Significant events that happened on this day.
The team had entered the cave for a post-practice adventure when monsoon flooding blocked their exit. They survived nine days in complete darkness bef...
The Brexit vote passed with 51.9% in favor of leaving, immediately causing Prime Minister David Cameron to resign and triggering years of political ch...
Sega designed Sonic to be edgy and cool to appeal to older kids who thought Mario was for babies. The blue hedgehog's attitude and speed-based gamepla...
The explosion occurred at an altitude of 31,000 feet off the coast of Ireland, making it the deadliest aviation terrorist attack until 9/11. The bombi...
This landmark legislation transformed American education and athletics, dramatically increasing opportunities for women and girls. Before Title IX, fe...
Before this date, IBM gave away software for free with computer purchases. Facing antitrust pressure, they began charging separately for software, whi...
Nasser won with 99.9% of the vote in an uncontested election, officially formalizing his leadership after leading the 1952 revolution. His presidency...
Turing would go on to crack the Nazi Enigma code during World War II, potentially shortening the war by years and saving millions of lives. Despite hi...
Baron Pierre de Coubertin established the IOC to revive the ancient Olympic Games after a 1,500-year hiatus. The first modern Olympics would be held j...
At the Republican National Convention, Douglass received one vote from Kentucky during the presidential roll call. The honor was largely symbolic, occ...
Sholes designed the QWERTY layout specifically to prevent jamming by separating commonly used letter pairs. Despite being created to solve a mechanica...
Robert Clive won this pivotal battle with just 3,000 troops against 50,000, largely through bribing the Nawab's commanders to defect. The victory wasn...
Penn's treaty was unusual for actually being honored by both sides and never requiring an oath for ratification. The Quaker founder paid the Lenape fo...
This decisive two-day battle secured Scottish independence from England. Despite being heavily outnumbered, Bruce's tactical genius and knowledge of t...
