Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A Soviet probe slammed into the lunar surface, making humanity's first physical contact with another world.
The Grande Armee marched into Russia's capital and found it nearly empty — then watched two-thirds of it go up in flames.
In just over three weeks of furious work, Handel finished the oratorio that gave the world the Hallelujah chorus.
