Significant events that happened on this day.
Juan Carlos announced his abdication after 39 years on the throne, paving the way for his son Felipe VI. The final straw came when photos emerged of h...
Airport security became suspicious when the man's suitcase smelled strongly of fish despite him claiming to have no seafood. X-rays revealed cocaine m...
Jim Davis's orange tabby cat debuted in 41 newspapers with a strip showing Garfield lying down and Jon commenting on it. The comic went on to become t...
After more than two months of continuous debate, the Senate voted 73-27 to end the filibuster and pass the landmark legislation. Southern senators had...
Sonora Smart Dodd organized the first Father's Day celebration to honor her father, a Civil War veteran who raised six children as a single parent. Sh...
Henry Louis Gehrig became one of baseball's greatest players, earning the nickname 'The Iron Horse' for his durability. His consecutive games streak s...
Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced that all enslaved people were free. This delay created the holiday Juneteenth,...
This act banned slavery in territories that had not yet become states, closing the loophole that had allowed slavery to expand westward. The law came...
The New York Nine defeated the Knickerbockers 23-1 in four innings at Elysian Fields. Alexander Cartwright umpired the game and fined a player six cen...
James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) was born at Edinburgh Castle to Mary, Queen of Scots. He became king of Scotland at 13 months old when...
This decree was one of many discriminatory laws enacted during the medieval period requiring Jews to identify themselves publicly. The badge was a cir...
