BBC
Bbc: On This Day
News reports--some with audio, video and eye-witness accounts--of significant events, 1950-2005, that occurred on today's date. Search by date, year, or theme.
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British Pathe [Video Film Archive]
Archive of film and video documentaries and newsreels, 1890 to 1976, with coverage of war, revolution, historical events, people, entertainment, sport, religion, politics, and other subjects.
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Dulcinea Media Inc.: Hoy en La Historia
Explore what happened in history this week. You can also learn about historical events that occurred each day of the year.
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Historic Events on a Selected Day of the Year
Put in a month and a day to see who was born, who died, historic events, holidays, and religious observances and history.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Today in History
Check out important even in United States history on the Annenberg Classroom website "Today in History."
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Brainy History: Today in History
Find out what happened on this day in history and who's got a birthday today. Important events, birthdays, and deaths are searchable by month or year.
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On This day.com
Provides information about today in history. Gives today in US history, music, Middle East, and more. Click on the link to get information about this day in history.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster: Today in History
This FactMonster site provides a one sentence explanation of an event that happened on this date in history. Explanations have some hyperlinks in them to provide additional information.
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Scope Systems: Today in History
Provides birthdays of famous people, events and holidays that occur on today in history. Gives a brief summary of each event or person.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Today in History: Famous Birthdays, Famous Events
Today in History: famous birthdays, famous events,what happened on this date in history?
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D Marie: On This Day in History
A fun site from a scrapbook company that offers headlines for a specific date in time. They currently have data from 1800 through 2002. You can also choose a quick "Time capsule," to unearth prices of common items, people born, academy...