This Day in History

In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive. In 1945, the United Nations was formally established. In 2003, the Concorde made its final flight. In 1962, the Manchurian Candidate debuted in theaters. In 1884, it was the first inter-league championship played in professional baseball. It would not be known as the World Series until 1903. Learn...

In 42 B.C., Octavian and Marc Antony defeated Brutus in the Second Battle of Philippi, avenging the assassination of Julius Caesar 2.5 years prior. In 1983, the military barracks housing US Marines and French Paratroopers in Beirut were bombed. In 1850, suffragettes held the National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Mass. In 2015, Adele released her single, 'Hello.' In 1993, Toronto's Joe C...

In 1910, American physician Hawley Harvey Crippen was found guilty in the murder of his wife Cora. In 1791, André-Jacques Garnerin became the first parachutist in history. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Highway Beautification Act into law. In 2012, Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

In 1966, a landslide of coal waste crashed into the Welsh village of Aberfan. In 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was wounded when a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin discharged during rehearsal for a scene in the movie 'Rust.' In 1797, the USS Constitution, aka 'Old Ironsides,' was launched into Boston Harbor. In 1976, Julius Erving became a Philadelphia 76er....

In 1977, the plane carrying the band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in Mississippi, killing six including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. In 2011, Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi was captured and killed by rebel forces. In 1973, the Sydney Opera House opened. In 1962, Bobby Pickett's 'Monster Mash' hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1968, high jumper Dick Fosbury won the gold medal and set a new Olympic...

In 1864, twenty Confederate soldiers raided the village of St. Albans, Vermont, robbing three banks in the process. In 1781, surrendered his 8,000 British soldiers at Yorktown, Virginia, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution. In 1987, 'Black Monday' rocked the financial markets. In 2025, four thieves broke into the Louvre in a daring daylight jewel heist. In 1972, the first eSport...

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In 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered 5000 British and Hessian troops in a turning point in the Revolutionary War. In 1974, Gerald Ford addressed congress as to why he decided to pardon Richard Nixon instead of allow congress to prosecute him. In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake hit San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1968, US track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists in the air in protest of mistreatment of African American people in the US. In 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, VA. In 1793, Marie Antoinette was executed in France. 1961, country singer Patsy Cline released 'Crazy', a song written by Willie Nelson. In 2024, Liam Payne, a me...

In 1917, Mata Hari was executed by firing squad after being convicted for espionage. In 1928, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight when it landed in Lakehurst, NJ. In 70 BCE, Roman poet Virgil was born. In 1973, Dolly Parton released 'Jolene.' In 2014, U2 frontman Bono apologized for adding the bands' 'Songs of Innocence’ album to the libraries of all iTunes users around the...

In 1066, the Battle of Hastings was fought between King Harold and the William the Duke of Normandy. In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began after an American spy plane found evidence of Soviet nuclear missiles just 90 miles off the US coast. In 1892, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” written by Arthur Conan Doyle, was published. In 1926, ‘Winnie the Pooh’ written by A.A. Milne was published. L...

In 1972, a plane carrying an Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. 14 managed to survive for two months. In 1917, tens of thousands witnessed the 'Miracle of the Sun' in Fatima, Portugal. In 2010, 33 Chilean miners were rescued. In 1792, the cornerstone was laid for the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew spotted land in the 'New World.' In 2000, the USS Cole was attacked while in port in Yemen by Al-Qaeda suicide bombers. In 1945, Private First Class Desmond T. Doss became the first conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honor. In 1810, the annual tradition of Oktoberfest began in Munich, Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

In 2005, the final floodwater from Hurricane Katrina was pumped out of New Orleans. In 1991, former Clarence Thomas staffer Anita Hill testified in front of congress during the confirmation hearings to seat Thomas as a Supreme Court Justice. In 1975, Saturday Night Live debuted. In 1971, John Lennon's song, 'Imagine' was released. In 1975, Bruce Springsteen's song 'Born to Run' became his first to...

In 1911, the Wuchang Uprising began leading to the end of 4000 years of dynastic rule in China. In 1780, 22,000 people died in Barbados, Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Sint Eustatius when a hurricane blew through. In 1767, the Mason-Dixon line was drawn. In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1973, U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned. In 2004, “Superman” actor Christo...

In 2005, 13-year old Malala Yousafzai and two other girls were shot by a Taliban gunman. In 1936, the Hoover Dam opened, providing hydroelectric power to cities in Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada. In 1974, German businessman Oskar Schindler died at the age of 66. In 1919, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox 10-6 to win the World Series. It would come to light a year later that...

In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire started in the O'Leary barn with their cow Daisy blamed for starting it. In 1945, Raytheon filed for a patent for the microwave oven. In 2005, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake killed an estimated 90,000 in the Kashmir region of Northern Pakistan. In 1956, New York Yankee Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series game. In 2000, Michael Schumacher won his t...

In 2023, the Hamas-Israel War began when Hamas militants launched an early morning attack. In 1985, the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by four Palestinian militants. In 1780, a group of American militiamen defeated the British and a group of loyalists in the Battle of Kings Mountain. In 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in history....

In 891, Formosus was elected Pope. In 1866, the Reno brothers and their gang pulled off a 'first of its kind' train robbery. In 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated. In 1949, Nuclear engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson was born. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1813, William Henry Harrison defeated the combined forces of British and Native American forces in the 'Battle of the Thames.' In 1974, adventurer David Kunst finished his around the world journey on foot. In 1990, the movie Henry & June opened in theaters as the first film with an NC-17 rating. In 1969, Monty Python debuted on the BBC.  In 1919, Enzo Ferrari made his debut as a race car d...

In 1582, the Gregorian calendar went into effect. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik. In 1927, Gutzon Borglum began carving the faces of four presidents into the side of Mount Rushmore  in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest. In 1970, singer Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose. In 1955, the underdog Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees to win the World Se...

In 1995, the eight-month long OJ Simpson trial ended with his acquittal. In 1990, East and West Germany reunified. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln decreed the last Thursday of November would be a holiday called Thanksgiving. In 1955, the Guinness Book of World Records was published for the first time In 1951, New York Giant Bobby Thomson hit a three-run home run to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers to advance to...

In 1836, the HMS Beagle returned to England with naturalist Charles Darwin on board. In 1944, the Warsaw Uprising ended, with the surrender of the surviving Polish resistance fighters to German forces. In 1965, Gatorade was used for the first time in a game. The Florida Gators beat LSU 14-7. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as America’s first African American Supreme Court justice. In 1985,...

In 1553, Mary I became the first queen to ascend to the throne as ruler of England. In 1908, Ford’s first Model T rolled off the line in Detroit, Michigan. In 1962, Johnny Carson took over as host of The Tonight Show. In 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn-in as president of Mexico In sports, in 1932, it was Babe Ruth’s called shot during game three of the World Series against Chicago. In 1961, New...

In 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed, acquiescing to Adolf Hitler’s demands to annex the Sudetenland in Western Czechoslovakia.  In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson spoke to congress supporting women’s suffrage. In 1955, actor James Dean died in a car accident in California. In 2005, a Danish newspaper printed a series of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, provoking violent protest...