The First Women to Cross the US on Solo Motorcycles
Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrived in Los Angeles on 8 September 1916
Months Past
Matthew Webb swims the English Channel
The first successful unaided swim of the English Channel began on 24 August 1875.
The Temple of Artemis Burns
On 21 July 356 BC, the day Alexander the Great was said to have been born, the temple burned to the ground.
Death of Arjumand Banu Begum
The wife of the Mughal Emperor died on 17 June, 1631.
Antoine Lavoisier Guillotined
Found guilty of fraud, the French chemist was executed on 8 May 1794.
Mae West Sentenced for Sex
Having produced, directed and starred in a lascivious play, West was charged with ‘corrupting the morals of youth’ on 19 April 1927.
The Zimmerman Telegram
A secret communication between Germany and Mexico was exposed on 3 March 1917.
The Great Race of Mercy
A dog sled relay came to the rescue of an epidemic-struck Alaskan community on 2 February 1925.
Ball of the Burning Men
On 28 January 1393 a party at the French royal residence ended in tragedy.
Manifest Destiny
James K. Polk’s first State of the Union Address, on 2 December 1845, promoted the concept that the US should encompass all of North America.