Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
After fourteen years, four presidents, and a fortune that ran dry, the carving of Mount Rushmore was declared finished.
The world's most famous escape artist met one snare he could not slip: a ruptured appendix that killed him on Halloween.
A monk's list of debate points against the sale of indulgences became, almost by accident, the opening shot of the Protestant Reformation.
