Author: mindgames

This Day in History: 1972

Arab terrorists take Israeli athletes hostage at the Munich Olympics.

This Day in History: 1957

Ford Motor Company unveils the Edsel, a car with a controversial grille.+1

This Day in History: 1783

The American Revolution officially ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

This Day in History: 1945

Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II.

This Day in History: 1928

Robert Pirsig, author of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," is born.

This Day in History: 1888

The first victim of "Jack the Ripper" is found murdered in London.

This Day in History: 1983

Lt. Col. Guion S. Bluford becomes the first African American in space.

This Day in History: 1962

American poet Robert Frost leaves for a goodwill tour of the Soviet Union.