Author: mindgames

This Day in History: 1803

The U.S. Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase treaty with France.

This Day in History: 1803

The U.S. Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase treaty with France.

This Day in History: 1803

The U.S. Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase treaty with France.

This Day in History: 1803

The U.S. Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase treaty with France.

This Day in History: 1803

The U.S. Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase treaty with France.

This Day in History: 1957

Maurice Richard becomes the first NHL player to score 500 goals.

This Day in History: 1931

Prolific inventor Thomas Alva Edison dies at age 84.

This Day in History: 1968

Tommie Smith and John Carlos return Olympic medals after a black-power salute.

This Day in History: 1987

Jessica McClure is rescued from an abandoned well in Texas after 58 hours.

This Day in History: 1863

The C.S.S. Hunley, the first successful combat submarine, sinks during a test run.