Author: mindgames

This Day in History: 1975

Singer Cher marries rock star Gregg Allman and files for divorce nine days later.

This Day in History: 1989

The House of Representatives passes sanctions against China after Tiananmen Square.

This Day in History: 1953

Workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, hand assemble the first Corvette.

This Day in History: 1829

James Smithson dies, leaving his fortune to found the Smithsonian Institution.

This Day in History: 1945

Delegates from 50 nations sign the United Nations Charter.

This Day in History: 1969

The U.S. Navy turns 64 gunboats over to the South Vietnamese Navy.

This Day in History: 1948

The Soviet Union blocks all road and rail traffic to and from West Berlin.

This Day in History: 1902

German automaker Daimler registers Mercedes as a brand name.