Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On a clunky Soviet research computer with no graphics to speak of, one programmer assembled the most universally addictive puzzle ever.
On June 6, 1944, about 156,000 Allied troops crossed the Channel and landed on five Normandy beaches — opening the campaign that freed Western Europe.
A car-parts salesman patented the idea of watching films from your front seat, then opened the world's first drive-in.
