Significant events that happened on this day.
The 28-year-old man apparently believed emergency services could help him with his romantic rejection. Each time dispatchers told him it wasn't an eme...
Audrey Morrow decided to pursue her education after missing out as a young woman during the Great Depression. She studied alongside teenagers at Bexle...
The thief apparently thought the giant roadside chicken would make an excellent lawn ornament. Police recovered the oversized poultry from his propert...
The campaign targeted Birmingham, Alabama, considered the most segregated city in America. The brutal response by authorities, including police dogs a...
Created by Irna Phillips, it was the first 30-minute soap opera, twice as long as any previous daytime serial. The show became the top-rated daytime d...
The coronation was one of the most elaborate events of the era, costing millions and featuring a custom-made crown weighing seven pounds of gold. Sela...
In this first appearance, Chaplin played a villainous dandy with a handlebar mustache and top hat, completely different from his iconic later characte...
The Electric Theatre charged 10 cents for admission to watch short films in a converted storefront. Before this, movies were mainly shown in vaudevill...
Rosa "Zazel" Richter was fired from a spring-loaded cannon at Westminster Aquarium, traveling about 20 feet through the air before landing in a safety...
With the fall of Petersburg imminent, Davis received word during a church service that Richmond must be evacuated. The Confederate government packed u...
When his superior signaled to retreat, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson claimed he couldn't see the flags and continued fighting. His act of defiance led t...
The Coinage Act authorized the construction of the Philadelphia Mint and established the dollar as the standard unit of currency. The first coins prod...
While searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Ponce de León landed near present-day St. Augustine. He named the land "La Florida" because of it...
