Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A magnitude-5.1 quake triggered the largest landslide in recorded history and a lateral blast that killed 57 people in seconds.
A device detonated beneath the Rajasthan desert made India the first nation outside the UN Security Council's five powers to test a bomb.
A single decree of the Senate transformed France's republic into a hereditary empire — months before the famous coronation.
