Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A cocky cartoon mouse piloting a riverboat introduced synchronized sound to animation and launched a global empire.
To stop a chaos of clocks, U.S. and Canadian railroads imposed five time zones in a single coordinated afternoon.
Swiss tradition fixes the famous crossbow shot — apple, son, and all — to November 18, 1307, though history can't confirm Tell existed.
