Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
Project SCORE launched in 1958, and a day later relayed Eisenhower's voice — the first human words broadcast from space.
The day the abolition of slavery formally became part of the U.S. Constitution, certified by the Secretary of State.
The Cremona luthier who set the standard for the violin died in 1737, leaving instruments still prized as the finest ever made.
