Significant events that happened on this day.
The 27-year-old man broke into the shop at 2 AM and released the lobsters into nearby harbor waters, apparently concerned for their welfare. Police ch...
The surreal two-hour chase across Los Angeles freeways interrupted the NBA Finals broadcast and became one of the most-watched events in television hi...
The burglars were caught installing wiretaps and photographing documents in what initially seemed like a third-rate burglary. The subsequent investiga...
The camera ejected photos that developed themselves in minutes without the need to peel apart or coat the image. Land's demonstration at a shareholder...
The 8-1 decision in Abington School District v. Schempp ruled that such practices violated the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. The ruling spar...
The patient, Ruth Tucker, lived for five more years with her transplanted kidney. While the procedure was groundbreaking, it would take another decade...
Harold Johnson decided his survival was a sign of good luck and stopped at a convenience store to buy a scratch-off ticket on his way home from the ho...
The disassembled statue arrived in 214 crates containing 350 individual pieces. It took four months to transport the gift from France across the Atlan...
Shipped in 214 crates, the statue was a gift from France. Due to funding issues with the pedestal, Lady Liberty sat in pieces on Bedloe's Island for n...
Representatives of the common people broke away from the Estates-General and formed their own legislative body, marking a pivotal moment in the revolu...
Despite losing the battle and being forced to retreat, the colonial forces inflicted heavy casualties on the British army and proved they could stand...
Starting from the Great Lakes, they paddled down the Mississippi as far as present-day Arkansas. They turned back before reaching the Gulf of Mexico,...
Drake landed somewhere near present-day San Francisco during his circumnavigation of the globe. The exact location remains one of history's enduring m...
