On February 1,1979 Patty Hearst -- a young woman made famous after being brainwashed by her kidnappers and robbing a bank -- was released from prison after serving 22 months for robbing a bank with her captors.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1870: The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins (more info)
1938: The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1879: Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time (more info)
1907: The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square -- then known as Longacre Square -- in New York City (more info)
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1831: Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution (more info)
1900: Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes up her first saloon, causing several thousand dollars in damage and landing in jail (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1620: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (more info)
1898: Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1803: The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans (more info)
1860: South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States (more info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1776: Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled 'The American Crisis' (more info)
1777: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (more info)