Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
An eight-storey wall of Atlantic water, ratified frame by frame.
In 1969, the first words ever sent between two computers were cut short by a crash, leaving an accidental "lo."
On October 29, 1929, a record 16 million shares changed hands as Wall Street collapsed, wiping out fortunes and opening the Great Depression.
