Significant events that happened on this day.
After his boat capsized, Hiromitsu Shinkawa clung to the plastic drum off Fukushima's coast in freezing waters. Rescuers spotted a hand waving from wh...
The 20-meter space rock exploded with 30 times the energy of the Hiroshima bomb, shattering windows across six cities. Dashcam footage went viral worl...
Steve Young threw a record six touchdown passes as the 49ers demolished the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX. Young finally escaped Joe Mon...
The impromptu 42-minute concert atop Apple Corps headquarters stopped traffic and bewildered locals. Police eventually shut it down after noise compla...
After Dior's sudden death, his young assistant became the youngest couturier in Paris fashion history. His 'Trapeze' line was a sensation, featuring t...
The leader of India's independence movement was shot three times at point-blank range by Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse during an evening prayer mee...
President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor, marking the beginning of Nazi Germany. This appointment would lead to one of history's d...
The future 32nd president would lead America through the Great Depression and most of World War II. He's the only president elected to four terms, ser...
The muddy settlement of around 200 people was renamed after the nearby Mission San Francisco de Asís. Within two years, the Gold Rush would transform...
Inventor Lionel Lukin's 'unimmergible' boat featured cork-filled compartments and iron keels. It was designed after a ship wrecked within sight of sho...
Charles I became the only English monarch to be executed after being convicted of high treason by Parliament. He wore two shirts to prevent shivering...