This Day in American History

About this book

Every day is the anniversary of an event worth remembering For example on March 29 among many other events the Puritans sailed for New England (1630) the Rosenbergs were found guilty of conspiracy (1951) and the House of Representatives completed congressional action on curtailing the farm subsidy program (1996). This book offers a look at important moments in American history day by day. Each days entry lists events from the arrival of the first explorers through the end of 2006. Listed events relate to a wide range of topics from politics to science to the social scene. Births and deaths of major figures are included. Readers can look under any day of the year and see hundreds of years worth of the American past. Helpful for teachers history aficionados or anyone interested in the weight of history that lies behind each day on the calendar the text is also fully indexed for easy reference.This third edition of an acclaimed reference book ("Recommended"--Choice; "A must-have"--Catholic Library World) is updated with over 950 additional entries.