Significant events that happened on this day.
George Garratt, a 19-year-old from Glastonbury, wanted to honor his superhero idols and completed the legal name change for just £10. His new 81-chara...
The 'Sheriff of Wall Street,' known for prosecuting white-collar crime, was exposed as 'Client 9' in a federal prostitution investigation. He had spen...
Packer drove a specially modified car in reverse gear for an entire day, covering over 50 miles. The stunt was performed at a race track with observer...
President F.W. de Klerk risked his political career on the referendum, facing opposition from pro-apartheid conservatives. The decisive victory gave h...
At age 70, the former Milwaukee schoolteacher and Zionist activist became only the third woman in modern history to lead a nation. She served during t...
Following the Tibetan uprising, the 23-year-old spiritual leader escaped on foot disguised as a soldier, crossing the Himalayas in a dangerous 15-day...
The radioactive element was created by bombarding curium with alpha particles in a cyclotron. Californium is so rare that only about 8 grams exist wor...
The former Treasury Secretary donated his entire art collection and funded the building, creating one of America's finest art museums. The collection...
Created by Luther and Charlotte Gulick just two years before the Girl Scouts, it became one of the first non-sectarian youth organizations for girls i...
The future First Lady married the future President, with her uncle President Theodore Roosevelt giving her away at the ceremony. Eleanor later joked t...
After decades of fragmented states, most of the Italian peninsula was unified under one monarchy. This culminated the Risorgimento movement and create...
Perry invented the rubber band to hold papers and envelopes together, revolutionizing office work forever. The simple loop of vulcanized rubber became...
The German engineer would revolutionize transportation by developing the first practical high-speed petrol engine. Along with Karl Benz, he created th...
General George Washington's strategic positioning of artillery on Dorchester Heights forced the British to abandon Boston without a fight. This was a...
