Significant events that happened on this day.
The village of Guinsaugon in Leyte was devastated when a mountainside collapsed after weeks of rain. Only 57 people survived from the community of ove...
The 'People Power Revolution' saw millions of Filipinos peacefully occupy Manila's main highway to block tanks. Marcos and his wife Imelda escaped to...
The brash underdog shocked the world when the intimidating champion refused to come out for the seventh round, claiming a shoulder injury. Clay famous...
In a closed session at the 20th Party Congress, Khrushchev spent four hours detailing Stalin's crimes and cult of personality. The 'Secret Speech' was...
The 'Quiet Beatle' wrote classics like 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Something,' which Frank Sinatra called the greatest love song ever written. He organi...
Jenkins transmitted the first color TV images from his lab in Washington D.C. to New York using a mechanical scanning system. While primitive by today...
Americans have been complaining about taxes on this date ever since. The amendment overturned an 1895 Supreme Court decision and initially only affect...
The legendary financier combined Carnegie Steel and other companies into a massive monopoly valued at $1.4 billion. This merger represented 7% of the...
The 'Big Bonanza' strike in Nevada yielded over $300 million in silver and gold (billions in today's money). The discovery made several men instant mi...
These 'greenbacks' were created to finance the Civil War when the government ran out of coins. Many people distrusted the paper currency, leading to t...
The Colt revolver revolutionized firearms technology with its rotating cylinder design. This innovation became synonymous with the American West and c...
Alexander Hamilton won his battle to create America's first central bank after intense constitutional debates. Jefferson feared it gave too much power...
Known as the 'Liberator of South America,' he's considered a national hero in three countries. He brilliantly led his army across the Andes in one of...
The papal bull 'Regnans in Excelsis' called Elizabeth a heretic and encouraged her assassination. This dramatically escalated religious tensions in En...