Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
The web began as a "vague, but exciting" memo at CERN — and the world's first website ran on a computer nobody was allowed to switch off.
With a few dozen followers and a 240-mile walk to the sea, Gandhi turned a pinch of salt into a challenge to an empire.
A Vicksburg candy merchant poured fountain Coke into reusable glass bottles, inventing the model that carried the drink to the whole world.
