Significant events that happened on this day.
The freezer held irreplaceable Arctic samples collected over 25 years, worth an estimated $2 million. By the time researchers discovered it, weeks had...
The 33-year-old from Wales made the change official by deed poll, explaining he'd always been known by that nickname anyway. He insisted friends and f...
The St. Louis Cardinals slugger accomplished the feat against the Chicago Cubs in just the team's 145th game. The ball was caught by a groundskeeper w...
The controversial decision, made just one month into Ford's presidency, sparked outrage and likely cost him the 1976 election. Ford insisted he did it...
The show debuted to mediocre ratings and was nearly canceled after two seasons before a massive fan letter-writing campaign saved it. Creator Gene Rod...
The blockade would last 872 days, making it one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history. Over 1 million civilians died, mostly from star...
The inventor, Richard Drew, created it after observing auto painters struggling with masking materials. The name 'Scotch' allegedly came from painters...
Sixteen-year-old Margaret Gorman was crowned the winner, receiving a golden mermaid statue instead of a crown. The pageant was initially called a 'bat...
Twelve clubs participated in the world's first organized football league competition, marking the beginning of professional soccer as we know it. Pres...
America's oldest institution of higher learning awarded its first degrees to just nine men, all of whom became ministers. The entire ceremony took pla...
The 17-foot marble masterpiece was placed in front of the Palazzo Vecchio after taking four years to complete. The statue's nudity sparked controversy...