Significant events that happened on this day.
Reginald Peterson called emergency services to complain about his spicy Italian sandwich, insisting it was an emergency that required police intervent...
Zinedine Zidane scored two headers in the final played at the Stade de France. The victory was especially sweet as France was hosting the tournament....
Ferraro's selection was groundbreaking for American politics, though the Mondale-Ferraro ticket would go on to lose in a landslide to Ronald Reagan. D...
Radio DJ Steve Dahl invited fans to bring disco records to blow up between a doubleheader, expecting 20,000 attendees. Instead, 50,000 people showed u...
The tiny island nation in the Gulf of Guinea became Africa's second-smallest country by population. Portugal's authoritarian regime had recently falle...
The band played to a small crowd and were paid just £20 for the gig. Brian Jones placed an ad in Jazz News announcing the debut of 'Mick Jagger and th...
French electrical technician André Cassagnes invented the toy by accident while installing a light switch cover in a factory. The red frame, white kno...
Dr. Hugh McIntosh told a judge in Ottawa that Elvis's hip movements were actually good exercise for young people. This came during a controversy where...
This was established as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act during the Great Depression. At the time, 25 cents an hour was considered a livin...
In one of the most dramatic anti-labor actions in U.S. history, armed vigilantes in Bisbee, Arizona, rounded up striking copper miners, loaded them on...
Rolls, co-founder of Rolls-Royce, completed the 95-minute journey from Dover to Sangatte and back without landing. Tragically, he died in a plane cras...
The Medal of Honor became the United States' highest military decoration for valor in combat. Originally only for enlisted men in the Navy and Marine...
Eastman revolutionized photography by developing roll film and the affordable Kodak camera with the slogan 'You press the button, we do the rest.' His...
Wedgwood revolutionized the pottery industry with innovative marketing techniques, including money-back guarantees and royal endorsements. He created...
Catherine Parr was the only one of Henry VIII's six wives to survive him. She was a well-educated woman who served as regent while Henry was fighting...
