Significant events that happened on this day.
Scientists announced magnetic field measurements strongly suggesting Jupiter's moon Europa harbors a global ocean under its frozen crust. This made Eu...
Scientists at Fermilab confirmed the existence of the final quark in the Standard Model of particle physics. The top quark is the heaviest elementary...
This NASA probe became the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt and make direct observations of Jupiter. It carried a gold plaque with...
The British-French supersonic passenger airliner took off from Toulouse, France, reaching speeds over twice the speed of sound. It could fly from New...
The Philadelphia Warriors center achieved the most points ever scored by a player in an NBA game against the New York Knicks. No footage exists of the...
The 15-year-old Black student was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger. Though her case didn't beco...
The Lucky Lady II landed in Texas after 94 hours and 1 minute in the air, covering 23,452 miles. The crew of 14 had to refuel in mid-air four times du...
The original monster movie opened at Radio City Music Hall and the RKO Roxy Theatre simultaneously, with Kong scaling the Empire State Building. It wa...
The iconic weekly news magazine hit newsstands for the first time, featuring coverage of current events in a concise, organized format. It cost just 1...
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans. However, the island remains a territory without fu...
Theodor Seuss Geisel entered the world on this day and would go on to write 60+ beloved children's books. His birthday is now celebrated as National R...
President William McKinley signed legislation establishing Washington's iconic volcano as the nation's fifth national park. The 14,410-foot peak is co...
Despite losing the popular vote to Samuel Tilden, Hayes won the electoral college by a single vote after a special electoral commission resolved dispu...
The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, creating the Republic of Texas. This set the stage for the famous Battle...