Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army's 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. #Hist125009
General Motors was founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908, as a holding company for Buick. #hist125009
The origin and history of coffee date back to the 10th century, possibly earlier with a number of reports and legends surrounding its first use.The earliest substantiated evidence of coffee drinking is in 15th century, in the Sufi monasteries of Yemen.#hist125009
When founder William Rosenberg opened his first donut shop in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1948, it was originally named Open Kettle. Two years later, "Dunkin' Donuts" was officially born. #hist125009
Today I visited President Washington’s distillery in Mount Vernon. In 1799, it was one of the largest whiskey distillery in America. #Hist125009
L.L.Bean was founded in 1912 by its namesake, hunter and fisherman Leon Leonwood Bean in Freeport, Maine. The company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe (also known as duck boots)! Which I have a pair of!:) #Hist125009
Iittle history on my job: I work at is called busboys and poets. Busboys and Poets is a restaurant, bookstore, lounge, and theater in Washington, D.C., founded in 2005 by Andy Shallal. #Hist125009
First Pro Team Cincinnati Red Stockings The country's first "all-professional" baseball team emerged in 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, financed by a group of Ohio investors. #Hist125009
Another early internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle was the Petroleum Reitwagen. It was designed and built by the German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Bad Cannstatt, Germany in 1885. #HIST125009
Today April 29, in 2004 the world war 2 memorial opened up! This memorial served as a recognition to the pool 16 million people who served the war! #HIST125009
The early farmers struggled to turn the light soil of New England. John Deere was convinced that a plow that was built properly would be able to get through that soil.In 1837, he created such a plow, using a broken saw blade. #Hist125009
The organization was founded by William “Bill” Redington Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1939. It was started in a car garage in Palo Alto, California, where today it is headquartered. The first product of HP was an audio oscillator. #hist125009
Today March 21 in 1895, the first movie projector was demonstrated in the US. This is important in history since a main source of entertainment here is movie theaters! #hist125009
Also today, on April 15 in 1913 was the day the historical event of the Titanic sinking happened. About 1500 passengers sunk to the bottom as well due to the shortage of life jackets. A majority of the 700 survivors were children and women! #HIST125009
Also today April 15th, in 1947 this day marks the official day in which Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in baseball! #HIST125009
So we’ve recently talked about the civil war and Abraham Lincoln was elected at that time. Today April 15 marks the day in history in 1865 when he was assassinated.#HIST125009
