It had taken Congress eight years to agree on how to fulfil James Smithson’s desire to establish and institution ‘for the increase and diffusion of knowledge’.
15th June 1859: The Pig War begins between the USA and Britain
15th June 2020
The Pig War border confrontation began when Lyman Cutlar shot a British-owned pig on San Juan Island.
On the 13th October 1792 the cornerstone of the White House, which at the time was to be known as the United States Executive Mansion, was laid.
The Moscow–Washington hotline entered operation, providing a direct link between the Kremlin and the Pentagon.
American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.
9th August 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the USA
9th August 2020
7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress
7th August 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018