U.S. figure skating team killed in plane crash
On February 15, 1961, the entire 18-member U.S. figure skating team is killed in a plane crash in Be ...View More
The death of Guy Fawkes
At Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliam ...View More
USS Pueblo captured
On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a Navy intelligence vessel, is engaged in a routine surveillanc ...View More
Ray Charles records “What’d I Say” at Atlantic Records
The phone call that Ray Charles placed to Atlantic Records in early 1959 went something like this: “ ...View More
It’s a tie for Song of the Year at the 20th annual Grammy Awards
Music fans might expect that the songs up for Best Song consideration at the 1977 Grammy Awards incl ...View More
China invades Vietnam
In response to the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, China launches an invasion of Vietnam.Tensions b ...View More
Japan launches its first satellite
From the Kagoshima Space Center on the east coast of Japan’s Ohsumi Peninsula, Ohsumi, Japan’s first ...View More
The French and Indian War ends
The Seven Years’ War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, ends with the ...View More
U.S. Navy stages daring mission during First Barbary War
During the First Barbary War, U.S. Lieutenant Stephen Decatur leads a military mission that famed Br ...View More
Truman announces development of H-bomb
U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announces his decision to support the development of the hyd ...View More
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