Significant events that happened on this day.
The swimmers claimed they were victims of an armed robbery, but surveillance footage revealed they'd actually vandalized a gas station bathroom while...
In an unprecedented move, S&P lowered the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+ following the debt ceiling crisis. Markets plunged worldwide as investors...
A cave-in at the Copiapó mining accident trapped 33 miners 2,300 feet underground in sweltering conditions. The world watched breathlessly as rescuers...
The 'Clueless' star and her rocker boyfriend wed in an eco-friendly ceremony where guests arrived in biodiesel-powered cars. True to Silverstone's veg...
After the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization went on strike for better pay and conditions, Reagan gave them 48 hours to return. When th...
The probe successfully transmitted information while descending to the Martian surface, providing valuable atmospheric data. Unfortunately, contact wa...
South African police captured Nelson Mandela near Howick, setting in motion one of history's most famous imprisonments. He wouldn't walk free again un...
The future astronaut arrived in Wapakoneta, Ohio, destined to become one of the most famous humans in history. On July 20, 1969, he'd step onto the lu...
The famous escape artist challenged the claim that people die quickly in sealed containers due to lack of oxygen. He proved that with controlled breat...
She took her husband's Patent-Motorwagen on an unauthorized road trip to visit her mother, solving mechanical problems along the way with hat pins and...
Admiral David Farragut led his fleet past Confederate naval mines (then called torpedoes) to capture Mobile Bay, Alabama. The famous quote, though pos...
After years of failed attempts, Cyrus West Field successfully connected Ireland to Newfoundland with an underwater cable. Queen Victoria and President...
