This Day in History

Professional baseball’s reputation was tarnished on this day in 1920. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sixty years ago today, Rachel Carson published the influential Silent Spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kennedy and Nixon faced off on this day in 1960. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine’s integration of Central High School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court was created on this day in 1789. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Astronomers made a startling discovery on this day in 1846. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musicians took to the stage to benefit farmers on this day in 1985. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New England suffered a damaging hurricane on this day in 1938. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Billie Jean King prevailed in the Battle of the Sexes on this day in 1973. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Unabomber manifesto was published on this day in 1995. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An heiress turned fugitive was captured by police on this day in 1975. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oprah’s famous book club launched on this day in 1996. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gandhi famously began a hunger strike on this day in 1932. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marilyn Monroe made Hollywood history with a subway grate on this day in 1954. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Francis Scott Key penned a famous poem on this day in 1814. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A beloved children’s author was born on this day in 1916. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Violence erupted in Boston on this day in 1974 over court-ordered school integration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The September 11th attacks rocked the nation on this day in 2001. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guillotine was used for a final time on this day in 1977. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California became a U.S. state on this day in 1850. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One president pardoned another on this day in 1974. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot on this day in 1996. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President William McKinley was shot by an assassin on this day in 1901. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crazy Horse was killed by a U.S. soldier on this day in 1877. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google got its start on this day in 1998. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices