The Pine Tar Incident: July 24th, 1983 The Pine Tar …
7/24/1980: Beloved English film actor, comedian and singer Peter Sellers dies of a heart attack
The Death of Peter Sellers On 21 July 1980 Sellers …
7/20/1969: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon
7/20/1969: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first manned landing …
7/12/1967: The 1967 Newark riots occurred; rioting, looting, and destruction left 26 dead and hundreds injured
The 1967 Newark riotsThe 1967 Newark riots were a major …
7/7/1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to …
6/7/1933: The first MLB All-Star Game is played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
The first All-Star Game The first All-Star Game was held …
7/6/1944: The Hartford circus fire, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700
1944 The Hartford circus fire…One of America’s worst fire disasters, …
7/6/1986: Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.
Davis Phinney makes history in 86’In 1986, Davis Phinney became …
7/5/1975: Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title
Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the …
6/30/1971 : The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve
Soyuz 11 ends in disasterSoyuz 11 was the only manned …
6/29/1967: Hollywood bombshell, Jayne Mansfield is killed in a car crash just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana
The Death of Jayne MansfieldJayne Mansfield was in Biloxi, Mississippi, …
6/28/1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated ; this is the casus belli of World War I.
The Event that sparked WWIIOn Sunday, 28 June 1914, …
6/22/1969: Actress & Singer Judy Garland is found dead in her rented Chelsea, London home
Judy Garland Found Dead On June 22, 1969, Judy Garland …
6/22/1944: President FDR signs into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
FDR signs the G.I. BillThe Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, …
6/22/1986: The controversial Hand of God goal by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England is scored
The ” Hand of God ” GoalThe controversial Hand …
6/21/1964 – Three civil rights workers are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
The Freedom Summer Murders 6/21/1964 – Three civil rights workers …
6/22/1943 – Two Japanese women get into shootout with Sao Paulo Police over decaying meats
Japanese Riot in Brazil One Slain, Two police officers shot …
6/20/1979 – ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier, sparking outcry
ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a …
6/20/1975: The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time
Jaws is released The film Jaws is released in …
6/15/1877: Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy
1877 Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate …
6/14/1900: Congress passes the Hawaiian Organic Act, making Hawaii an official U.S. Territory
The United States Congress finally agreed to grant Hawaii a …
6/14/1994: The New York Rangers win their 1st Stanley Cup in 54 years; Vancouver riots ensue
The New York Rangers end a 54 year cup drought …
6/14/1970: Charles Manson goes on trial for Sharon Tate murders
On August 9, 1969, Sharon Tate, along with four others, …
11/22/1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 pm Central …
11/3/1948: “Dewey defeats Truman” incorrect headline from the 1948 election
“Dewey Defeats Truman” was an incorrect banner headline on the …
6/13/1997: The Oklahoma City Bomber, Timothy McVeigh is sentenced to death by a jury
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist convicted and executed for the detonation …
10/3/1995: O.J. Simpson is acquitted on all murder charges
10/3/1995: O.J. Simpson is acquitted on all murder charges At …
8/7/1947 : Thor Heyerdahl’s balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
8/7/1947 : Thor Heyerdahl’s balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia
August 6, 1945: World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb “Little Boy” is dropped by the United States
August 6, 1945: World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated …
8/5/1962: American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose
8/5/1962: American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her …
8/4/1964: Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin
8/4/1964: Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and …
8/3/1936 : Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
8/3/1936 : Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating …
8/2/1923: Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding
8/2/1923: Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the …
8/1/1993: “The Great Flood of 93” The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
August 1, 1993: “The Great Flood of 93” The Great …
7/31/1971 : Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover on the moon
7/31/1971 : Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride …
7/30/1975: Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot; Never is seen or heard from again…
7/30/1975: Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking …
7/29/1981: The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London
7/29/1981: The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady …
7/28/2002: Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
7/28/2002: Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine …
7/27/1996 – In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
7/27/1996 – In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes …