Today In History

In 1733: James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Ga.

In 1870: Women in the Utah Territory gained the right to vote.

In 1892: President Lincoln’s birthday was declared a national holiday.

In 1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.

In 1915: The cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.

In 1924: George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered in New York.

In 1973: The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place.