Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
Three minutes after a flock of geese silenced both engines, a crippled airliner glided onto a river and everyone walked away.
A side project meant to feed a slow expert encyclopedia quietly became the largest reference work ever built.
A 25-year-old daughter of a beheaded queen took the throne and ushered in England's golden age.
