Over 5 million people participated in Women's Marches worldwide
The day after President Trump's inauguration, massive protests erupted in over 600 cities globally, making it likely the largest single-day protest in...
Historical Events
2017
1997
Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined by the U.S. House of Representatives
The Speaker received an unprecedented ethics reprimand and $300,000 penalty for using tax-exempt funds for political purposes. He became the first sit...
1985
The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was measured at 59°F
Vanda Station recorded this surprisingly warm temperature, proving that even Earth's coldest continent can have days that feel almost pleasant. For co...
1977
President Jimmy Carter pardoned nearly all Vietnam War draft evaders
On his first full day in office, Carter signed an executive order granting clemency to hundreds of thousands of men who had fled to Canada or gone und...
1976
The first commercial Concorde flight took off, flying from London to Bahrain
MajorBritish Airways inaugurated supersonic passenger service with the iconic Concorde aircraft, cutting transatlantic flight times in half. The plane coul...
1954
The first atomic submarine, USS Nautilus, was launched in Connecticut
MajorThis revolutionary vessel could remain submerged for months at a time, powered by nuclear energy. It later became the first submarine to reach the Nor...
1908
New York City banned women from smoking in public places
The city passed an ordinance making it illegal for women to smoke in public, though men faced no such restriction. The law was so unpopular it was vet...
1887
The Amateur Golf Association was formed in the United States
This organization later became the United States Golf Association (USGA), which still governs the rules of golf in America today. The founding meeting...
1789
The first American novel, 'The Power of Sympathy,' was published
Written by William Hill Brown, this epistolary novel was marketed as a cautionary tale about the dangers of seduction. Ironically, it was based on a s...
1525
The Swiss Anabaptist movement was founded in Zurich
This radical Protestant group rejected infant baptism and believed only adult believers should be baptized. Their revolutionary ideas about separating...