Day in History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1009 – Pope Sergius IV becomes the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII (More info) 1498 – On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1932 – Walt Disney’s ‘Flowers and Trees,’ the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Oscar-winning cartoon short, premieres (More info) 1945 – The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sinks within 15 minutes, killing almost 900 men (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1940 – Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the animated short ‘A Wild Hare’ (More info) 1974 – The House Judiciary Committee votes to impeach President Richard Nixon for obstruction of justice (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film (More info) 1967 – In Detroit, Mich., one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African-American inner city, leaving 43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned (More info

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1903 – Ford Motor Company ships its first car (More info) 1960 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon — now Sri Lanka — is elected as Prime Minister, thus becoming the world’s first elected female head of government (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1692 – Five women are hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Mass. (More info) 1848 – The first women’s rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 64 – A great fire begins that ultimately destroys most of Rome (More info) 1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, ‘Mein Kampf’ (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1762 – Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III (More info) 1898 – Spain surrenders to the United States at Santiago, Cuba, ending the Spanish-American War (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1790 – The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States (More info) 1969 – The first manned space mission to land on the Moon, Apollo 11, launches (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – In New York City, opponents of the draft begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in U.S. history (More info) 1923 – The Hollywood sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Los Angeles; it originally reads Hollywoodland but the four last letters are dropped after a 1949 renova

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1543 – King Henry VIII marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr (More info) 1861 – Wild Bill Hickok gains fame as a gunfighter after he coolly shoots three men in his first shootout (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1804 – Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a duel (More info) 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl, one of the world’s largest natural amphitheaters, opens in Los Angeles (More info)