Significant events that happened on this day.
This awkward compromise resulted from Greece's objection to the country using 'Macedonia,' claiming it implied territorial claims on the Greek region...
The town had prohibited eating ice cream on public streets without a permit, which Eastwood found absurd. He won in a landslide with 72% of the vote a...
Aviation enthusiast David Williams loved the airport's main runway so much that he officially adopted its designation as his legal name. He claimed it...
Aaron's historic homer came in Atlanta against the Los Angeles Dodgers, surpassing a record that had stood for 39 years. He faced death threats and ra...
Working at MIT, Cohen's debugging process led him to insights about breaking data into packets that would later become fundamental to internet technol...
Starring Vincent Price, this horror film launched the 1950s 3D craze and required audiences to wear special glasses. The premiere was a sensation, wit...
In a final meeting in Geneva, the League acknowledged its failure to prevent World War II and voted itself out of existence. All remaining functions a...
The WPA became the largest New Deal agency, employing people to build roads, bridges, schools, and public buildings across America. It also funded art...
This diplomatic agreement resolved colonial disputes and established a framework for cooperation between the two former enemies. The entente would pro...
The Reno Gang stopped a train on the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad and made off with safes containing cash. This heist inspired countless Wild West lege...
The journey took 15 days, proving that steam-powered ships could make reliable oceanic crossings. This inaugurated regular transatlantic passenger ser...
A peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas found the ancient Greek sculpture while digging in his field. The statue, depicting Aphrodite, was created between 15...
Known as the 'Father of the Symphony,' Haydn composed 104 symphonies and was instrumental in developing classical music forms. He mentored Mozart and...
The Council of the Indies declared that cards were tools of the devil and ordered their destruction throughout Spanish territories. Despite the ban, p...
Ponce de León became the first European to set foot in what is now the continental United States, landing near present-day St. Augustine. He named the...
