On This Day September 18
On this day in 1973, future president Jimmy Carter filed a report with the National [...]
On This Day September 11
On this day in 1941, construction began on the Pentagon, exactly sixty years before it [...]
On This Day September 4
On this day in 1886, Geronimo surrendered for the final time, bringing an end to [...]
On This Day August 28
In 1957 Strom Thurman conducts the longest filibuster in US history against the Civil Rights [...]
On This Day August 21
In 1911 the Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Perugia (Recovered in [...]
On This Day August 14
In 1937 China declares war on Japan, in 1945 Japan surrenders unconditionally ending WWII, and [...]
On This Day August 7
In 1882 the Hatfield and McCoy feud flares in a bloody election day brawl, in [...]
On This Day July 31
In 1964 unmanned probe Ranger 7 is launched to the moon to take photos for [...]
On This Day July 24
In 1911 Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, in 1917 the trial of Mata Hari begins [...]
On This Day July 17
In 1762 Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia after the murder of Peter III, [...]
