Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A Soviet probe survived a brutal plunge onto Venus and beeped back from the surface, a first no machine had ever managed.
Tens of thousands jammed Peachtree Street for the film's glittering debut, while its Black stars were barred from the theater.
On December 15, 1791, Virginia cast the deciding vote, turning ten amendments into the foundation of American civil liberties.
