On this day in 1949 the worlds first jet-propelled airliner the British De Havilland Comet makes its maiden test-flight in England. The jet engine wo...
Treaty of San Germano between Emperor Frederik II & Pope Gregory IX
Sogen Mugaku founder of Engakuji temple arrives in Japan from China
Albert (Albrecht) I son of Rudolf of Habsburg crowned King of the Germans
Danish King Waldemar IV destroys Visby Gotland
Maximilien Robespierre the architect of the French Revolutions Reign of Terror is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As the leading m...
At the University of Toronto Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolate insulina hormone they believe could prevent di...
In Atlanta Georgia the XXVI Summer Olympiad is disrupted by the explosion of a nail-laden pipe bomb in Centennial Olympic Park. The bombing which occurred du...
On this day in 1974 the House Judiciary Committee recommends that Americas 37th president Richard M. Nixon be impeached and removed from office. The ...
Attempting to stop a band of young Blackfoot Indians from stealing his horses Meriwether Lewis shoots one in the stomach.The voyage of Meriwether Lewis and Wil...
Adam John Walsh age six is abducted from a mall in Hollywood Florida and later found murdered. In the aftermath of the crime Adams father John Wal...
After three years of a bloody and frustrating war the United States the Peoples Republic of China North Korea and South Korea agree to an armistice...
On this day in 1943 Joseph Stalin premier and dictator of the Soviet Union issues Order No. 227 what came to be known as the Not one step backward...
Known for inventing and building the worlds first successful airplane with his brother...
Best known for his scores for films produced by...
Former professional skateboarder. Well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision. He is wi...
In an article in the Los Angeles Times former San Jose Police Chief Joseph McNamara argued that computers could have saved fashion designer Gianni Versace mur...
A bomb has exploded at a crowded concert in Atlanta Georgia the city hosting this years Olympic Games. Two people are reported to have been killed and fire...
Shadow Chancellor Edward Heath has beaten off his rivals in the Conservative leadership contest triggered by last weeks unexpected resignation of Sir Alec Doug...
Mercenary leader Colonel Mad Mike Hoare has been found guilty of hijacking a plane to escape from an aborted coup attempt in the Seychelles.He and six oth...