On this day in 1911: The first Indianapolis 500 automobile race was run in Indianapolis
It was a sunny day in May 1911, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was packed with 80,000 eager spectators. The...
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On this day in 1942: American singer and actor Bing Crosby recorded the holiday classic White Christmas
American singer and actor Bing Crosby recorded the holiday classic White Christmas, which became one of the best-selling singles of all time. It's December...
On this day in 1961: Amnesty International founded
It was a typical day at school for thirteen-year-old Anjali. She was walking home with her friends after a long...
On this day in 1977: The Sex Pistols released their second single, God Save the Queen
It was June of 1977, and the punk rock movement had just begun to take shape in England. On the...
On this day in 1927: The Ford Motor Company ended production of its famed Model T
It was the summer of 1908 and the streets of Detroit were bustling with excitement. An invention had been unveiled...
On this day in 1977: George Lucas’s space opera film Star Wars was released
For generations of moviegoers, the words "Star Wars" conjure up a vivid and surprising scenario: a galaxy far, far away...
On this day in 1980: The Shining, Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1977 novel, was released in theatres
In the dead of night, a family of three sits in a deserted hotel, the only sound being the eerie...
On this day in 1813: German composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig
It was an evening unlike any other. On the stage, an orchestra of musicians were playing a piece of music...
On this day in 1927: First nonstop solo transatlantic flight made by Charles Lindbergh
American aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in 1927, traveling from New York to...
On this day in 1935: T.E. Lawrence, whose life inspired the epic film Lawrence of Arabia (1962), died at age 46
In the deserts of Arabia, one man led a ragtag band of warriors to a great victory over the Ottoman...
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