Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
From beyond Neptune, Voyager 1 turned around one last time and caught Earth as a single mote of light in a sunbeam.
On a frigid Chicago morning, seven men were lined up against a garage wall and machine-gunned in Prohibition's most infamous hit.
Alexander Graham Bell's attorney reached the patent office hours before a rival, securing the telephone for history.