Significant events that happened on this day.
The $125 million spacecraft burned up in Mars' atmosphere due to a navigation error. Lockheed Martin engineers used pounds of force while NASA used ne...
At age 77, Perón won the presidency with 62% of the vote, the largest margin in Argentine history. His third wife Isabel became vice president, making...
The animated series featured cartoon versions of the Fab Four in wild adventures, with real Beatles songs in each episode. Though the band members the...
Facing accusations of financial impropriety, the VP candidate defended himself and mentioned his family's dog Checkers, the one gift he refused to ret...
The USSR's first nuclear test had actually occurred weeks earlier on August 29th, but was announced publicly on this date. The revelation ended Americ...
The Great New England Hurricane moved so quickly that forecasters couldn't issue adequate warnings. Winds exceeded 186 mph and storm surges reached 17...
The silent film introduced the bumbling, incompetent police force that became comedy icons. The Keystone Cops' slapstick chases and pratfalls influenc...
Fusajiro Yamauchi established Nintendo Koppai to produce handmade hanafuda playing cards. The company remained in the card business for decades before...
The future outlaw's crime spree began humbly in Silver City, New Mexico when he stole clothing from a Chinese laundry. He escaped from jail two days l...
William Lassell spotted this satellite of Uranus on the same night Neptune was discovered, making it an extraordinary day for planetary astronomy. Ari...
Using mathematical predictions made by Urbain Le Verrier, Galle spotted Neptune just one degree from its predicted position. This was the first planet...
After two years, four months, and approximately 8,000 miles, the Corps of Discovery completed their journey to the Pacific and back. They were welcome...
When the British commander demanded his surrender during the Battle of Flamborough Head, the American naval commander gave this defiant response from...
Just six years after its founding, Harvard graduated its first class of nine students. The ceremony was conducted entirely in Latin, as was customary...