Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A spindly experimental plane circled the planet on a single load of fuel, landing with mere gallons to spare.
Two physicists showed colleagues a thumb-sized germanium device that amplified sound — and quietly started the digital age.
On a December night in Arles, a breakdown after a quarrel with Gauguin produced art history's most infamous self-injury.
