This Day in History is a free service of TheFreeDictionary.com http://www.thefreedictionary.com en-us Farlex, Inc. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT 360 http://www.thefreedictionary.com http://img.tfd.com/modules/thm_history.png 120 60 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Defenestrations+of+Prague http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Defenestrations+of+Prague#2010 In 1419, a mob of Czech Hussites stormed the town hall of Prague and killed several members of the town council by throwing them out of a window—an act known as "defenestration." Spurred by discontent at the inequality between the peasants and the Church and nobility, the First Defenestration of Prague led to the prolonged Hussite Wars, which broke out shortly afterward and continued until 1436. What was the Second Defenestration of Prague? Discuss
]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Tipperary+Revolt http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Tipperary+Revolt#2010 In the 1840s, a group of young Irish idealists began to promote Irish cultural nationalism. Known as Young Irelanders, they eventually sought revolution and, in 1848, organized a disastrous rebellion in Tipperary led by William Smith O'Brien and Thomas Meagher. Sometimes called the Famine Rebellion of 1848—since it took place during the Great Irish Famine—the Young Irelander Rebellion led to the ultimate failure of the movement. What events likely inspired the Young Irelanders to revolt?
]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Empire+State+Building http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Empire+State+Building#2010 On a foggy Saturday morning in July 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber accidentally crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building between the 79th and 80th floors. One of the plane's engines shot through the building and out the other side, and the other plummeted down an elevator shaft. Though 14 people died in the incident, the building was largely open for business on the following Monday. What Guinness World Record was set by elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver during the accident?
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