Music History: On This Day - 1962 - The British Invasion Begins
If you’d told a randomly selected group of American music fans in the spring of 1962 that a British act would soon achieve total...
On This Day - 1927 - Charles Lindbergh Completes First Solo, Nonstop Transatlantic Flight
American pilot Charles A. Lindbergh lands at Le Bourget Field in Paris, successfully completing the first solo, nonstop transatlantic...
Clashes Erupt Amid 'Jerusalem Day' March Through Old City
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day in Herbew) is the anniversary of the liberation and unification of Jerusalem under Jewish sovereignty...
On This Day - 1952 - Talking Heads' David Byrne Was Born
David Byrne is an Oscar winning composer, songwriter and singer, best known for being frontman of the New Wave/punk band Talking Heads,...
On This Day - 1997 - IBM’s Supercomputer Deep Blue Beats Chess Champion Garry Kasparov
IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue makes chess history by defeating Garry Kasparov, the chess champion widely regarded as the greatest who has...
On This Day In History - 1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Was Born
Biography Composer (1840–1893) Synopsis Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840, in Vyatka, Russia. His work was first...
On This Day - 1970 - Four Students Killed at Kent State University
At Kent State University, 100 National Guardsmen fire their rifles into a group of students, killing four and wounding 11. This incident...
