What happened on this day in history: Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Fidel Castro and Cuba's communist revolutionaries enter Havana, and more from January 1st.1863: The Emancipation Proclamation Is Issued Wikimedia CommonsAt the urging of Black leaders, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all enslaved people in the Confederate States.
President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing “all persons held as slaves” in any state “in rebellion” against the United States. Read More...
What happened on this day in history: The first victim of the Salem witch trials is hanged, the Villisca Axe Murders take place, and more.1692: The First Victim Of The Salem Witch Trials Is Put To Death Bridget Bishop, the first victim of the Salem witch trials, is hanged. Accused of being a witch by a group of girls in town, Bishop protested her innocence but was found guilty at trial. Read More...
Child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was just six years old when she was found murdered on December 26, 1996. And we still don't know who killed her.On December 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey reported that their six-year-old daughter JonBenét Ramsey had been kidnapped and that they’d found a ransom note demanding $118,000. A few hours later, she was found dead — in the family home in Boulder, Colorado. The shocking murder of JonBenét Ramsey was just the beginning of a decades-long mystery. Read More...
