2022
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida.[1]
2019
Elon Musk announced that he was building a spaceship called Starship that would travel to Mars and return to Earth.[1]
2018
Science magazine announced that half the killer whale population would likely die due to human pollution.[1]
2015
NASA announced that they found running water on Mars.[1]
1990
Marvin Gaye was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.[1]
1987
The science-fiction TV series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' first aired on CBS.[1]
1972
Singer David Bowie performed for the first time at New York City's Carnegie Hall.[1]
1944
Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt Jr for his help on D-Day.[1]
1928
The Prussian government lifted a ban on Adolf Hitler’s speeches.[1]
1919
The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the fastest-ever MLB game in history.[1]
1892
The first-ever American football game played at night occurred in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.[1]
1821
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire was drafted at the National Palace in Mexico City.[1]
1796
American abolitionist David Walker published his appeal to the African American publications in Boston.[1]
1542
Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez discovered San Diego Bay and claimed it for Spain.[1]
1066
William the Conquerer landed on English shores and began the Norman Conquest.[1]