Significant events that happened on this day.
The particle, nicknamed the "God particle," was detected using the Large Hadron Collider after analyzing trillions of particle collisions. Peter Higgs...
The landing occurred at 10:07 AM Pacific time in Mars' Ares Vallis region. Sojourner, a microwave-oven-sized rover, operated for 83 days instead of th...
The crudely animated shorts, created by Matt Groening, featured a yellow family that would eventually become the longest-running American sitcom. The...
The rescue operation flew 2,500 miles to Uganda after hijackers diverted an Air France flight and separated Jewish passengers. The entire raid took 90...
The U.S. had acquired the Philippines from Spain in 1898 for $20 million following the Spanish-American War. The date was deliberately chosen to coinc...
The Hungarian physicist conceived the concept of using neutrons to create a self-sustaining nuclear reaction while waiting at a traffic light near Rus...
Jeffries, the "Great White Hope," came out of retirement specifically to fight Johnson, the first Black heavyweight champion. Johnson's dominant victo...
The message, which simply stated "A happy Independence Day to all," traveled through 14 relay stations across the Pacific before circling back to the...
The fantastical tale of a girl falling down a rabbit hole was originally titled "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" and told to amuse Alice Liddell, the...
The 27-year-old writer and philosopher constructed a small house on land owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson for a total cost of $28.12. His observations and...
Charles Carroll, the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence, laid the ceremonial first stone at age 90. He declared it the second-most...
Founded by an Act of Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson, West Point became America's first engineering school. The first class had no e...
Delegates from the thirteen American colonies voted to approve Thomas Jefferson's draft declaration in Philadelphia. The document, which announced the...
The stellar explosion was so bright it was visible during daytime for 23 days and remained visible at night for almost two years. This "guest star" as...
