Significant events that happened on this day.
The American swimmer completed his unprecedented feat in Beijing by winning the 4x100 medley relay. His margin of victory in the 100m butterfly was ju...
The man held a formal ceremony with a pillow depicting his favorite character from a dating simulation game. He declared his love was real despite the...
The largest blackout in North American history started with overgrown trees touching power lines in Ohio. New York City was plunged into darkness duri...
The powerful solar eruption disrupted radio communications and caused voltage alarms at power stations across North America. Startled Texans called po...
New Age believers worldwide assembled at locations like Machu Picchu and Stonehenge, claiming planetary alignment would trigger spiritual awakening. A...
Ohio State's Big Ear radio telescope picked up a 72-second signal from the constellation Sagittarius so remarkable that astronomer Jerry Ehman wrote "...
The Air Force captain stepped out of a gondola at the edge of space, reaching speeds of 614 mph during his descent. His right glove malfunctioned, cau...
The iconic sports magazine launched with a cover price of 25 cents and included an article predicting television would never replace radio for sports....
George Carmack and his indigenous companions Skookum Jim and Tagish Charlie found gold in Canada's Yukon Territory. The discovery triggered one of his...
After multiple failed attempts to lay a cable across the Atlantic Ocean, the first successful telegraph message was sent between world leaders. The ca...
British forces routed Continental Army troops in South Carolina, with American general Horatio Gates fleeing 60 miles in a single night. Nearly 1,000...
King Henry VIII's army routed French cavalry near Guinegate in such a lopsided victory that the battle was mockingly named after the spurs French knig...
