Today in History https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory/index.php Courtesy of www.activehistory.co.uk en-us <![CDATA[Events (100 years today): 1926 – History of rocketry : Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts .[11]]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket#Modern_rocketry https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?864024450 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (250 years today): 1776 – Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1845)[68]]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Gijsbert_Verstolk_van_Soelen https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?538038750 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (100 years today): 1926 – Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (died 1987)]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Goodell https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?1366525133 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (100 years today): 1926 – Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (died 2017)[142]]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lewis https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?359314426 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (50 years today): 1976 – Blu Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and producer[166]]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_Cantrell https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?805327489 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (50 years today): 1976 – Zhu Chen, Qatari chess Grandmaster]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Chen https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?1118380114 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (50 years today): 1976 – Kim Johnsson, Swedish ice hockey player[176]]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Johnsson https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?2123173695 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (50 years today): 1976 – Leila Lejeune, French handballer]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila_Lejeune https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?33285027 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (50 years today): 1976 – Susanne Ljungskog, Swedish cyclist]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanne_Ljungskog https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?2032057773 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Births (50 years today): 1976 – Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_(infielder) https://www.activehistory.co.uk/newhistory?1468924383 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:00:03 +0000