Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern), Arkansas
On March 7, 1862, Union forces under General Samuel Curtis clash with the army of General Earl Van D ...View More
U.S. figure skating team killed in plane crash
On February 15, 1961, the entire 18-member U.S. figure skating team is killed in a plane crash in Be ...View More
Winston Churchill dies
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies th ...View More
Ray Charles records “What’d I Say” at Atlantic Records
The phone call that Ray Charles placed to Atlantic Records in early 1959 went something like this: “ ...View More
It’s a tie for Song of the Year at the 20th annual Grammy Awards
Music fans might expect that the songs up for Best Song consideration at the 1977 Grammy Awards incl ...View More
China invades Vietnam
In response to the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, China launches an invasion of Vietnam.Tensions b ...View More
Japan launches its first satellite
From the Kagoshima Space Center on the east coast of Japan’s Ohsumi Peninsula, Ohsumi, Japan’s first ...View More
U.S. Navy stages daring mission during First Barbary War
During the First Barbary War, U.S. Lieutenant Stephen Decatur leads a military mission that famed Br ...View More
The Great Baltimore Fire begins
In Baltimore, Maryland, a small fire in the business district is wind-whipped into an uncontrollable ...View More
William and Mary proclaimed joint sovereigns of Britain
Following Britain’s bloodless Glorious Revolution, Mary, the daughter of the deposed king, and Willi ...View More
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