Today in History: The World's Largest Commercial Jet Takes to the Air
by M.C. MillmanOn January 18, 2005, France unveiled the Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger airliner and the only.... read more
This Day in History: Crew of the American Star Rescued From the Ocean by Helicopter
by M.C. Millman On January 17, 1994, the American Star cruise.... read more
Today in History: Miracle on the Hudson - 15 Years After Making a Big Splash
by M.C. MillmanOn January 15, 2009, Captain Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles pulled off what has become the most famous emergency.... read more
Today in History: 100-Year Prison Sentences for Seven Mafia Members
Three top bosses and four mafia underlings were sentenced to a hundred years each in prison on January 13, 1987, for participating in the Mafia.... read more
Today in History: The U.S. National Debt Reaches $0 for First and Last Time
By M.C. Millman January 8, 1835, was the one and only time in U.S. history that the national debt was whittled down to.... read more
Today in History: Largest Methane Gas Leak in U.S. History
by M.C. MillmanOn January 6, 2016, the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, declared a state of emergency over a methane gas leak on.... read more
Today in History: George H.W. Bush Declares Himself the 41st President
by M.C. MillmanOn January 4, 1989, George H. W. Bush became the first sitting Vice President whose job it was to declare himself the.... read more
Today in History: Bitcoin Breaks the Bank
by M.C. MillmanThe entire cryptocurrency market, worth more than $2 trillion today, was created fifteen years ago based on the idea that.... read more
Today in History: The U.S. Agrees to Purchase 45,000 Square Miles of Land from Mexico
by M.C. Millman The Gadsden Purchase was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, which took place on December 30, 1853, and.... read more
Today in History: Over 10,000 Bombs Dropped on London During Worst Night of the Blitz
by M.C. Millman On the evening of December 29, 1940, London suffered the worst night of the eight-month Blitz as over 10,000 bombs.... read more
Today in History: The Shoe Bomber Attempts to Blow Up an Airplane With His Shoes
By M.C. MillmanRichard Reid, infamously known as the Shoe Bomber after taking American Airlines Flight 63 to Miami from Paris; en.... read more
Today in History: The Largest Airplane in the World Takes Flight for the First Time
by M.C. MillmanOn December 21, 1988, Antonov An-255 Mriya, the largest airplane in the world, flew for the first time.The behemoth.... read more
Today in History: US House of Representatives Votes to Impeach President Clinton
By M.C. MillmanOn December 19, 1998, after nearly fourteen hours of debate, the US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill.... read more
Today in History: The Leaning Tower of Pisa Reopens and Still Leans After Eleven Years of Repairs
by M.C. MillmanIn Mid-December, 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, known as one of the Seven.... read more
Today in History: Last Man to Walk on the Moon
by M.C. MillmanAmerican astronaut, Captain Eugene Cernan has been the last man to have walked on the moon since December 14,.... read more
Today in History: The K Train Ghosts New York
by M.C. Millman While many New Yorkers today have never heard of or barely remember the K train, that would be because, mid-December.... read more
Today in History: The U.S. Enters World War II
by M.C. Millman In 1941, on December 8, the United States entered World War II when Congress declared war against Japan a day after.... read more
Today in History: Disasterous First U.S. Attempt to Launch a Satellite
by M.C. MillmanThe first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite ended in disaster on December 6, 1957, when the rocket carrying it blew up.... read more