Significant events that happened on this day.
This controversial phrase became one of the defining moments of Bush's presidency and set the tone for U.S. foreign policy in the post-9/11 era. The s...
French official Paul Touvier went on trial for ordering the execution of seven Jews in 1944. The case forced France to confront its collaboration with...
Six men broke into the Brinks-Mat warehouse near Heathrow Airport expecting to find £3 million in cash but instead discovered three tons of gold bars....
Citing damage to the ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Sweden took the pioneering step that would eventually lead to global action. The Uni...
Seventeen legends including Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, and George Halas were enshrined in Canton, Ohio. The ceremony established what would become an ann...
The film was a commercial disappointment initially, nearly bankrupting the animation studio with its lavish production costs. It took years to break e...
Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson became the inaugural class. Cobb received the most votes, even ahead of the le...
This invention revolutionized photography by allowing clear pictures in low light without dangerous flash powder that had caused injuries and fires. T...
This largely forgotten engagement near Ypres saw Canadian forces capture German positions in brutal winter conditions. The battle exemplified the grin...
Ban Johnson established the league to compete with the established National League, creating the rivalry structure that defines Major League Baseball...
German engineer Karl Benz received a patent for his Motorwagen, the world's first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine. The t...
The medal was created to recognize acts of bravery during the Crimean War. Uniquely, the bronze medals are made from cannons captured from the Russian...
This series of bills temporarily defused tensions between slave and free states, delaying the Civil War by a decade. Clay, known as the 'Great Comprom...
The haunting poem appeared in the New York Evening Mirror, instantly making Poe famous. Despite its massive popularity and cultural impact, Poe was pa...
The blue, white, and red flag had been used since the Revolution but was only formally standardized on this date. The colors represented liberty, equa...