Significant events that happened on this day.
The 'Great American Eclipse' was the first total solar eclipse visible coast-to-coast across the U.S. since 1918. The path of totality stretched from...
During a test flight, an F-11 Tiger pilot fired a burst from his 20mm cannons, then accelerated and descended into his own gunfire. The rounds he fire...
The limnic eruption released an estimated 100,000-300,000 tons of CO2 from the lake's depths. The heavier-than-air gas cloud descended into nearby vil...
Aquino was shot in the head moments after stepping off the plane from exile in the United States. The assassination, widely believed to be ordered by...
The One to One benefit concert featured Lennon and Yoko Ono performing with Elephant's Memory to raise money for children with intellectual disabiliti...
The Warsaw Pact invasion involved 200,000 troops and 2,000 tanks entering Czechoslovakia to end Alexander Dubček's liberalization reforms. The invasio...
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation admitting Hawaii to the Union as the 50th state. Hawaii had been a U.S. territory since 1898, a...
The jumper survived the 135-foot fall into the East River and was rescued by the Coast Guard. She suffered only minor injuries, despite the fact that...
President Truman terminated the wartime research program just days after Japan's surrender. The project had employed over 130,000 people and cost near...
The younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II was born at Glamis Castle in Scotland. Known for her rebellious nature and glamorous lifestyle, Margaret beca...
Italian handyman Vincenzo Peruggia walked out of the Louvre with Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece hidden under his coat. The painting wasn't recovered...
William Seward Burroughs received his patent for the calculating machine, which became the foundation of the Burroughs Corporation. His invention revo...
According to historical records, a Frenchman demonstrated skiing on water while being pulled by horses. This early form of water skiing was performed...