Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A breathy serenade in a rhinestone gown at Madison Square Garden became one of pop culture's most replayed minutes.
As the comet swept its closest in centuries, Earth glided through its diffuse tail and a global panic followed.
Henry VIII's second queen knelt on Tower Green and was beheaded by a single stroke of an imported French sword.
