Congress passed the Bill of Rights on this day in 1789. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Warren Commission delivered its report on the Kennedy assassination on this day in 1964. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Billy the Kid committed his first crime on this day in 1875. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LA’s notorious “Stack” was unveiled on this day in 1953. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America’s most famous traitor made a bad bargain on this day in 1780. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Louganis made an amazing comeback on this day in 1988. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Zealand’s women made history on this day in 1893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A future U.S. president made a surprising claim on this day in 1973. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Americans got their first glimpse of the space shuttle on this day in 1976. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pilgrims departed England on this day in 1620. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A boxing legend won his third heavyweight title on this day in 1978. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Princess, actress, and style icon Grace Kelly died on this day in 1982. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oprah Winfrey gave away a slew of new cars on this day in 2004. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A group of French teenagers stumbled across some priceless art work on this day in 1940. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first known drunk driving arrest was made on this day in 1897. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Counting steps got easier on this day in 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Delano Grape Strike began on this day in 1965. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. got a nickname on this day in 1813. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Magellan, or at least his ship, completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth on this day in 1522. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Continental Congress met for the first time on this day in 1774. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Little Rock Nine were barred from Central High school on this day in 1957. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolution on this day in 1783. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Banking became a lot more convenient on this day in 1969. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world's last passenger pigeon died on this day in 1914. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pitcher Sandy Koufax had a historic day on this day in 1959. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, Americans celebrate two milestones in Black history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans on this day in 2005. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his most famous speech on this day in 1963. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Krakatau volcano erupted on this day in 1883. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

American women finally won the right to vote on this day in 1920. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paris was liberated from the Nazis on this day in 1944. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius began to bury Pompeii on this day in 79. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dolley Madison made a brave choice on this day in 1812. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Althea Gibson made history on this day in 1950. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state on this day in 1959. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two and a half centuries of slavery in North America began on this day in 1619. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on this day in 1964. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mystery of the Roanoke colony began on this day in 1590. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A prolific American inventor made driving a whole lot easier on this day in 1915. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gold was discovered in the Yukon on this day in 1896. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three days of peace and music began on this day in 1969. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Social Security was born on this day in 1935. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A city was cut in half on this day in 1961. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Wizard of Oz premiered in an unusual location on this day in 1939. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first prisoners were shipped to Alcatraz on this day in 1934. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Son of Sam was finally arrested on this day in 1977. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former underwear model ascended to the U.S. presidency on this day in 1974. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices