Significant events that happened on this day.
Designed by Burt Rutan and funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the rocket plane won the $10 million prize and proved that private space travel...
Animal welfare inspectors determined that the 400-pound tiger was too fat and not getting enough exercise. The circus was ordered to put the tiger on...
The joke, overheard and reported by Rolling Stone, was so offensive that it ended the career of one of the most powerful agriculture secretaries in U....
The pontiff flew to New York City to address the United Nations and plead for world peace during the Vietnam War era. His historic 14-hour visit inclu...
This beach ball-sized satellite weighed only 184 pounds and transmitted radio signals for three weeks before its batteries died. The launch triggered...
Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help feed war-torn Europe. Only a few thousand people actua...
This was one of many meetings between the Axis leaders, where Hitler typically dominated the conversation. Mussolini was increasingly frustrated by Ge...
Heston would become famous for playing larger-than-life heroes in epic films like The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur (for which he won an Oscar), and Plane...
The con artist convinced the tourist that the British government was selling off landmarks to raise money and that he was the authorized agent. The Am...
Horace Rawlins, a 21-year-old Englishman who had been in America for only four months, won the tournament and the $150 prize. The event was held at a...
The match between two local teams in Leeds drew a massive crowd of 20,000 spectators who were amazed by the new technology. Each team paid £7 for the...
When the final connection was made in Salt Lake City, the Pony Express—which had operated for only 18 months—immediately became obsolete and shut down...
Hayes would go on to win one of the most controversial elections in American history in 1876, losing the popular vote but winning the presidency throu...
Despite initial success, the American attack fell apart due to fog, confusion, and friendly fire incidents. Washington's army ultimately retreated, bu...
Pope Gregory XIII's calendar reform eliminated ten days to correct accumulated errors from the old Julian calendar. Catholic countries adopted it imme...
