894, a 26 hour Chicago Union Stock Yards fire with 21 firefighter deaths in 1910, the Lincoln Tunnel first tube opening in 1937 and subsequent tubes by 1957, and Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe's "Nuts" reply during the 1944 Battle of the Bulge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Lincoln Tunnel
New York City
New Jersey
Hudson River
U.S
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Timeline of notable 19th and 20th century events
Summary of key historical milestones: the District of Columbia formed by 23 December, the 1823 anonymous publication of A Visit From St. Nicholas later attributed to Clement C. Moore, 1954 kidney transplant at Brigham Hospital, 1871 Verdi's Aida world premiere in Cairo, 1943 Eisenhower named Supreme Allied Commander, 1968 Apollo 8 orbits the Moon, 1973 DC residents gain limited mayoral elections, 1992 Weinberger Iran Contra pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
St. Nicholas
Troy
New York
Clement C. Moore
Brigham Hospital
Bastor
Giuseppe Verdi
Zaire
Egypt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Washington, D.C
George Bush
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Silent Night First Publicly Performed in Austria
1818 Christmas Midnight Mass at St Nikolaus Church in Oberndorf Austria featured the public debut of Silent Night. The entry notes later historical events including Johnson's 1868 pardon and Beagle voyage with Darwin in 1831.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. Nikolaus
Oberndorf
Austria
Andrew Johnson
Marshall Fields
White House
Tim Berners-Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rome
New York World
Arthur Wynne
Elvis Presley
Richard Nixon
Eset Hopkins
William T. Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
City of
Savannah
George Washington
Continental Arn
Sanye
Maryland
Pueblo
North Korea
Stille
Heilige
Kwi Pro’ Rele
Charles Darwin
Great Britain
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Colts
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Iternational Atomic Energy Agency
Benazir Bhutto
Rawalpindi
Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns
Nzaa
UCLA
Radio City Music Hall
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