Significant events that happened on this day.
After 22 months of negotiations, this historic peace accord was approved by both the British and Irish governments. The agreement established a framew...
The Biological Weapons Convention was the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban an entire category of weapons. It prohibited the development, p...
McCartney released a self-written Q&A interview that shocked the world by revealing he had left the band. The announcement came just before his first...
This was the first time in Japanese imperial history that the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne married outside the nobility. Michiko was the daughter...
Audiences wore special glasses to experience the groundbreaking stereoscopic effects, including the famous paddle ball scene. The film was a massive c...
Robinson became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era, facing intense racism and death threats. He went 0-for-...
Thirty-five golf professionals gathered at the Taplow Club to form the organization that would revolutionize professional golf. Their first major tour...
The largest ship afloat at the time set sail with over 2,200 passengers and crew, bound for New York City. Four days later, it would strike an iceberg...
This international tribunal was established to facilitate peaceful resolution of international disputes and was one of the first permanent institution...
Henry Bergh established the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere, modeled after the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anim...
Hunt created the design to pay off a $15 debt, twisting a piece of wire into what would become one of the most useful inventions in history. He sold t...
This groundbreaking law gave inventors exclusive rights to their creations for 14 years. The first patent was issued just three months later for a new...
Thomas Johnson, an herbalist, put the exotic yellow fruit on display, though they were far too expensive for ordinary people to buy. Most Londoners ha...
