Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On a single August day in 1958, America's hit songs got one unified scoreboard — and pop has been ranked by it ever since.
After two years hidden behind a bookcase, the diarist and seven others were discovered and seized in a single morning raid.
When Germany ignored an ultimatum to quit neutral Belgium, Britain's deadline expired at 11pm and the empire went to war.
A Benedictine monk is famously credited with inventing champagne on this day — a charming story that history cannot actually confirm.
