John F. Kennedy Assassinated
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. On the afternoon of November 22, President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline sat with Texas Governor John … (more...)
November 22
This Day in History
1963
1963
President John F. Kennedy is Assassinated
The shooting of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, that occurred on 22 November 1963, was a watershed moment of modern history that remains fresh in the minds of many of the older generation that are … (more...)
1850
Lin Zexu, Catalyser of First Opium War, dies
"On this day in 1850, Chinese scholar, Qing dynasty official, and anti-opium activist, Lin Zexu, died. His opposition to the opium trade was the primary catalyst for the First Opium War, and Zexu is … (more...)
1718
Notorious Pirate Blackbeard Killed in Gun Battle
"On this day in 1718, Blackbeard, the most notorious of all pirates, was killed in a gun battle off the coast of North Carolina. It brought to an end the brief but bloody career of a figure who came … (more...)
This Day in History
December 15
TV Guide
- 4:00am River Hunters
- 4:45am Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children
- 5:30am Crusaders
- 6:30am History Erased Rec
- 7:30am Dead Men's Secrets Rec
- 8:30am Time Team Rec
- 9:30am River Hunters Rec
- 10:30am Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children Rec
- 11:30am Crusaders Rec
- 12:30pm History Erased Rec
- 1:30pm Dead Men's Secrets Rec
- 2:30pm The Great War Rec
- 4:30pm The World From Above Rec
- 5:00pm In Search Of Medieval Britain Rec
- 5:30pm World's Greatest Palaces Rec
- 6:30pm Abandoned Engineering Rec
- 7:30pm London: 2000 Years of History Rec
- 8:30pm A Royal Tour Of The 20th Century Rec
- 9:30pm Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History Rec
- 10:30pm Ultimate Mysteries Rec
- 11:30pm Inside The Tube: Going Underground Rec
- 12:30am Secrets of World War II Rec
- 1:30am WWII's Most Daring Raids Rec
- 2:30am The Hitler Chronicles Rec
- 3:15am Patton 360 Rec
