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On This Day in History

Every story we have published, newest first. One true, surprising story from history for each day.

  1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is first published Media
  2. John F. Kennedy announces the goal of sending a man to the Moon Technology
  3. The Brooklyn Bridge Opening Technology
  4. EU General Data Protection Regulation Technology
  5. Wright brothers' patent Technology
  6. Charles Lindbergh lands near Paris Exploration
  7. The Battle of Crete War & conflict
  8. Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor Politics & state
  9. Brown v. Board of Education Politics & state
  10. The first working laser demonstration Technology
  11. Austrian State Treaty Politics & state
  12. Establishment of the State of Israel Politics & state
  13. The Battle of France begins during World War II War & conflict
  14. WannaCry ransomware attack Technology
  15. Minnesota Statehood Politics & state
  16. Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Politics & state
  17. First birth control pill approval Science & discovery
  18. The Battle of the Coral Sea War & conflict
  19. German Surrender War & conflict
  20. Opening of the Channel Tunnel Technology
  21. Siege of the Iranian Embassy in London War & conflict
  22. Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister Politics & state
  23. Post-war Japanese constitution Politics & state
  24. Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin War & conflict
  25. First American in space Science & discovery
  26. World Wide Web Release Technology
  27. Fall of Saigon War & conflict
  28. Liberation of Dachau concentration camp War & conflict
  29. Sierra Leone's independence from the United Kingdom Politics & state
  30. Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Natural disaster
  31. Construction of the Suez Canal Technology
  32. First YouTube video upload Technology
  33. Vladimir Komarov becomes the first person to die during a space mission Science & discovery
  34. Paris Agreement signing Politics & state
  35. Birth of Elizabeth II People
  36. Columbine High School massacre War & conflict
  37. Oklahoma City bombing War & conflict
  38. 1906 San Francisco earthquake Natural disaster
  39. Bay of Pigs invasion War & conflict
  40. Apollo 16 Moon Landing Science & discovery
  41. Sinking of the Titanic Natural disaster
  42. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln War & conflict
  43. Apollo 13 Accident Technology
  44. Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space Science & discovery
  45. Trial of Adolf Eichmann War & conflict
  46. RMS Titanic Begins Maiden Voyage Exploration
  47. US forces capture Baghdad War & conflict
  48. Treaty of San Francisco Politics & state
  49. Rwandan Genocide War & conflict
  50. Rwandan genocide War & conflict
  51. The Siege of Sarajevo War & conflict
  52. Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Politics & state
  53. Lenin's Return to Russia Politics & state
  54. Iranian Nuclear Deal Framework Politics & state
  55. Apple Inc. Founding Technology
  56. The Eiffel Tower's public opening Technology
  57. Alaska Purchase Politics & state
  58. United States withdrawal from Vietnam War & conflict
  59. End of the Spanish Civil War War & conflict
  60. Tenerife airport disaster Natural disaster