Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1878 – A yellow fever epidemic in Memphis eventually empties the city (More info)
1918 – Opha Mae Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1851 – Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine (More info)
1898 – An Armistice ends the Spanish-American War (More info)
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1934 – The first civilian inmates arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island (More info)
1965 – The predominately black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupts in riots that last six days and leave 34 people dead (More info)
The cast of ‘Jersey Shore’ aside, there’s pretty much only one kind of human being these days — but according to a new scientific discovery, it may not have always been that way.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1483 – The Sistine Chapel in Rome opens with a celebratory Mass (More info)
1930 – Betty Boop debuts in the cartoon ‘Dizzy Dishes’ (More info)