Significant events that happened on this day.
Emergency workers spent hours removing a wall and using a forklift to transport the man to a hospital. He had reportedly not left his home in seven ye...
The woman had broken into a funeral home and stolen the body, claiming she wanted to start an act with it. Police discovered the body in her apartment...
The Saturn V rocket carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins toward the Moon. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin would b...
The novel's protagonist, Holden Caulfield, became an icon of teenage rebellion and angst. Despite being frequently banned for profanity and sexual con...
The match, known as the Maracanazo, is considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Brazil needed only a draw to win but lost to underdog...
The Trinity test at Alamogordo proved that the Manhattan Project's atomic weapon would work, ushering in the nuclear age. The explosion created a crat...
Carlton Magee's invention was placed on the corner of what is now Robinson Avenue and First Street. The meter charged five cents per hour and could ha...
President George Washington signed the Residence Act, creating a federal district along the Potomac River to serve as the nation's permanent capital....
Stockholms Banco issued the first European paper money, creating what would become the modern banking system. The notes were initially backed by coppe...
This decisive victory by the combined Christian kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre marked the beginning of the end for Muslim rule in Iberia. An...
