Significant events that happened on this day.
Michael Kinville legally changed his first name to 'Pro-Life' to protest a failed ballot measure. The 66-year-old activist said he wanted his name to...
The construction worker found paintings worth over $50 million that had been stolen from a museum truck in 1999. They had been hidden in his garage by...
The announcement came in Singapore, with London winning 54-50 in a surprise upset. Paris had been the favorite throughout the bidding process. The vic...
Samantha Smith received a personal reply from Soviet General Secretary Yuri Andropov inviting her to visit the Soviet Union after she wrote him a lett...
Prince Charles married 20-year-old Diana at St. Paul's Cathedral in what was called the 'wedding of the century.' Diana's 25-foot train and dramatic a...
The Official Languages Act was passed, recognizing both English and French as having equal status in all federal institutions. This was a response to...
Lennon's band, the Quarrymen, was performing at St. Peter's Church garden party in Liverpool when mutual friend Ivan Vaughan introduced him to McCartn...
DJ Dewey Phillips played Elvis's first single on his Red, Hot and Blue show on WHBQ. The song generated so much immediate listener response that Phill...
Pope Pius XII canonized the Italian-born immigrant who founded 67 institutions including schools, hospitals, and orphanages across the United States....
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident near Beijing sparked a full-scale invasion that would last eight years. This conflict merged into World War II and resu...
Work started on what was then called Boulder Dam, a massive project employing over 21,000 workers during the Great Depression. The dam would take five...
President William McKinley signed the Newlands Resolution, formally annexing the Hawaiian Islands. This followed the controversial overthrow of Queen...
Spanish explorers brought cacao beans and the knowledge of chocolate-making from the Americas to Spain. The bitter drink was initially reserved for Sp...
Pope Callixtus III authorized a retrial that overturned Joan of Arc's 1431 conviction for heresy. The court found her innocent and declared her a mart...
