Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
The band's debut 45 crept to number 17, an unremarkable start to the most successful pop career in history.
Sean Connery's 007 met the public for the first time in London, launching the longest-running film franchise in cinema.
President Truman's TV debut was an appeal to skip meat on Tuesdays, the medium's first turn at the presidential bully pulpit.
