What Happened Today in History?
• 04/07/25 at 12:12PM •The Chicago race riot of 1919 begins. It was ignited after a young Black man was stoned and drowned in Lake Michigan for swimming in an area reserved for whites. it was a violent racial conflict between white Americans and black Americans that lasted eight days. During the riot, 38 people died, 537 were injured and between 1,000 and 2,000 residents, most of them black, lost their homes. The riot is considered the worst of the scores of riots and civil disturbances across the United States during the "Red Summer" of 1919. More
The First test flight of the De Havilland DH 106 Comet, takes place. Developed and manufactured by De Havilland in the United Kingdom, went on to become the world's first commercial passenger jet aircraft to reach production and was commercially promising at its debut in 1952. Within a year, three Comets were lost after suffering catastrophic mishaps mid-flight. As a result, the Comet was extensively redesigned, with structural reinforcements and other changes. More
Thomas Vogt from Paderborn, Deutschland. Via Wikimedia
The Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice by U.S. and North Korean delegates at Panmunjom, Korea and establishing a demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. It brought to an end three years of fighting that killed 2.5 million people. No peace treaty was signed. More
A Comment by Loy

Love the new UI - it is fun to be able to easily look up specific days, years and months throughout history. I must control me ADHD 😳🙂