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On This Day In History

24th August 1967: Abbie Hoffman throws money inside the NY Stock Exchange

Political activist Abbie Hoffman and a group of protesters threw dollar bills onto the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Tomorrow's historical event

King Michael I of Romania led a coup d’état that removed the Nazi-aligned government of Ion Antonescu. Read More

Slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola began the Haitian Revolution. Read More

Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States of America after a referendum. Read More

Leon Trotsky was fatally wounded with an ice axe by Spanish communist Ramón Mercader. Read More

The Cold War border between Austria and Hungary was opened for a short period of time for the Pan-European picnic. Read More

The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing all American women the right to vote. Read More

Parliament passed the Marriage Act that legalised civil marriages and introduced their formal registration. Read More