Author: mindgames

This Day in History: 1964

Residents of Washington, D.C. vote in a presidential election for the first time.

This Day in History: 1986

Grete Waitz wins her eighth NYC marathon.

This Day in History: 1952

The U.S. detonates the world's first hydrogen bomb in the Pacific.

This Day in History: 1517

Martin Luther nails his 95 theses to the door of Castle Church in Germany.

This Day in History: 1974

Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman to reclaim the heavyweight title.

This Day in History: 1929

"Black Tuesday" hits Wall Street as investors trade over 16 million shares.

This Day in History: 1775

British commander William Howe forbids Boston residents from leaving the city.

This Day in History: 1904

NYC Mayor George McClellan inaugural run on the city's new subway.